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ONE result of the twentieth-century inclusion of science as a general part of the school curriculum has been the greater interest shown by the reading public in popular scientific literature. This interest is probably most lively in biological subjects, and Surgeon-Admiral Beadnell has therefore done wisely in giving a preponderance to biological terms in his attractive little dictionary. Intended for the layman, the book is as non-technical as the subject permits, and many of the definitions are notable examples of conciseness and perspicuousness. It would, of course, be easy to make a long list of omissions, but Admiral Beadnell has shown a sound judgment in deciding what to put in and what to leave out, and only a curmudgeon could grumble at the quality and quantity of his shillingsworth.
Dictionary of Scientific Terms:
as used in the various Sciences. By C. M. Beadnell. (The Thinker's Library, No. 65.) Pp. x + 235. (London: Watts and Co., 1938.) 1s. net. Library edition, 5s. net.
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Dictionary of Scientific Terms. Nature 142, 416 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142416b0
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