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(1) THE first of these books has been written with the object of providing a scientific foundation for a school course in household science and human physiology up to the standard of the General Schools Examination. The general plan of the book is excellent. The elements of physics and chemistry are first dealt with, and the ‘pupils interest in the subject is well maintained both by the experimental work and by the numerous examples showing the application of the principles to domestic work. A knowledge of food values is essential for the proper planning of meals, and the No. 3274, VOL. 130]
(1) Everyday Domestic Science and Hygiene.
By I. C. Joslin P. M. Taylor. Pp. viii + 532. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1932.) 6s.; Part 1, 3s.: Part 2, 3s. 6d.
(2) Household Physics.
By Walter G. Whitman. (The Wiley Technical Series for Vocational and Industrial Schools.) Second edition, revised. Pp. vii + 502. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1932.) 16s. 6d. net.
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S., J. (1) Everyday Domestic Science and Hygiene (2) Household Physics. Nature 130, 150 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130150a0
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