Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 53 — page 132: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION much of this that you can’t skip it without feeling that you’re missing most of the book. Another essential book for serious fans. Professor A. M. Low’s 43rd book is THANKS TO INVENTORS, put out by Lut- terworths (4 Bouverie Street, E.C.4) at 12s. 6d. This is an- other of those books that are said to be juvenile, but which must have much attraction for intelligent adults. Low, ‘' no mean inventor himself, covers a whole range of devices that play important parts in modern life, and does it in his incomparably “‘popu- lar’’ style that maintains strict accuracy without becoming in the least pedantic or boring. A very nice book. We find that those who are interested in space are usually attracted by the sea. Such will find a great deal of interest in THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, by F. George Kay, published by Museum Press (26 Old Bromp- ton Road, S.W.7) at 18s. Mr. Kay delves interestingly into all facets of this mighty ocean, and tells his story with verve and enthusiasm. Reading it, one may come to think that the conquest of space will not, from the human point of view, be so very different from the conquest of our own planet. A pleasant book for bedtime. The mathematicians among you will be pleased to hear of the publication by English Universities Press (St. Paul’s House, Warwick Square, E.C.4) of ADVANCED NATIONAL CERTIFICATE MATHEMATICS at 20s. This is the second volume and occurs in the “Technical College’ series. It is written by J. Pedoe, Head of the mathematics department at Plymouth and Devonport Technical College. It and the first volume adequately cover the work required for the Advanced National Certificate and this second volume also covers the syllabus in statis- tics required for the London B.Sc. (Eng.) and B.Sc. (Chem. Eng.) degrees. One of the most interesting and useful points about the book is the provision in the section on Laplace Transform of an alternative method for solving linear differential equations with constant coefficients. This alternative is much simpler and more amenable to prac- tical application than the old operator method. The whole 131 comicloooks.comnn