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This article presents information on several books on science. In the book "Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences," by Galileo Galilei, the author's five months of enforced residence at Siena had enabled him to give definite shape to the researches that formed the basis of the Discorsi, and the question of publication proved to be by no means a simple one. To engineers, physicists, and ordnance experts in England and the U.S., the translation will especially appeal. So keen are the discussions and so suitably worded, with care to translate literally and yet with clarity and entire modernness of expression, it is a conscientious piece of work exceptionally well done and deserves a hearty welcome. |
