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MR. HUTCHINS'S little book consists of two lectures (subsequently amplified) which were delivered at King William's Town and Grahamstown in 1886 and 1887. Their subject-matter is fairly indicated in the title, and the author's views are succinctly set forth in the opening words of his second lecture:—“We know that the climate of South Africa varies in cycles, that the climates of other countries similarly placed, such as Australia, South America, and India, also vary in cycles. This cyclical variation is probably due to more causes than one.”
Cycles of Drought and Good Seasons in South Africa.
By D. E. Hutchins, Conservator of Forests, Knysna. With Cyclical Diagrams. Pp. 137. (London: William Wesley and Son, 1889.)
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B., H. [Book Reviews]. Nature 42, 4 (1890). https://doi.org/10.1038/042004b0
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