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FROM the outset this monumental work has occupied a very high position as a trustworthy work of bibliographical reference-due to the judicious extension of its range, the faultless accuracy of its entries, and the critical examination to which its author headings have been subjected. It is international in scope and appeal, but of purely British manufacture, and is now nearing the completion of the first century of its labours, for the final volume of the present series is promised next year. At first sight it might appear a tolerably simple matter to assign to their proper author headings a collection of carefully prepared transcripts of the titles of papers; but this view would not be confirmed by any cataloguer or indexer of experience. Initials of the forenames of writers have to be expanded, entries under writers of the same name and forenames to be distinguished, pseudonyms to be unmasked, and changes of name accounted for. With the spread of Western science to the East, the difficulties of accurate editing have multiplied. Nevertheless the standard of sound Workmanship set by the editors of the earlier volumes has been maintained.
Catalogue of Scientific Papers.
Compiled by the Royal Society of London. Fourth Series (1884–1900). Vol. 18: Q-S. Pp. iv + 1067. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1923.) 9l. net.
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Catalogue of Scientific Papers. Nature 112, 235 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112235a0
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