Abstract
THESE three books on climatology, appearing within a short time of each other, meet three different needs. The first is for the general reader as well as the teacher, the second is for the teacher and student, and the third for the specialist and librarian.
(1) Climate: a Treatise on the Principles of Weather and Climate.
W. G. Kendrew. Pp. x + 329 + 12 plates. (Oxford: Clarendon Press; London: Oxford University Press, 1930.) 15s. net.
(2) Die Klimate der Erde.
Alfred Hettner. (Geographische Schriften, Heft 5.) Pp. iv + 115. (Leipzig und Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1930.) 5.40 gold marks.
(3) Klimakunde von Südamerika.
Prof. Dr. K. Knoch. (Handbuch der Klimatologie, herausgegeben von W. Köppen und R. Geiger, Band 2, Teil G.) Pp. viii + G349. (Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1930.) 67.50 gold marks.
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B., C. (1) Climate: a Treatise on the Principles of Weather and Climate (2) Die Klimate der Erde (3) Klimakunde von Südamerika. Nature 127, 845–846 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127845a0
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