“Writes in large sympathy with whatever she has seen that is attractive and worthy. Concerning Christian missionaries there she has not taken equal pains to inform herself correctly.”
+ – Outlook. 82: 619. Mr. 17, ’06. 130w.
Wheeler, Everett Pepperell. Daniel Webster, the expounder of the Constitution. **$1.50. Putnam.
“A convenient manual for any one who wishes to get in a small compass a view of Webster’s career as expounder.”
+ Nation. 82: 55. Ja. 18, ’06. 340w.
Wheeler, W. H. Practical manual of tides and waves. *$2.80. Longmans.
The principal part of Mr. Wheeler’s work is devoted to “as practical an account as possible, free from all mathematical demonstration of the action of the sun and moon in producing the tides: and of the physical causes by which the tides are affected after their generation, and of their propagation throughout the tidal waters of the earth.” (Nature.) He further deals with wave phenomena in a manner to be useful to practising engineers.
“A perusal of this work will convince any reader that the entire discussion of tides and tidal phenomena has been undertaken by one familiar with the subject, both practically and theoretically, and influenced by genuine love for the work. As a result the author has produced a valuable practical manual of tides and waves which should be found in the library of every one interested in these subjects.” D. D. Gaillard.
+ + + Engin. N. 56: 49. Jl. 12, ’06. 1620w.