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ALTHOUGH there are several books on these subjects prepared specially to cover the syllabus of the elementary examination of the Science and Art Department, the one before us has some peculiarities which renders the treatment different in many respects. The chief difficulty which the author has attempted to overcome is the conception of electrical potential, which so often forms a stumbling-block to the beginner. This he has introduced much earlier than usual, leading appropriately up to it. In this, the first part of the book, the author has further expounded in a simple manner the conceptions of the ethereal theory, thus bringing it within reach of the beginner. The second two parts deal with magnetism and electrodynamics, the main points of treatment being the emphasis of fundamental principles, the omission of the disputed points in the theory of the voltaic cell, and, as the author states, “a liberal use of the conception of potential gradient.” Numerous illustrations are inserted in the text, and a great number of examples and examination questions are added.
First Stage Magnetism and Electricity.
(The Organised Science Series.) By R. H. Jude. Pp. 350 + xv. (London: W. B. Clive, 1898.)
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First Stage Magnetism and Electricity. Nature 58, 222 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/058222b0
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