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on the continent, provision has been made for enabling the officers and attaches of the museum, who, had being at their occupation as experts, to enlarge their knowledge in the lines of their specialties by travel and research." In 1842-'45 Worsaae was sent from Copenhagen through Sweden, Norway, North Germany, and Russia; in 1846-'47 to Great Britain, and the result was the publication of his "Danes and Northmen in Britain," which is still the standard work. Mr. Undset, a young attache of the Christiania Museum was sent to Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, and Britain, as a result of which he published his Norse Antiquities. Since then he has traveled over Europe and published his report, "The Iron Age in Europe," the standard book on that subject. In 1878-'79 Dr. Sophus Muller, a young attache of the Prehistoric Museum at Copenhagen, was sent through Germany, Austria, and Italy, returning through France and Brittain. He studied the Zoomorphic Ornament in Europe and he has published the most