CHAPTER I. _The Nile_--(Page 11).

1. Introduction. 2. Nomenclature. 3. Description of the course of the Nile. 4. Slopes and velocities of the Nile in its different reaches. 5. Catchment basins of the Nile and its tributaries. 6. The climate of the Nile valley. 7. The geology of the Nile valley. 8. The discharges of the Nile and its tributaries.