Supplement to "Nature" August 26, 1922 



Recent Scientific and Technical Books 



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Mathematics 



Forsyth, Prof. A. R. The Concomitants (including 

 Differential Invariants) of Quadratic Differential Forms 

 in Four Variables. (Proceedings of the Royal Society of 

 Edinburgh, Session 1921-1922, Vol. 42, Part 2, No. 12.) 

 Sup. Roy. Svo. Pp. 147-212. (Edinburgh: R. Grant and 

 Son; London: Williams and Norgate, 1922.) 75.41!* 



Gunther, R. T. Early Science in Oxford. Part 2: 

 Mathematics. Demy 8vo. Pp. 101. (London : Oxford 

 University Press, 1922.) 10s. 6d. net.* 



Juvet,' Prof. G. Introduction au Calcul tensoriel et 

 au Calcul difierentiel absolu. Roy. 8vo. Pp. iv + 101. 

 (Paris : A. Blanchard, 1922.) 12 francs.* 



Pearson, Karl, Edited by. Tables of the Incomplete 

 T-Function. Computed by the Staff of the Department of 

 Applied Statistics, University of London, University 

 College. (Published for the Department of Scientific and 

 Industrial Research.) 4to. Pp. XXXU4-164. (London: 

 H.M. Stationery Office, 1922.) 2/. 2s. net.* 



Pryde, J. Chambers's Seven Figure Logarithms of 

 Numbers up to 100,000. Cr. 8vo. Pp. 200. (London 

 and Edinburgh : W. and R. Chambers, Ltd., 1922.) 

 2s. 6d. 



Salmon-Fiedler. Analytische Geometrie des Raumes. 

 I Teil : Elemente und Theorie der Flachen. 2 Ordnung 

 5 Auflage, neubearbeitet von K. Kommerell. 1 Lieferung. 

 (Leipzig : B. G. Teubner, 1922.) 16s. 



Simon, P. La Recherche des lieux geometriques en 

 geometrie analytique, a l'usage des eleves des classes de 

 Mathematiques speciales et des Etudiants des Instituts 

 scientifiques des Facultes des Sciences. Pp. viii + 232. 

 (Paris : A. Colin, 1922.) 



Mechanics : Mechanical Engineering 



Aeronautical Research Committee. Reports and 

 Memoranda. No. 246 : Experiments on Model Airships. 

 65. 6d. net. No. 661 : Consideration of Airscrew Theory 

 in the Light of Data derived from an Experimental 

 Investigation of the Distribution of Pressure over the 

 Entire Surface of an Airscrew Blade, and also over Aero- 

 foils of Appropriate Shapes. 3s. net. No. 689 : Canonical 

 Forms of the Equations of Motion of an Aeroplane in Still 

 and Gusty Air. gd. No. 752 : Some Applications of the 

 Vortex Theory of Aerofoils, gd. No. 767 : Calculation 

 of the Characteristics of Tapered Wings. 3d. No. 776 : 

 Load Factors for Commercial Heavier-than-air Craft. 

 3d. net. (London : H.M. Stationery Office, 1922.) 



Allcut, Prof. E. A., and King, C. J. Engineering 

 Inspection. Roy. Svo. Pp. xv+187. (London: G. 

 Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1922.) 15s. net.* 



Challeat, General J., et Thomas, A. Mecanique des 

 affuts. (Encvclopedie scientifique.) 2" edition. Tome I. 

 Gl. 8vo. Pp'356. (Paris: G. Doin, 1922.) 



Granzer, Prof. R. Schnellaufende Verbrennungs- 

 maschinen, ihr Wesen und Verhalten. 4to. Pp. xii + 

 398. (Berlin : R. C. Schmidt und Co., 1922.) 150 

 marks. 



Heap, F. Petrol Cars and Lorries : Describing clearly 

 and concisely the Construction and Operation of Modern 

 Petrol Vehicles for carrying Passengers, Merchandise, etc. 

 (Pitman's Technical Primers.) Pott 8vo. Pp. xii + 111. 

 (London: Sir I. Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1922.) 2s.6d.net. 



Hirschauer, Capt. L., et Dollfus, Ch. L'Annee 

 aeronautique. 3 e annee (1921-1922). Imp. 8vo. Pp. 

 viii 4- 128. (Paris: Libr. Dunod, 1922.) 12 francs. 



Leask, A. R. Marine Engines. Demy 8vo. Pp. 

 xvi 4-424. (London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Ltd., 

 1922.) 21s. net. 



Moore, Capt. S. B. Gears and Gearing. Roy. Svo. 

 Pp. 152. (London : P. Lund, Humphries and Co., 1922.) 

 12s. 6d. net. 



Ocagne, M. d'. Vue d'ensemble sur les machines a 

 calculer. Ex. Cr. Svo. Pp. 69. ( Paris : £4 Gauthier- 

 Villars et Cie, 1922.) 



Roesler, E. Forbranningsmaskiner. Med sarskild 

 hansyn till anvandningen av flytande bransle. Svo. Pp. 

 viii +254. (Stockholm: H. Lindstahl, 1922.) 15 kr. 



