“M. Le Dantec’s book is for the most part a superficial survey of the present situation as he himself appears to see it.”
| + − | Acad. 73: 944. S. 28, ’07. 1460w. |
Reviewed by Raymond Pearl.
| − | Dial. 43: 210. O. 1, ’07. 180w. |
“Life is chemism, says he. And he says it in the book before us lucidly, sparklingly, positively—but not convincingly.”
| − + | Ind. 63: 510. Ag. 29, ’07. 480w. |
“Written in a clear simple style, it makes plain to the understanding of the general reader one of the most fascinating theories of recent science.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 677. Ap. 27, ’07. 560w. | |
| − | Lond. Times. 6: 115. Ap. 12, ’07. 490w. |
“The volume is worthy of philosophical consideration as advocating an unproved possibility, but the ‘light of new knowledge’ will have to become much brighter than at present before one can pencil q. e. d. on the margins of many of the pages.”