“The author has fallen into the error, only too common, of not confining himself within any definite limits. The author’s treatment is adequate for the most part, but we are not much impressed by it; his mathematics are heavy, of the ‘sledge-hammer’ order, but they are stronger than his physics.”
+ – Ath. 1905, 2: 440. S. 30. 1700w. (Review of pt. 1.)
“The work is purely theoretical, and in some chapters has no obvious pertinency to known facts.”
– Nation. 83: 98. Ag. 2, ’06. 100w. (Review of pt. 1.) + + Nature. 73: 316. F. 1, ’06. 930w. (Review of pt. 1.)
“The mathematician will find its pages at once lucid and accurate.”
+ + Sat. R. 99: 676. My. 20, ’05. 370w. (Review of pt. 1.)
“A book unnecessarily abstract, which, while entirely modern in treatment, and sufficiently cognizant of recent theoretical discussions, is out of touch with the experimental side of the science.” C. E. M.
+ + – Science, n.s. 23: 385. Mr. 9, ’06. 390w. (Review of pt. 1.) + Spec. 95: 155. Jl. 29, ’05. 50w. (Review of pt. 1.)
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