Back MatterSource: The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan., 1935), pp. ix-xiiPublished by: American Association for the Advancement of ScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/15776 .
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xii THE SCIENTIFIC MONTHLY-ADVERTISEMENTS
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EDITED BY J. McKEEN CATTELL CONTENTS
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