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THE distinguishing feature of this book is its gradually progressive character. The subjects are supposed to be taken in the order in which they are given. “Heat being far simpler in itself and so much easier to explain, is placed first, while Light, being essentially more intricate than either Sound or Heat, is placed last.” The lectures on Heat are adapted to the minds of pupils when first receiving instruction in a scientific subject; as the mind develops the lectures advance in character, so as to make full use of the increased intelligence of the pupil, and ultimately, when light is reached, the perfection of the undulatory theory can be presented with some hope of its being appreciated.
Lectures on Heat, Sound, and Light.
By Richard Wormell., Head Master of the City of London Middle-Class Schools. (London: Thomas Murby.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 33, 580 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/033580b0
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