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IT is an interesting sign of the times that so many books have appeared during the last few months with the object of explaining in non-technical words the recent development of physical science. Part of the interest shown in these subjects by the general reading public is, no doubt, of the unintelligent and wonder-seeking order, which classes the more striking discoveries of natural science with the latest sensation of the law courts, or the cost of the flowers at a Transatlantic ball. But it is fair to hope that some, at all events, of those who read of the advance of knowledge do so with a desire to comprehend the method, as well as to admire the results, of scientific research. A more widely spread application of the open-minded and truth-seeking methods of science to the problems of individual and collective life is, for the sake of the community, greatly to be desired.
Modern Theory of Physical Phenomena, Radioactivity, Ions, Electrons.
By Augusto Righi. Authorised translation by A. Trowbridge. Pp. xiii + 165. (New York: The Macmillan Co.; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1904.) Price 5s. net.
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Modern Theory of Physical Phenomena, Radioactivity, Ions, Electrons . Nature 71, 558 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/071558a0
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