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THIS well-known work, which on its first appearance in 1894 set up a new-standard of excellence in the writing of text-books on this subject, now appears as a fourth edition extensively revised and enlarged. In its pages students can gain a very. good idea of the history of the development of heatengines, while the basic thermodynamic theory is expressed with a notable clarity, simplicity, and scientific accuracy.
The Steam-Engine and other Heat-Engines.
By Sir J. Alfred Ewing. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. viii + 662. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1926.) 25s. net.
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C., E. [Book Reviews]. Nature 119, 633 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119633a0
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