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The Elements of Mechanism, by T. W. Goodeve (Longman), is

a rewritten and enlarged edition of a work which has already had con- siderable success. It now appears as part of a series (Text-Books of Science), which is being published under the care of the author, a gentle- man whose attainments as a mathematician and physicist, and practical experience as a teacher, promise that the work will be well done. —Belonging to this series, is Metals: their I3operties and Treatment, by C. J. Bloxam. In this connection we may mention Principles and Con- struction of Machinery, by Francis Campin, C.E., (Mesley), a practical treatise on the laws of force, ecc. Pewtner's Comprehensive Specifier, edited by W. Young (Longman), is devoted, as its title implies, to the practical details of the building trade.