| + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 688. Ap. ‘05. 210w. |
“Sir William’s letters, though sometimes dull and prosy, often catch something of the vivacity of his correspondents, and those to his son in school and college are delightful.”
| + | Critic. 46: 92. Ja. ‘05. 150w. |
Perkin, Frederick Mollwo. Practical methods of electrochemistry. [*]$1.60. Longmans.
“After a general account of electrical magnitudes and units, measuring instruments, and electrolytic apparatus, the author gives practical instructions for electrochemical analysis.... The last and longest section of the book deals with preparative electrochemistry.... The references to original papers are numerous, and a convenient table of five-figure logarithms, with instructions for its use, is contained in an appendix.”—Nature.
“The practical instructions are on the whole adequate and accurate, so that the student could acquire with little assistance a sufficient acquaintance with the working methods of electrochemistry. Whilst the book is satisfactory in this the most important feature, it shows in other respects many signs of hasty composition, which greatly detract from its value.”
| + + — | Nature. 72: 5. My. 4, ‘05. 530w. |
Perrin, Raymond St. James. Evolution of knowledge. [*]$1.50. Baker.
In his review of philosophy the author compares the chief systems of ancient and modern thought, “the object being to measure the approach of each system to the goal of philosophy which is the demonstration of the unity of all things ... to demonstrate the fact that knowledge can be unified by co-ordinating the sciences.” Pt. I. deals with the pre-evolution period of Greece, England, Scotland, Germany and France; pt. II. discusses the evolutionary philosophy of Spencer and Lewes. The keynote of the treatment is that religious devotion and intelligence must develop together.
| Ath. 1905, 2: 269. Ag. 26. 80w. | ||
| Outlook. 79: 1059. Ap. 29, ‘05. 140w. |