“The blurred and badly printed illustrations, the poor maps, and the comparatively large proportion of space given up to subjects of ‘current interest’ are still the points that most seriously detract from the permanent value of the books.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 56. Ja. 17, ’07. 380w. (Review of v. 5–10.) |
“In general, the most obvious faults appear to be (1) too great a condensation resulting sometimes in vagueness, but oftener in a failure to bring out properly the comparative importance of real significance of facts and events, (2) a lack of proportion from which no encyclopedia is ever free, but which is here possibly more marked as a result of its bi-national origin, and (3) too great emphasis on matters of current or contemporary interest, both as to text and illustration. No great reliance should be placed on the atlas feature of the work.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 524. Je. 6, ’07. 730w. (Review of v. 11 and 12.) |
“Searching through this book at random we are pleased with the articles, however on the whole.”
| + + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 42. Ja. 26, ’07. 1320w. (Review of v. 1–10.) |
“Some of the longer articles are comprehensive and as nearly exhaustive as encyclopedia articles can well be made. The minor subjects are treated in a terse and condensed manner.”
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Nernst, Walter. Experimental and theoretical applications of thermodynamics to chemistry; with diagrams. **$1.25. Scribner.
Ten lectures delivered on the Silliman foundation at Yale university in 1906.