JF Ptak Science Books  Quick Post (Overall Post 5115)

I found an interesting article by Francis Galton in an 1884 issue of Nature magazine, the polymath addressing a device 
called "the Identiscope", which sounds a bit like Victorian facial recognition. Well, he was actually discussing an 
advertisement for the instrument and found it wanting, interesting and too-early as it was.  What was even more 
interesting were the little articles and notices that surrounded the Galton.  Like the post I made here a few days ago, 
the titles and the ideas were just lovely, so I decided to share them here.  

The "Identiscope" itself has a lot to recommend itself, the "-scope" part of it being fairly uncommon at this time 
(save for things like the tele- and micro-). 

Other articles suggesting an immediate read were titled:

"The Red Light round the Sun—the Blue or Green Light at Setting";
"The Volcanic Dust Phenomena";
"After-glow";
"Curious Phenomena";
"The Algeic Flora of the Arctic Seas";
"Researches on the Origin and Life-Histories of the Least and the Lowest of Living Thing";
"Whirlwinds and Waterspouts";
and of course "A Rainbow after Sunset".
The are perfect nightable additions—theoretically, anyway.