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THE subtitle of this book is somewhat misleading, because it may give the idea that Dr. Holden imagines it is possible to teach science by reading lessons alone. An examination of the contents of the volume shows this is by no means the case, for Dr. Holden continually instructs his reader to try experiments bearing upon the statements made in the book. The scope of the volume is very wide, readings being given in astronomy, the various branches of physics, meteorology, chemistry, geology, zoology, botany, human physiology, and the numerous subjects included under the early history of mankind. The book is well and profusely illustrated; it contains a full table of contents but no index, an omission which rather interferes with the usefulness of the book as a work of reference for pupils.
Real Things in Nature. A Reading Book of Science for American Boys and Girls.
By Edward S. Holden, Librarian of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. Pp. xxxviii + 443, (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903.) Price 3s. 6d.
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Real Things in Nature A Reading Book of Science for American Boys and Girls . Nature 67, 461 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/067461c0
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