Abstract
THE book of which this is a translation was M. Paul Bert's last work, and, like his earlier books of a similar kind, it is written in a style that cannot fail to interest children. His aim is to go straight to the goal, and, as he tells us in the preface, the goal of experimental geometry in elementary schools is, not a knowledge of the properties of different figures, but the power of measuring objects round about us. By the time the pupil has reached the third or fourth lesson he has learnt how to measure the height of a tree, and by so doing has done a practical piece of work, and begins to take an interest in the subject.
First Elements of Experimental Geometry.
By Paul Bert. (London: Cassell and Co., 1888.)
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
[Book Reviews]. Nature 38, 295 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038295b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/038295b0