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THIS is the third part of a work of which we have already noticed thefirst and second parts (NATURE, June 10, 1922, vol. 109, p. 737). Mr. Foster continues to combine the theoretical with the practical, and added interest is obtained by historical references. The, scope of the book isindicated by the fact that it deals with parallelepipeds and tetrahedra,lines and planes, gradients, regular solids, and the sphere. There are chapters on the mensuration of prisms, pyramids, and spheres, as well as on solid angles and Euler's theorem. A concluding chapter on the earth is particularly useful and instructive.
Geometry Practical and Theoretical, Pari Passu.
By V. Le Neve Foster. In 3 vols. Vol. 3: Solid Geometry. (Bell's Mathematical Series for Schools and Colleges.) Pp. xiv + 423–585 + viii. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1922.) 3s. 6d.
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B., S. [Book Reviews]. Nature 112, 757 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112757e0
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