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PROF. BOUASSE has pronounced opinions on the subject of the teaching of optics, opinions which he is vigorous in defending—a defence which consists in a spirited attack on those who differ from his views—and in the application of which to the development of his subject he undoubtedly showa originality and independence of thought. Into the merits of his quarrel with the Sorbonne we have no inclination, nor is this the place, to enter; but his views on the presentment of optical theory and on the relative value of the “ray” and “curvature” methods touch on a question which has been discussed a good deal of late in this country, and are in themselves well worthy of attention.
Cours de Physique conforme aux Programmes des Certificats et de l'Agrégation de Physique.
By Prof. H. Bouasse. Quatrième Partie: Optique. Étude des Instruments. Pp. 420. (Paris: Ch. Delagrave.) Price 13 francs.
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Cours de Physique conforme aux Programmes des Certificats et de l'Agrégation de Physique . Nature 80, 153–154 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/080153a0
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