Supplement to ''Nature,' Jtny 28, 1923 



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Recent Scientific and Technical Books. 



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Mathematics 



Dingier, H. Das Problem des absoluten Raumes in 

 historisch-kritischer Behandlung. 8vo. Pp. 50. (Leipzig : 

 S. Hirzel, 1923.) Grundzahl : 1.50 marks. 



Eudoxe. Geometric pure et geometric descriptive. 

 8vo. Pp. 32. (Paris : A. Blanchard, 1923.) 2 francs. 



Feldman, W. M. Biomathematics : being the 

 Principles of Mathematics for Students of Biological 

 Science. Cr. 8vo. Pp. xix + 398. (London: C. Griffin 

 and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 215. net.* 



Foumier, Georges. La Relativite vraic et la gravita- 

 tion universelle. Demy 8vo. Pp. viii + 130. (Paris: 

 Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 1923.) 7 francs.* 



Gauss, C. F. Carl Friedrich Gauss' Werke. Zehnten 

 Bandes Abt. 2. Abhandlung IV. Stackel : Gauss als 

 Geometer. (Leipzig und Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1923.) 

 6s. ^d. 



Gibbs, R. W. M. Constructive Arithmetical Exercises. 

 Cr. 8vo. Part 2. Pp. 277. (London, Glasgow and 

 Bombay : Blackic and Son, Ltd., 1923.) 35. 6d. net. 



Gillmer, M. Trigonometric und Stereometric. (Kol- 

 legicnhefte, Band 18.) 8vo. Pp. vi+226. (Leipzig: S. 

 Hirzel, 1922.) 5 Schw. francs. 



Kiister, F. W., Begriindet von. Logarithmische 

 Rechentafeln fiir Chemiker, Pharmazeuten, Mediziner und 

 Physiker. Nach dem gegenwartigen Stande der Forschung 

 bearbeitet von A. Thiel. 27-29 verbesserte und vermehrte 

 Auflage. Pp. 132. (Berlin und Leipzig : W. dc Gruyter 

 und Co., 1923.) 



Loney, S. L. The Elements of Coordinate Geometry. 

 Cr. 8vo. Part 2 : Trilinear Coordinates, etc. Pp. 

 viii + 228. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 6s.* 



Mie, Gustav. Die Einstein 'sche Gravitationstheorie : 

 Versuch einer allgemeinverstandlichen Darstellung der 

 Theorie. Zweite Auflage. Large 8vo. Pp, iv + 69. 

 (Leipzig : S. Hirzel, 1923.) 1.20 Schw. francs. 



Muir, Sir Thomas. The Theory of Determinants 

 in the Historical Order of Development. Demy 8vo. 

 Vol. 4: The Period 1880 to 1900. Pp. xxxi+508. 

 (London : Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 40s. net.* 



Onnen. Kreisevolventen und ganze algebraischc Funk- 

 tionen. (Math.-physik. Bibliothek, Band 51.) (Leipzig 

 und Berlin : B. G. Teubner, 1923.) gd. 



Tropfke, J. Geschichte der Elementarmathematik in 

 systematischer Darstellung mit besonderer Beriicksichti- 

 gung der Fachworter. Roy. 8vo. Vierter Band : Ebene 

 Geometric. Zweite, verbesserte und sehr vermehrte 

 Auflage. Pp. iii + 238. (Berlin und Leipzig: W. dc 

 Gruyter und Co., 1923.) Grundzahl : 7.50 marks. 



Whipple, George C. Vital Statistics : an Introduction 

 to the Science of Demography. Second edition. Fcap. 8vo. 

 Pp. xiv -1-579. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons, Inc.; 

 London : Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1923.) 20s. net.* 



Physics : Electrical Engineering 



Alexander, E. Wireless. (Drane's ABC Series.) 

 i8mo. Pp. 109. (London : Drane's, 1923.) is. 6d. net. 



Astruc, Marcel. Magn6to et allumage. Pp. 215. 

 (Paris : Libr. Berger-Lcvrault, 1923.) 



Ballhatchet, A. V. How to Make a Valve Receiving 

 Set. Fcap. 8vo. Pp. 41. (London : P. Marshall and 

 Co., 1923.) Gd. net. 



Birkhoff, George D., with the cooperation of Langer, 

 R. E. Relativity and Modem Physics. Demy 8vo. Pp. 

 xi+283. (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press; 

 Ix)ndon : Oxford University Press, 1923.) i8s. 6a. net.* 



Bohr, Niels. Les Spectres et la structure de I'atome: 

 trois conferences. Traduit par A. Corvisy. 8vo. Pp. 150. 

 (Paris : J. Hermann, 1923.) 8 francs. 



Brillouin, M. Th6orie 61ectrique modeme de I'fitat 

 solide. 8vo. Pp. 24. (Paris : Soci6t6 fraD9aise des 

 £lectriciens, 1923.) 



Croft, Terrell, Edited by. Practical Heat. (Power 

 Plant Si-rics.) Large Cr.Svo. Pp. xiii -(-713. (New York 

 and L()!"l'!' McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1923.) 25s.* 



Dull, Charles E. Essentials of Modem Physics. 

