Abstract
THESE two volumes are typical of publications popular in the United States, but not seen often in Britain. The American reading public evidently appreciates books upon technical subjects, written in sufficient detail to make a volume of appreciable size, but using popular language rather than the more concise and pointed style of the text-book. Such books have their value to the student, and should be of great use for introductory reading. In Britain we seldom see this kind of work. A popular book on a technical subject, in Britain, is usually so small that only the broadest treatment is possible, which, although correct in substance, is not much use to even an elementary student.
Marine and Air Navigation
By John Q. Stewart Newton L. Pierce. Pp. xii + 472. (Boston, New York and London: Ginn and Co., 1946.) 26s. 6d. net.
Coasts, Waves and Weather
For Navigators. By John Q. Stewart. Pp. vii + 348. (Boston, New York and London : Ginn and Co., 1946.) 2ls. net.
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Marine and Air Navigation Coasts, Waves and Weather. Nature 159, 793 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159793a0
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