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(i)THHE geometry of Monge, in which three dimensional bodies, are represented by plan and elevation, is one of the most educative branches of mathematics,; and yet it is taught in this country Only as a. technical subject for engineering and architectural purposes. The secondary school is unaware of its existence. Heftce the pleasure with which. we find a Canadian writer on the subject reckoning that his-book will be used in high schools;. Let us hope that the good traditions of Canada will be adopted by England. The book covers the usual ground. The problems are based on the usual conventional figures. The book is beautifully got up, the text and figures both being admirable.
(1) Descriptive Geometry for Students in Engineering Science and Architecture. A Carefully Graded Course of Instruction.
By Prof. H. F. Armstrong. Pp. vi + 125. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1915.) Price 8s. 6d. net.
(2) Geometry of Building Construction: Second Year Course.
By F. E. Drury. Pp. xii + 226. (London: G. Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1915.) Price 3s. net.
(3) Practical Science and Mathematics.
By E. J. Edwards M. J. Tickle. Pp. viii + 175. (London: G. Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1915.) Price 1s. 6d. net.
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(1) Descriptive Geometry for Students in Engineering Science and Architecture A Carefully Graded Course of Instruction (2) Geometry of Building Construction: Second Year Course (3) Practical Science and Mathematics. Nature 95, 586 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/095586a0
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