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(I) THE study of three-dimensional geometry is generally more or less neglected in our schools; this excellent text-book should materially help to correct this fault; its effect on the reader is to enhance his sense of the importance and attractive nature of the subject. In part i. the properties of the line and plane and of the simpler curved surfaces are demonstrated with Euclidean rigour, but with a delightful freshness which recent reforms have done so much to encourage. Moreover, the numerous and well-chosen exercises, and the admirable figures and diagrams, are quite a feature of the book. Part ii. deals with the mensuration of solids. It is as effective as before; in style and treatment and in the diagrams and exercises the same high standard is maintained. Prof. Horace Lamb has written an appreciative pre-face, and there is no book on this branch of mathematics more worthy of adoption in our schools and colleges.
(1) Elementary Solid Geometry, including the Mensuration of the Simpler Solids.
By W. H. Jackson. Pp. xii+159. (London: Edward Arnold, 1907.) Price 2s. 6d.
(2) Euclid Simplified in Accordance with the New University Regulations, with Additional Propositions and Numerous Examples.
Fourth edition. By Saradaranjan Ray. Pp. xvi+271. (Calcutta: The City Book Society.) Price 1.8 rupees.
(3) A Preliminary Geometry.
By Noel S. Lydon. Pp. iv+108. (London: Methuen and Co., n.d.) Price 1s.
(4) Examples in Elementary Mechanics, Practical, Graphical, and Theoretical.
By W. J. Dobbs. Pp. xii+344. (London: Methuen and Co., n.d.) Price 5s.
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(1) Elementary Solid Geometry, including the Mensuration of the Simpler Solids (2) Euclid Simplified in Accordance with the New University Regulations, with Additional Propositions and Numerous Examples (3) A Preliminary Geometry (4) Examples in Elementary Mechanics, Practical, Graphical, and Theoretical. Nature 79, 277 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/079277a0
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