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converted into a light house for
the whole empire.
The despatch of the Governor, which you kindly enclose, calls for information as to what
have been done "in the same direction" in this vicinity referring particularly to elementary school books. Regretting that I have so little to report, I shall confine my reply chiefly to the operations of the institution with which I am connected. The T'ung wên College has
published a manual
格物入門
of General Physics in seven volumes. Also a manual
of Chemistry
in ten volumes.
We have in preparation,
1. a translation of Tytler's Universal History, with
additions from other authors.
Also the application
of Mathematics to Physics in general.
These last will be published about a year from this time.
Our professors and students have in hand, besides these, several works on various
departments of public Law,
which, not coming under the denomination of elementary school books, I need not
mention