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THIS book is evidently a French work very well translated into English. It is practically a book of delightful gossip, touching on many important points of science; while theoretically it is a pleasing story of a sister who devotes her time to her little brother driven from school and books by approaching Blindness. The scientific part opens with the explosion of fire-damp, and goes on to the history of coal, how it is found, in what shapes; and then to the coal-mine itself, how the work is done, and the precautions which have to be taken. Next follows the history of diamonds, what they are, how they are shaped into different forms; and then comes graphite manufactured into pencils. The history of beer here follows, how it is prepared, and its use. Then the author explains torpedoes and torpedo-boats, how they are worked, and the method of launching the torpedo. Glycerine, dynamite, and gunpowder, their dangerous properties, and how they are prepared, are next referred to, and this is followed by an introduction to the phenomena of sound.
Mattie's Secret.
By Émile Desmaux. (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1887.)
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L., A. [Book Reviews]. Nature 37, 76 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/037076a0
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