Abstract
THIS is a disappointing book, and scarcely worth the great labour of an English translation, or the translator’s occasional attempts to patch it up; and as the bibliographies of the German original have been omitted, it is impossible to check or follow up many remarkable statements without reference to it. But considering the immense field which it is designed to cover, and the very defective materials available in many parts, it is a remarkable compilation, and justifies the translator’s contention that the achievements of the ancient world have been unduly overlooked in matters not only of industrial technique but also of scientific experiment.
The Technical Arts and Sciences of the Ancients.
Albert Neuburger. Translated by Dr. Henry L. Brose. Pp. xxxii + 518. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1930.) 42s. net.
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M, J. The Technical Arts and Sciences of the Ancients . Nature 126, 949–950 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126949b0
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