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(1) MR. ANDREWS'S text-book is particularly important from three points of view. He has paid special attention to climate, to maps, and to typical physical conditions. In reference to climate he makes great use of theoretical sunforce, based upon the mid-day altitude of the sun, of actual isotherms, and of the periods in months when temperatures lie between certain limits, e.g. 50°F–68° F. From the data which he supplies, the student who works through the exercises provided will have a definite and precise knowledge of the climatic facts of the world, arranged in a systematic way. The presentation is novel, but none the less valuable. The numerous maps are appropriate and useful, and the author emphasises the point that most maps used by students are better called diagrams than maps. It is unfortunate that the methods of shading employed for some of these maps makes it difficult to follow the details closely; and even broad points of resemblance and contrast do not show with sufficient clearness; the maps which appear towards the end of the book are a distinct improvement in this respect.
(1) A Text-book of Geography.
By A. W. Andrews. Pp. xii + 655. (London: Edward Arnold, 1913.) Price 5s.
(2) The Upper Thames Country and the Severn-Avon Plain.
By N. E. MacMunn. Pp. 124. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913.) Price 10s. 8d.
(3) A Leisurely Tour in England.
By J. J. Hissey. Pp. xviii + 400 + plates. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1913.) Price 10s. net.
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W., B. (1) A Text-book of Geography (2) The Upper Thames Country and the Severn-Avon Plain (3) A Leisurely Tour in England . Nature 92, 498 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/092498a0
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