Abstract
THE new edition of this annual handbook, indispensable to universities, research institutes, libraries, etc., maintains the high standard achieved by the previous edition. Nearly two thousand pages are devoted to the constitution of the universities, technical institutions and other educational establishments throughout the world. Such information contains the officers, professors (with their subjects), number of faculties and students, etc. This is followed by more than seven hundred pages describing the constitution, staffs, etc., of astronomical and other observatories, museums, academies, institutions and learned societies. Valuable information concerning the most important libraries is also included. Altogether there are 6,500 entries.
Index Generalis 1937:
the Year-Book of the Universities, Libraries, Astronomical Observatories, Scientific Institutes, Museums, Academies, Learned Societies. Issued under the direction of Dr. K. de Montessus de Ballore. Pp. vii + BE232 + US232 + F180 + 2500. (Paris: Masson et Cie., 1937.) 275 francs.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 139, 906 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139906b0
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