19 NOVEMBER 1921, Page 25

SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

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Professor J. Arthur Thomson is editing a new serial publica- tion entitled The Outline of Science, the first shilling part of which Messrs. George Newnes have published this week. The editor explains that the object of the work is " to give the reader a clear and concise view of the essentials of present-day science, so that he may follow with intelligence the modern advance and share appreciatively in man's continued conquest of his kingdom." The first part contains a general chapter on " The Romance of the Heavens " and an introduction to " The Story of Evolution." It is well written in a simple style and is elaborately and suitably illustrated. •