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been fruitfully undertaken by any one but a chemist. The book is full of interest 

 for chemists and for all who are interested in the history of science. 



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Dr. John Radcliffe : a Sketch of his Life, with an Acconnt of His Fellows 

 and Foundations. By I. B. Nias, M.D., M.R.C. P., Radcliffe Travelling 

 Fellow. [Pp. 147. Illus.] (Oxford : at the Clarendon Press, 1918. Price 

 I2.T. 6d.) 



THIRTY pages are occupied by an account of Dr. Radcliffe's life, sixty by records 

 of the gentlemanly mediocrities who have held the Fellowships he founded, and 

 the remainder of the book by accounts of the other institutions that bear his name 

 and owe their existence to his munificence. John Radcliffe, while not a great 

 man, was a very successful man and a very public-spirited man. He left direc- 

 tions and funds for the foundation of the travelling Fellowships that bear his 

 name, and of the library that is such a conspicuous feature among Oxford 

 institutions, and he wisely left the surplus of his estate, as surplus should accrue, 

 to be administered by his trustees in their discretion for charitable purposes. It 

 is to the wise exercise of this discretion that Oxford owes the Radcliffe Infirmary 

 and the Radcliffe Observatory. 



The book does great credit to the industry of Dr. Nias, is printed in a semi- 

 antique type, and is admirably illustrated by reproductions of old prints ; altogether 



an attractive volume. 



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The Twin Ideals : an Educated Commonwealth. By Sir James Barrett, 

 K.B.E., C.M.G., M.D. In Two Volumes. [Pp., Vol. I., xxxii. -\- 512 ; 

 Vol. II., xx + 504.] (London : H. K. Lewis & Co., 1918.) 



Sixty-two newspaper articles that have appeared in various English and Aus- 

 tralian newspapers during the last twelve years, grouped under various headings, 

 which indicate the wide variety of subjects of which they treat: Milk and 

 Neglected Children, Town Planning and Playgrounds, Rural Life, National Parks, 

 Music, etc. Sir James Barrett has definite opinions on all these subjects, and 

 expresses them all, but some of his articles are of only local interest, and many 

 are of only ephemeral interest. In short, they are very good newspaper articles. 



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National Reconstruction : a Study in Practical Politics and Statesmanship. 



By J. J. Robinson. [Pp. x+ 155.] (London: Hurst & Blackett, 1918. 

 Price 2.s. 6d. net.) 



The title is a misnomer. It should be " Misty Generalities : a Study in Saying 



the Least Possible in the Largest Number of Words." 



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The Royal Navy, 1815-1915: The Rede Lecture, 1918. By Admiral the 

 Marquess of Milford Haven, P.C., G.C.B., LL.D., etc. [Pp. 48.] 

 (Cambridge : at the University Press, 1918. Price 2s. bd. net.) 



A pleasantly written little summary of naval progress, superficial, but inter- 

 esting as far as it goes. 



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