Supplement to "Nature" July 29, 1922 



Recent Scientific and Technical Books 



Volumes marked with an asterisk have been received at "Nature" Office. 



Mathematics 



Levy, Prof. P. Lecons d'Analyse Fonctionnelle 

 Professees au College de France. (Collection de Mono- 

 graphies sur la Theorie des Fonctions.) Roy. 8vo. Pp. 

 vi+442. (Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 1922.) 35 

 francs.* 



Lister, S. A First Book of Arithmetic : Answers. 

 Gl. Svo. Pp. 223-258. (London : Macmillan and Co., 

 Ltd., 1922.) bd. 



MacLeod, Dr. A. Introduction a la Geometrie Non- 

 Euclidienne. Demy Svo. Pp. 433. (Paris : J. Hermann, 

 1922.) 20 francs.*" 



Manning, Prof. W. A. Primitive Groups. Part I. 

 (Mathematics and Astronomy, Vol. I., No. 1.) Sup. Roy. 

 8vo. Pp. 108. (California : Stanford University, 1921.) 

 1.25 dollars.* 



Moreux, l'Abbe Th. Pour comprendre Einstein. Cr. 

 8vo. Pp. 245. (Paris: G. Doin, 1922.) 7 francs.* 



Murdock, W. H. F. Mathematical Synopsis — Algebra, 

 Logarithms, Trigonometry and Spherical Trigonometry. 

 32mo. Pp.42. (London: Bowman and Murdoch, 1922.) 

 2s. bd. net. 



Rugg, H. O., and Clark, J. R. Fundamentals of 

 High School Mathematics. Cr. Svo. Pp. 368. (London : 

 G. G. Harrap and Co., Ltd., 1922.) 6s. net. 



Thomas, Dr. T. Outlines of the Calculus for Science 

 and Engineering Students. Cr. Svo. Pp.127. (London: 

 Mills and Boon, Ltd., 1922.) 3s. 6d. net.* 



Mechanics: Mechanical Engineering- 

 Aeronautical Research Committee: Internal Combus- 

 tion Engine Sub-Committee. Report No. 19: Relationship 

 between Air Temperature and the Power of a Petrol 

 Engine. (London : H.M. Stationery Office, 1922.) 4/. 

 net. 



Aeronautical Research Committee. Reports and 

 Memoranda. No. 692 : French and Italian Aeronautical 

 Practice with particular regard to Airships, is. bi. net ; 

 No. 761 : Experimental Determination of Tailplane 

 Characteristics, gi. net. (London : H.M. Stationery 

 Office, 1922.) 



Boltzmann, Prof. L. Vorlesungen fiber die Prinzipe 

 der Mechanik. I Teil : Enthaltend die Prinzipe, bei denen 

 nicht Ausdrficke nach der Zeit integriert werden, welche 

 Variationen der Koordinaten oder ihrer Ableitungen nach 

 der Zeit enthalten. Dritter Abdruck. Pp. x + 241. 7 

 francs. II Teil : Enthaltend die Wirkungsprinzipe, die 

 Lagrangeschen Gleichungen und deren Anwendungen. 

 Zweite unveranderter Abdruck. Pp. ix+336. 11 francs. 

 (Leipzig : J. A. Barth, 1922.) 



Fyfe, W. W. Automatic Pumping and Notes on Water 

 Analysis and Filtration. Edited by J. W. Fyfe. Cr. Svo. 

 Pp. xii + 112. (London: C. Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1922.) 

 7s. bd. net.* 



Gates, P. Capstan and Automatic Lathes : a Prac- 

 tical Guide to Tool and Machine Setting, and the Manipula- 

 tion of Jobs. With examples from practice. (Pitman's 

 Technical Primers.) Pott Svo. Pp. 96. (London: Sir 

 I. Pitman and Son, Ltd., 1922.) is. bd. net. 



Gates, P. Jigs, Tools, and Fixtures : their Drawing 

 and Design. (Lockwood's Technical Manuals.) Cr. 8vo. 

 Pp. xvi + 195. (London: C. Lockwood and Son, 1922.) 

 8s. bd. net. 



Goudie, Prof. W. J. Total Heat Entropy Diagrams 

 and Nomograms for Calculation of Total Heat and Specific 

 Volume of Superheated and Supersaturated Steam from 

 Steam Turbines. Second edition. 8vo. (London : Long- 

 mans, Green and Co., 1922.) 2s. 6d. net. 



Jenkins, R. E. Engineering Notes : the Steam 

 Engine. Fcap. Svo. Pp. 60. (London : J. M. Ouseley 

 and Son, 1922. ) is. net. 



