“Will henceforth be the standard. It is hard to see how the editor’s work could be improved save by the discovery of new sources of knowledge.”
| + + + | Ann. Am. Acad. 25: 135. Ja. ‘05. 130w. |
“What promises to be its definitive form for many years to come. Along with his demonstrated insight into the heart of this classic, Mr. Cannan brought other gifts of a rare order to his task,—tireless scholarship in ferreting out the ipsissima verba of the text, and withal an invigorating freshness of vision into the realities of industrial life, a doughty logic, and a dash of cynical humor.”
| + + + | Atlan. 95: 562. Ap. ‘05. 510w. |
“Marks of extreme care as well as of full and critical knowledge are visible on every page. The editor’s notes are of great value even to students who are not greatly interested in the niceties of textual criticism. In a great measure they serve as cross-references, and serve also to keep in mind and define Adam Smith’s characteristic inconsistencies and limitations.”
| + | J. Pol. Econ. 13: 136. D. ‘04. 310w. |
[*] Smith, Albert William, and Marx, Guido H. Machine design. $3. Wiley.
A volume which “treats in logical sequence the elements of mechanism and machine design, followed by construction in detail of machinery, and an excellent chapter on ‘Riveted joints.’ It is well written and illustrated, and the effort to lead elementary conception into actual construction is consistently followed out, giving the reader, or the student, the satisfaction of learning the means and the reason for the result obtained.”—Engin. N.
[*] “Briefly characterized this is a college treatise, broad and elementary in its introduction, thorough in detail, elaborate in formulas, limited in references to modern devices and inaccurate in some of its practical data.”
| + + — | Engin. N. 54: 650. D. 14, ‘05. 890w. |