Encyclopaedia Britannica

Abstract

AS with its predecessors, the articles of scientific interest in this volume are very numerous and varied. The brief but effective biographies of Kelvin, Langley, Lister and Mendeléeff suggest the width of horizon that belongs to the work, as regarded from the scientific standpoint. The subjects and authors have been chosen with the same discrimination which established the reputation of the original ninth edition; every important article displays the careful workmanship of a special expert. In this particular volume, perhaps by alphabetic accident, all shades of gradation of scientific treatment are exhibited, from established metaphysics by Prof. Case, through a short article by Boltzmann on models with a tendency towards metaphysical considerations, to the technical treatment of such subjects as lighthouses, by Mr. W. T. Douglass; machine guns, by Major Barlow; military kites, by Major Baden-Powell; lead, by Mr. H. O. Hofman; mercury, by Mr. S. B. Christy; and mining, by Prof. C. le Neve Foster. Of the facilities which the publishers have afforded for taking advantage of most recent information, the inclusion of a brief account of the eruptions of 1902 under Martinique is sufficient evidence.

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