Lea, Prof. F. C. Elementary Hydraulics for Technical 

 Students. Cr. Svo. Pp. viii+224. (London: E.Arnold 

 and Co., 1922.) 7s. bd. net.* 



Lefort, R. Le Breviaire de l'Aviateur. Ex. Cr. Svo. 

 Pp. xi+763+4 planches. (Paris: Libr. Dunod, 1922.) 

 48 francs. 



Marks, L. S. The Airplane Engine. Pp. ix + 454. 

 (New York and London : McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 

 1922.) 30s. net. 



Roberts, H. E. Practical Refrigeration for Marine 

 Engineers. Cr. 8vo. Pp. 87. (Glasgow : J. Munro and 

 Co., Ltd., 1922.) 4s. bd. net. 



Sothern, J. W. M. Notes and Sketches on Marine 

 Diesel Oil Engines : A Manual of Marine Oil Engine 

 Practice. Med. Svo. Pp. ix + 382. (Glasgow: J. Munro 

 and Co., Ltd., 1922.) 25s. net. 



Physics : Electrical Engineering 



A Wireless Expert. Home Radio : a Clear, Concise, 

 and Non-technical Explanation of Wireless Telegraphy 

 and Telephony for the Novice. Cr. Svo. Pp. 61. (Lon- 

 don : The Daily News, £.922.) bd. net. 



Aeronautical Research Committee: Internal Com- 

 bustion Engine Sub - Committee. Report No. 14: 

 Investigations of Certain Spark Gaps for Magnetos. 

 bd. net; No. 21 : Synchronism of the Spark of a 

 Magneto as affected by the Method of Coupling, bd. net. 

 (London : H.M. Stationery Office, 1922.) 



Bayliss, Sir W. M. Life and the Laws of Thermo- 

 dynamics : Being the Twenty-fourth Robert Boyle Lec- 

 ture delivered before the Junior Scientific Club of the 

 University of Oxford on 7th June, 1922. Med. 8vo. Pp 

 12. (London: Oxford University Press, 1922.) is.net.* 



Bell, Dr. L. The Telescope. Med. 8vo. Pp. ix + 287. 

 (London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., 1922.) 

 15s. net.* 



Bingham, Prof. E. C. Fluidity and Plasticity. 

 Pp. xi4-440. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill 

 Book Co., Inc., 1922.) 20s. net. 



Cabaud, R. Installations Electriques Industrielles : 

 Installation — Entretien — Controle. (Bibliotheque Pro- 

 fessionnelle.) Pott Svo. Pp. 333. (Paris: J. B. 

 Bailliere et Fils, 1922.) 10 francs net.* 



Capstick, Dr. J. W. Sound : An Elementary Text- 

 book for Schools and Colleges. (Cambridge Physical 

 Series.) Second edition. Cr. Svo. Pp. viii+303. (Cam- 

 bridge : At the University Press, 1922.) 7s. bd* 



Carter, F. W. Railway Electric Traction. Demy 

 Svo. Pp. viii +412. (London: E. Arnold and Co., 1922.) 

 25s. net.* 



Chapel, General. Ether — Electricite — Relativisme. 

 Conference du 22 Mars 1922 a Paris. (Conservatoire 

 des Arts et Metiers.) Ex. Cr. Svo. Pp. 40. (Paris: 

 Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 1922.) 2.50 francs.* 



Dingier, Dr. H. Relativitatstheorie und Oekono- 

 mieprinzip. Svo. Pp. 70. (Leipzig : S. Hirzel, 1922 ! 

 3s. bd. 



Donisthorpe, Capt. H. de A. Wireless at Home : 

 Everybody's Guide to Receiving Wireless News, Concerts, 

 and Messages. Pott Svo. Pp. 46: (London : P. Marshall 

 and Co., 1922.) bd. net. 



Greenly, H. Model Electric Locomotives and Rail- 

 ways : their Details and Practical Construction. (Cassell's 

 " Model" Series.) 8vo. Pp.312. (London: Cassell and 

 Co., Ltd., 1922.) 6s.net. 



Harris, P. W. The A.B.C. of Wireless : A Popular 

 Explanation. Gl. Svo. Pp. 64. (London : Wireless 

 Press Ltd., 1922.) bd. net. 



Helmholtz, H. von. Vorlesungen iiber theoretische 

 Physik. Band I, 1 Abt. : Einleitung zu den Vorlesungen 

 fiber theoretische Physik. Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. A. 

 Konig und Prof. Dr. C. Runge. Zweiter unveranderter 

 Abdruck. Pp. viii +50. 45 marks. Band VI: Vorle- 

 sungen fiber Theorie der Warme. Herausgegeben von 

 Prof. Dr. F. Richarz. Zweiter, durchgesehener Abdruck. 

 Pp. xii 4-418. 240 marks. (Leipzig: J. A. Barth, 1922.) 



