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The Mathematical Theory of Probabilities and its Application to Frequency 

 Curves and Statistical Methods. By Arne Fisher. Translated from the 

 Danish by Charlotte Dickson, B.A., and William Bonynge, B.A., with 

 Introductory Notes by M. C. Rorty and F. W. Frankland, F.I.A., F.A.S., 

 F.S.S. Volume I. Mathematical Probabilities, Frequency Curves, 

 Homograde and Heterograde Statistics. Second Edition, greatly 

 enlarged. New York : The Macmillan Company, 1922. (Pp xxiv + 289.) 



The Elements of Astronomy. By D. N. Mallik, B.A., Sc.D., F.R.S.E., Pro- 

 fessor, Presidency College, Calcutta. Cambridge : at the University 

 Press, 1921. (Pp. viii + 233.) Price 145. net. 



The Climates of the Continents. By W. G. Kendrew, M.A. Oxford : at the 

 Clarendon Press, 1922. (Pp. xvi + 387, with 149 figures.) Price 21s, 

 net. 



Sidelights on Relativity. By Albert Einstein, Ph.D. Translated by G. B. 

 Jeffery, D.Sc, and W. Penett, Ph.D. London : Methuen & Co., 36 Essex 

 Street, W.C. (Pp. 56.) Price 35. bd. net. 



Within the Atom : A Popular View of Electrons and Quanta. By John Mills, 

 Fellow American Physical Society. London : George Routledge & Sons, 

 Carter Lane, E.C. (Pp. xiii + 215, with 36 figures.) Price 6s. net. 



An Introduction to ElectrodynamJcs, from the Standpoint of the Electron 

 Theory. By Leigh Page, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics in Yale 

 University. London and New York : Ginn & Co. (Pp. vi + 134.) Price 

 los. net. 



Aeration and Air-Content. The Role of Oxygen in Root Activity. By 

 Frederic E. Clements. Washington : The Carnegie Institution of Wash- 

 ington, 1921. (Pp. 183.) 



Rayonnement et Gravitation. Par Felix Michaud. Paris : Gauthier-Villars 

 et Cie, 55 Quai des Grands- Augustins, 1922. (Pp. viii -f 61.) Price 

 6 frs. 



Einstein and the Universe : A Popular Exposition of the Famous Theory. 

 By Charles Nordmann, Astronomer to the Paris Observatory. Trans- 

 lated by Joseph McCabe, with a Preface by the Rt. Hon. the Viscount 

 Haldane, O.M. London : T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., Adelphi Terrace. 

 (Pp. 185.) Price 105. td. net. 



La Notion d'Espace. Par D. Nys. Bruxelles : Les Editions Robert Sand, 

 86 Rue de la Montagne, 1922. (Pp. 446.) Price 155. net. 



Veritable Interpretations Theories Relativistes. Par Maurice GandiUot. 

 Paris : Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 55 Quai des Grands-Augustins. (Pp. 17.) 

 Price 80 centimes. 



L'Erreur de M. Einstein ITnacceptable Theorie : L'ether et le Principe de 

 Relativite. Par Marcelin Dubroca, Professeur de Physique au Lyc^e de 

 Dijon. Paris : Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 55 Quai des Grands-Augustins, 

 1922. (Pp. 49.) Price 4 frs. 



Les Preuves Astronomiques de le Relativity. Par E. Esclangon. Paris : 

 Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 55 Quai des Grands-Augustins, 1922. (Pp. 26.) 



lather- filectricite Relativisme : Conference du 22 Mars 1922, a Paris. Paris : 

 Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 55 Quai des Grands-Augustins, 1922. (Pp. 40.) 

 Price 2-50 frs. net. 



Les Axiomes de la Mecanique : Examen Critique. Note sur la Propagation 

 de la Lumiere. Par Paul Painleve. Paris : Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 

 55 Quai des Grands-Augustins, 1922. (Pp. xvi -f- no.) 



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