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Mathematics 



Ballard , P . B . Algebra Test. (New Examiner Tests. ) 

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Ballard, P. B. Mechanical Arithmetic Test. (New 

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Ballard, P. B. Reasoning Arithmetic Test. (New 

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Bom, Max. Atomtheorie des festen Zustandes 

 (Dynamik der Kristallgitter). (Fortschritte der mathe- 

 matischen Wissenschaften in Monographien, Heft 4.) 

 Zweite Auflage. Roy. 8vo. Pp. vi +527-789. (Leipzig 

 und Berhn : B. G. Teubner, 1923.) 3s. 8d.* 



Caithness, J. W. Practical Mathematics. Cr. 8vo. 

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Castle, Frank. Four-figure Mathematical Tables. 

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Chapman, E. H. A General Text-book of Elementary 

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Chapman, E. H. A General Text-book of Elementary 

 Algebra. Cr. Svo. Part 3. (London, Glasgow and 

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Davis, Ellery Williams, and Brenke, William 

 Charles. The Calculus Revised edition. Cr. 8vo. 

 Pp. X +346 +65. (New York: The Macmillan Co.; 

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Ford, Walter Burton. A Brief Course in CoUege 

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Ford, Walter Burton, and Ammerman, Charles. 

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Foster, V. Le Neve. Plane Geometry : Practical 

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Gibbs,R.W. M. Engineering Mathematics. Gl. Svo. 

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Gibbs, R. W. M. Technical Arithmetic. Cr. Svo. 

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Grant's Advanced Arithmetic. Cr. Svo. Pp. iv + 136. 

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Hiliier, J.L. The "Individual" Arithmetic: a Four- 

 Years Course of Assignments. Gl. Svo. (Individual 

 Work Assignments.) First year: Contract i.- Pp. 68. 

 (London: G. Philip and Son, Ltd., 1923.) gd. 



Irwin, J. O. On Quadrature and Cubature : or On 

 Methods of determining Approximately Single and Double 

 Integrals. (Department of Applied Statistics (Computing 

 Section), University of London, University College : Tracts 

 for Computers, No. 10.) Roy. Svo. Pp. 78. (London : 

 Cambridge University Press, 1923.) 7s. dd. net.* 



Pearl, Raymond. Introduction to Medical Biometry 

 and Statistics. Med. 8vo.. Pp. 379. (Philadelphia and 

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Pullar, Adeline. Geometry for Teachers of Young 

 Children. Revised by H. E. J. Curzon and M. Agnes 

 Taylor. Cr. Svo. I^. 1S5. (London : G. Allen and 

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Sanden, H. von. Practical Mathematical Analysis. 

 With Examples of the Translator, H. Levy. Demy Svo. 

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Smith, D. E. Mathematics. (Our Debt to Greece 

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Verriest, G. Cours de mathematiques generales, k 

 I'usage des etudiants en sciences naturelles. Svo. Tome i : 

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 Pp.337. (Paris: Gauthier-VillarsetCie, 1923.) 38 francs. 



Mechanics : Physics 



Beck, Conrad. The Microscope. Demy Svo. Part 

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Ewald,P. P. Kristalle und Rontgenstrahlen. (Natur- 

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 gegeben von der Schriftleitung der N aturwissenschaften. 

 Band 6.) Roy. Svo. Pp. ix+327. (Berlin: Juhus 

 Springer, 1923.) 6 dollars.* 



Kramers, H. A., and Hoist, Helge. The Atom and 

 the Bohr Theory of its Structure : an Elementary Pre- 

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 and Rachel T. Lindsay. Demy Svo. Pp. xiii+210. 

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Lorentz, H. A. Clerk Maxwell's Electromagnetic 

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Sullivan, J. W. N. Atoms and Electrons. (People's 

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Watson, W. A Text-book of Physics : including a 

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Engfineerinsf 



Alicut, E. A., and Miller, E. Materials and their 

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 from the Standpoint of Works Practice. Med. Svo. Pp. 

 xiii+519. (London: C. Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 

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Atkins, E. Arthur. Electric Arc and Oxy-acetylene 

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Avesnes, Marcel d'. Pour construire son poste de t^l6- 

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Boy's Wireless Book, The. Cr. 4to. Pp. 90. (Lon- 

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Brownlie, David. Mechanical Stoking : a Practical 

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 Factory Owners and Managers, Engineers, Mechanics, 

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 (London: Sir I. Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1923.) 5s. net.* 



Burley, George W. Lathes : their Construction and 

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Chirol,M. Apparcils de Mesures filectriques. (Biblio- 

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Clayton, Albert E. An Introduction to the Study of 

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Clinch, Herbert G. The Smoke Inspector's Hand- 

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Davey, Norman. Studies in Tidal Power. Cr. 4to. 

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Fleming, J. A. Introduction to Wireless Telegraphy 

 and Telephony : Written for the General Reader not 



Eossessing much previous Scientific Knowledge, who is 

 eginning to take an interest in Wireless Telegraphy and 

 Telephony. Cr. Svo. Pp. xi4-ii2. (London: Sir I. 

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