| + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 378. Je. 10, ‘05. 350w. |
“There are a few dry passages that detract somewhat from the cleverness of the balance.”
| + — | Pub. Opin. 39: 93. Jl. 15, ‘05. 90w. |
North, Sidney H. Oil fuel; its supply, composition and application. [*]$1.75. Lippincott.
“A concise and valuable record of the developments in the use of liquid fuel for the generation of power ... he deals with the distribution and sources of supply of petroleum ... the economic aspect of liquid fuel ... the absolute economy as a fuel ... the chemical composition of fuel oils ... conditions of combustion in oil furnaces.... Turning from consideration of the oil itself to the methods of burning it, the author gives a very useful historical summary of the early experiments down to the year 1883.... A chapter is then devoted to modern burners and methods.... [There are chapters upon] the use of oil fuel for marine and naval purposes, [and] oil fuel in locomotives.”—Nature.
“The whole work compares very favorably indeed with the far more pretentious treatise on the subject which until now has been the only book of reference.”
| + + + | Nature. 71: 531. Ap. 6, ‘05. 760w. |
[*] North, Simon Newton Dexter. “Old Greek,” an old-time professor in an old-fashioned college; a memoir of Edward North, with selections from his lectures. [**]$3.50. McClure.
“‘Old Greek’ was the nickname, or, more correctly speaking, the pet name, by which Edward North, the professor of Greek [for fifty-eight years] was known to the students and alumni of Hamilton college. This volume, the primary object of which is a biography of Professor North, will certainly serve as an illuminating document to explain the genesis of the old-fashioned college in the United States, and the reasons for its growth and persistence.”—Nation.
| * | + | Nation. 81: 427. N. 23, ‘05. 2020w. |
| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 674. O. 14, ‘05. 690w. |