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THE German edition of this book is obligatory for all the secondary schools of the canton of Zurich, which partly accounts for the fact that more than seventeen thousand copies have been sold. It is doubtful, however, whether the translation will be so widely appreciated in England. There are already many excellent introductions to science covering practically the same ground as Dr. Wettstein's work. In one feature only is the book superior to the majority of those produced in England; viz. in the abundance of illustrations. As a rule, our text-books of science are very poorly off in this matter, whereas Ganot, and Deschanel, and the book before us, are brightened considerably by the insertion of numerous illustrations.
The Elements of Natural Science.
Part III. Natural Philosophy. By Dr. H. Wettstein. (London: O. Newmann and Co., 1893.)
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The Elements of Natural Science. Nature 48, 612 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/048612b0
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