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WHATEVER Prof. Smithells has to say on the aims of education and aspirations of science is always worthy of attention, because it represents the wisdom of experience and the deliberations of a well-balanced mind. We are glad, therefore, that seven addresses, delivered by him on various occasions from 1906 to 1914, are here brought together in book-form, and we hope they will be widely read, particularly by members of the general public. The sub-title is a better index to the contents of the volume than is the main title, for the whole of the addresses are concerned with the relation of science to the community through education, industry, and other practical and intellectual activities. They state clearly and with dignity what science stands for in modern life, and their message cannot reach too extended a circle.
From a Modern University: Some Aims and Aspirations of Science.
By Prof. A. Smithells. Pp. 124. (London: Oxford University Press, 1921.) 12s. 6d. net.
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From a Modern University: Some Aims and Aspirations of Science . Nature 108, 429–430 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108429a0
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