Abstract
THE particularly difficult problem of making the principles of mechanics interesting to the beginner, without at the same time sacrificing scientific accuracy, is very successfully accomplished in the well-known style of which Dr. Holmyard may be said to be the pioneer. The result, with its special emphasis on the historical development of the science, is as much a fascinating reader as a textbook.
Mechanics for Beginners.
F.
Barraclough
Dr.
E. J.
Holmyard
. (Dent's Modern Science Series.) Pp. viii + 214 + 8 plates. (London and Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd., 1931.) 2s. 6d.
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B., N. Mechanics for Beginners. Nature 130, 79 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130079e0
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