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IN following the standard set in this series of monographs, the author gives us a tidy, critical, and slightly historical account of the basis of operational calculus as devised by Oliver Heaviside. It should be a great help to students, because it is in the initial stages that the difficulties are most severe. There is a slight parallel between Heaviside and the author, for the latter, without paper qualifications, has risen to be an effective exponent of his master's subject, a corner of the field of mathematics which is not densely populated by authors.
Heaviside's Electric Circuit Theory
By H. J. Josephs. (Methuen' Monographs on Physical Subjects) Pp. viii + 116. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1946.) 4s. 6d. net.
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HUGHES, L. Heaviside's Electric Circuit Theory. Nature 158, 430 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158430c0
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