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THE second edition of this excellent work was called for because the first was unexpectedly exhausted within three months, and we congratulate the author upon his deserved success. Only those acquainted with the subject can appreciate how difficult it is for any author to give a correct view of the progress of such a branch of science as the X-rays, because of the great advances made within a comparatively short period, the number of authors engaged in research and the nature of the subject itself. As might have been expected, Dr. Williams fully understands this, because in his preface he states that the work is rather a report of progress than a final presentation of a growing subject. Further, owing to the short time at his disposal for the preparation of a second edition, he has only been able to add some forty pages, chiefly on apparatus and the therapeutic uses of the X-rays. This will be found in the appendix.
The Röntgen Rays in Medicine and Surgery as an aid in Diagnosis and as a Therapeutic Agent.
By Francis H. Williams (Harvard). Pp. xxxii + 704; 401 illustrations. Second edition, with appendix. (New York: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd.) Price 25s. net.
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The Röntgen Rays in Medicine and Surgery as an aid in Diagnosis and as a Therapeutic Agent . Nature 66, 438 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/066438a0
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