Thompson, G., and Leslie, G. H. Mechanics. 

 Part I. Cr. Svo. Pp. 160. (London : Cassell and Co., 

 Ltd., 1922.) 2s. net. 



Wegmann, E. The Design and Construction of Dams : 

 Including Masonry, Earth, Rock-fill, Timber, and Steel 

 Structures, also the Principal Types of Movable Dams. 

 Seventh edition, revised and enlarged. Med. 4to. Pp. 

 xvii + 555 + plates A-Z + plates AA-VV + plates i-iii. 

 (New York : J. Wiley and Sons, Inc. ; London : Chap- 

 man and Hall, Ltd., 1922.) 50s. net.* 



Zimmer, G. F. The Mechanical Handling and Storing 

 of Material : Being a Treatise on the Automatic and Semi- 

 automatic Handling and Storing of Commercial Products. 

 Third edition, thoroughly revised. Imp. Svo. Pp. 

 xx 4-804. (London: C. Lockwood and Son, 1922.) 63s. 

 net. 



Physics : Electrical Engineering 



Air Ministry : Meteorological Office. The Wire- 

 less Weather Manual : Being a Guide to the Reception 

 and Interpretation of Weather Reports and Forecasts 

 distributed by Wireless Telegraphy in Great Britain. 

 (M.O. 255.) Med. 8vo. Pp. 24. (London: H.M. 

 Stationery Office, 1922.) gd. net.* 



Allen, Dr. H. S. ; Houstoun, Dr. R. A. ; Peddie, 

 Prof. W. The Magnetic Character of the Quantum ; 

 Note on Professor Whittaker's Quantum Mechanism in 

 the Atom ; The Importance of Professor Whittaker's 

 Atomic Model and of other Atomic Models. (Proceedings 

 of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Session 1921-1922, 

 Vol. 42, Part 2, Nos. 13, 14, 15.) Sup. Roy. 8vo. Pp. 

 213-224. (Edinburgh: R. Grant and Son; London: 

 Williams and Norgate, 1922.) is. ^d* 



Berthoud, A. La Constitution des atomes. (Collec- 

 tion Payot.) Pp. 158. (Paris : Payot et Cie, 1922.) 

 4 francs. 



Brown, the late W. G. On the Faraday-Tube Theory 

 of Electro-Magnetism. (Proceedings of the Royal Society 

 of Edinburgh, Session 1921-1922, Vol. 42, Part 2, No. 16.) 

 Sup. Roy. Svo. Pp. 225-246. (Edinburgh : R. Grant 

 and Son ; London : Williams and Norgate, 1922.) 

 2s. Sd* 



Chwolson, Prof. O. D. Die Lehre von der strah- 

 lenden Energie. (Lehrbuch der Physik. Band 2, Abt. 2.) 

 2 Auflage. Herausgegeben von Prof. G. Schmidt. Large 

 8vo. Pp. xv + 895 + 3 Tafeln. (Braunschweig : F. Vieweg 

 und Sohn, 1922.) 240 marks. 



Davidge, H. T., and Hutchinson, R. W. Technical 

 Electricity. Fourth edition. Demy Svo. Pp. xii 4-514. 

 (London : University Tutorial Press, Ltd., 1922.) 10s. 6d* 



Dubroca, M. L'Erreur de M. Einstein Unacceptable 

 theorie, L'Ether et le principe de relativit6. Svo. Pp. 

 49. (Paris : Gauthier-Villars et Cie, 1922.) 4 francs. 



Exner, Prof. F. Vorlesungen fiber die physikalischen 

 Grundlagen der Naturwissenschaften. 2 Auflage. 4to. 

 Pp. xx 4-734. (Leipzig und Wien : F. Deuticke, 1922.) 

 320 marks. 



Fajans, Prof. Dr. K. Radioaktivitat und die neueste 

 Entwicklung der Lehre von den chemischen Elementen. 

 4 erweiterte und zum Teil umgearbeitete Auflage. (Samm- 

 lung Vieweg, Heft 45.) Pp. 1374-14 Tabellen. (Braun- 

 schweig : F. Vieweg und Sohn, 1922.) 72 marks. 



Fischer, L. Die Warme ein Gas ! Eine neue Theorie der 

 Warme und der fibrigen feinen Stoffe. Pp. 61. (Leipzig : 

 H. A. Ludwig Degener, 1922.) 



Graetz, Prof. Dr. L. Die Atomtheorie in ihrer 

 neuesten Entwicklung. 6 Vortrage. Vierte Auflage. 

 Large Svo. Pp. viii + 100. (Stuttgart : J. Engelhorn, 

 1922.) 20 marks. 



Graffigny, H. de. Les Electro-aimants et les bobines 

 d'induction : leurs principes, pieces constitutives, con- 

 struction et applications des appareils. Gl. Svo. Pp. 

 viii 4- 199. (Paris: Libr. Desforges, 1922.) 



