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Mathematics 



Borel, Em., et Deltheil, R. Probabilites, erreurs. 

 (Collection Armand Colin.) Cr. 8vo. Pp. 200. (Paris : 



A. Colin, 1923.) 5 francs. 



Christian, John M. Shop Mathematics. Cr. 8vo. 

 Pp. x+ 321 + Ixviii. (New York: The Macmillan Co.; 

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Gomberousse, Charles de. Cours de mathematiques 

 a I'usage des candidats aux licences es sciences mathe- 

 matiques et physiques a I'licole Polytechnique, a I'licole 

 Normale Superieure, a I'licole Centrale des Arts et 

 Manufactures. 6 vols. Roy. 8vo. Tome 4 : Algebre 

 superieure. 2" partie, entierement refondue par K. 

 de .Montessus de Ballore. Pp. xvi + 1033. (Paris: 

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Darboux, Gaston. Lccons sur la theorie generate 

 des surfaces et les applications geometriques du calcul 

 infinitesimal. 4 vols. Roy. 8vo. 3^ partie : Lignes 

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Happach. Ausgleichsrechnung nach der Methode der 

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 Maschinenbau, Elektrotechnik und Geodasie. (Teubners 

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B. G. Teubner, 1923.) is. 6d. 



Jackson, S. Commercial Arithmetic. With Answers. 

 (Commercial Class-Books.) New impression, with Addi- 

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



Jackson, T.C. Junior Bookkeeping. Second edition. 

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KelJey, Truman L. Statistical Method. (Text-Book 

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London Mathematical Society, Proceedings of the. 

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 (London : F. Hodgson, 1923.)* 



Metz, A. La Relativite. Fcap. 8vo. Pp. 156. 

 (I'aris : E. Chiron, 1923.) 



Natucci, A. II concetto di numero e le sue estensioni. 

 (Biblioteca di Scienze moderne, N. 83.) 8vo. V\). viii 

 + 474. (Torino: Fratelli Bocca, 1923.) 40 lire, 



Nielsen, Nills. Traite elementaire des nombres de 

 Bernoulli. 8vo. Pp. 398. (Paris : Gauthier-Villars et 

 Cie, 1923.) 



Parkinson, W., and Pressland, A. J. A Primer of 

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 e;ich. 



Prasad, Ganesh. .Matlicnuitical Research in the Last 

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 JaniKuy iw-i, before the lienaies .M.itlicnialic al Soi icty. 

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 and Co., I M.; ;. 1 nx/,* 



Strasser, Hans. ICinstcins sjiezielle Rclati\'il;its- 

 theoric : cint Koiii' mHc der 1 miiiLicii. I\'(j\-, .s\ n. I 

 (Bern lui'l I -iip/iL: : i; I ',11 . hn .\kticnL',rsc'lls( haft, 1 



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Physics: Electrical Engineering 



Aitken, William. Auluni ' ' ' 



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Blanc, A. Le Chef mecanicien-electricien. Cr. 8vo. 

 Tome i: Mathematiques pratiques. Pp. xvi4-3i9. 

 (Paris : Libr. Dcsforges, 1923.) 10 francs. 



Campbell, Norman R. Les Principes de la physique. 

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 (Nouvelle Collection scientifique. ) Gl. 8vo. Pp. xix + 

 200. (Paris : F. Alcan, 1923.) 8 francs.* 



Caunter, C. F. Small Electric Lighting Sets. Cr. 

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Christesco, St. La Lumiere relative et I'experience 

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Collins, A. Frederick. The Book of the Microscope. 

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Conrady, A. E., and others. Photography as a 

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Johnson, Ghesiey H., and Earle, Ralph P. Practical 

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