BOOKS B Y THE SAME A UTHORS 



THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF 

 PHYSICAL SCIENCE 



AN ACCOUNT FOR THE GENERAL READER 

 OF THE PRESENT POSITION OF PHYSICS 



John Murray, 1904. Fourth Edition, 1909. 55. net. 



CONTENTS. Introduction ; The Philosophical Basis of 

 Physical Science ; The Liquefaction of Gases ; 

 Fusion and Solidification ; The Problems of 

 Solution ; The Conduction of Electricity through 

 Gases ; Radio-activity ; Atoms and jEther ; 

 Astro-physics. 



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