 Cr. 8vo. Pp. xi+525. (London, Calcutta and Sydney: 

 G. G. Harrap and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 5s.* 



Egan, Michael. The Complete Wireless. Demy 4to. 

 No. 2 : How to Make your Own Receiving Set. Pp. 40. 

 (London : G. Newnes, Ltd., 1923.) is. net. 



Fleming, J. A. Waves and Ripples on Water, Air 

 and Aether : being the 76th Course of Christmas Lectures 

 deUvered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 

 Fourth issue, revised. Cr. 8vo. Pp. xii + 299. (London : 

 The Sheldon Press ; New York and Toronto : The 

 Macmillan Co., 1923.) 7s. 6d. net. 



Grierson, R. Electric Lift Equipment for Modem 

 Buildings : a Practical Guide to its Selection, Installation, 

 Operation and Maintenance. Demy 8vo. Pp. xii -f 179. 

 (London : Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1923.) 15s. net. 



Hay, Alfred. Alternating Currents : their Theory, 

 Generation and Transformation. Fifth edition, revised 

 and enlarged. Demy 8vo. Pp. 436. (London : Harper 

 and Bros., 1923.) 8s. 6d. net. 



Henderson, J., and Marshall, C. W. A.C. Protective 

 Systems and Gear : a Practical Introduction to the 

 Methods and Equipment used to protect High-Tension 

 Alternating-Current Systems from the Effects of Faults, 

 with Notes on the Latter, the Determination of Short- 

 Circuit Current, and the Testing of Protective Devices ; 

 for Operating Engineers, Students and Manufacturers. 

 (Pitman's Technical Primers.) Fcap. 8vo. Pp. xii -fioB. 

 (London: Sir I. Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1923.) 2s.6d.net* 



KarapetofiF, Vladimir. Experimental Electrical 

 Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing : for 

 Engineers and for Students in Engineering Laboratories. 

 Med. 8vo. Vol. I. Third edition, completely revised and 

 reset. Pp. xxxii 4-795. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons, 

 Inc. ; London : Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1923.) 30s. net. 



Kendall, Lewis F., and Koehler, Robert P. Radio 

 SimpUfied : What it is ; How to Build and Operate 

 the Apparatus. Cr. 8vo. Pp. 271. (London: Stanley 

 Paul and Co., 1923.) 5s. net. 



Kohlrausch, Friedrich. Lehrbuch der praktischen 

 Physik. 14 stark vermehrte Auflage. Demy 8vo. Pp. 

 xxviii +802. (Leipzig und BerUn : B. G. Teubner, 1923.) 

 Grundzahl : 12 marks. 



Larner, Edgar T. Alternating Currents, their Theory 

 and Transmission : for Electrical Engineering Students; 

 including "The Principles of Alternating Currents." 

 (Lockwood's TecTinical Manuals.) Cr.Svo. Pp. viii-f- 198. 

 (London : C. Lockwood and Son, 1923.) 6s. net. 



Luckiesh, M. Ultraviolet Radiation : its Properties, 

 Production, Measurement and Applications. Med. 8vo. 

 Pp. xi+258 + 12 plates. (London: C. Lockwood and 

 Son, 1923.) 21S. net.* 



McDougall, A. T. Nature's Mystic Movements : 

 Heat, Light and Sound. Cr. 8vo. F^. 267. (London : 

 Sir I. Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1923) 2s. 6d. net. 



Malgom, G. Radiot616graphie et Radiot61ephonie 4 

 la port^e de tous. Med. Svo. Pp.231. (Paris : Gauthier- 

 Villars et Cie, 1923.) 10 francs. 



Moore, H. A Textbook of Intermediate Physics. 

 Demy 8vo. Pp. ix -1-824. (Ix)ndon : Metiiuen and Co., 

 Ltd., 1923.) 22s. M. net.* 



Ollivier, H. Cours dc physique g6n6ralc a I'usage 

 des candidats au certificat de physique g^nerale, au 

 dipl6mc d'ing6nieur-61ectricien et k I'agr^gation des 

 sciences physiques. Roy. Svo. Tome troisi^me : Mouve- 

 ments vibratoires, acoustique, optique physique, ondes 

 61ectromagn6tiques, ^lectro-optique, effets optiques du 

 mouvcment. Deuxiime Edition, entitrcmcnt refondue. 

 Pp. 712. (Paris: J. Hermann, 1923.) 45 francs net.* 



Pacoret, E. Les Forces hydrauhqucs et les usines 

 hydroelectriques (am^nagement des chutes d'eau et des 

 centrales 61cctriques). Pp.452. (Paris : Libr. Delagrave, 

 1923) 15 francs. 



Prlngsheim, Peter. Fluorescenz und Phosphorescenz 

 im Liche der neueren Atomtheorie. Zweite verbesserte 

 Auflage. Demy Svo. Pp. viii + 228. (Berhn : J. Springer, 

 1923.) 7s. id.* 



