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TO say that this book is a remarkable one would in a sense be true, but might at the same time be misleading. If the term be used it must be qualified by saying that the remarkable features are mainly undesirable. No doubt the object of the book is commendable, for no one denies that it is an excellent thing to interest youth in the wonders of natural phenomena, and, further, that the treatment should be as comprehensive as possible. At the same time, it is surely better to explain a few things well than to give loose and inadequate explanations of many.
(1) The Boy's Playbook of Science.
John Henry Pepper. Revised, rewritten, re-illustrated with many additions by Dr. John Mastin. Pp. x + 680. (London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.; New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.) Price 5s.
(2) Examples in Applied Electricity.
C. G. Lamb. Pp. iv + 61. (Cambridge: The University Press, 1912.) Price 2s, 6d. net.
(3) Manuale di Fisica ad Uso delle Scuole Secondarie e Superiori.
Volume Primo. Meccanica. By Prof. Bernardo Dessau. Pp. xii + 500. (Milano: Societa Editrice Libraria, 1912.) Price 12 lire.
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(1) The Boy's Playbook of Science (2) Examples in Applied Electricity (3) Manuale di Fisica ad Uso delle Scuole Secondarie e Superiori. Nature 90, 538 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090538a0
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