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THE rapid development of physics during recent years has, of necessity, required a very large addition to its vocabulary. In reading the literature of a particular branch of the subject in which one has not specialized, one comes across unfamiliar terms ; in such instances to have an accurate glossary to hand is of the greatest use. Prof. Weld and his collaborators deserve the warmest thanks for providing such a glossary. We can well believe that it was “impracticable to make sure of complete agreement among the various persons concerned on each of the many definitions and statements” ; but although perhaps a few experts may not favour a definition here and there, the vast majority of physicists and those concerned with its manifold applications will find this an indispensable volume. A pleasing feature of the book is the inclusion of references in connexion with most of the terms, which enable the reader to gain supplementary information.
Glossary of Physics
Compiled and edited by Prof. LeRoy D. Weld, with the collaboration of a large group of Consultant Physicists. Pp. x+255. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1937.) 15s.
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L., H. Glossary of Physics. Nature 141, 711 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141711b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/141711b0