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over-drawn? How about such men as Helmholtz, Hoffman, Pasteur, Faraday, Tyndall, and others, who not only made epochal advances in science but who likewise were able to and did interpret science t o the general pubhc? Too many writers have the mistaken notion that the scientist is a specialist, whose knowledge extends only t o a few minutiae of his subject and whose interest in life generally is negligible. Such writers give the public an erroneous or, even, grotesque impression of science and scientists. The three chapters of the book just referred to will probably prove of little assistance to the student or the professional man in his quest for culture; on the other hand they may well give him a distorted picture of the interrelation of knowledge. The book as a whole is excellent and may be recommended to students, teachers, and others, who have occasion to use the English language in conveying their ideas to others. CHARLES A. K RAUS BaDWN UNlYERSlTY PBOVIDENCS, RBODB ISLAND
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