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16 THE COLONIES AND INDIALITERATURE.■ «olt;lessons in Applied Mechanics. By James H. Cotterill, F.R.S., and John Henry Slade, R.N. (London: Macmillan lt;$• Co.) ms valuable elementary handbook opens with an introductory lapter on mensuration and curve construction. Part I. is devoted the elements of theoretical and applied mechanics, and the lapters on crank efforts and fluctuations of energy and speed rike us as being especially noteworthy. Part II. deals with the rength of materials and structures, and comprises a complete id lucid discussion of simple trusses and their design. Part III. given up to hydraulics. The fact that some of the demonstrate are a little longer than would have been the case if the calcu-s were employed—the scope of the work not admitting of the e of any branches of mechanics above trigonometry—is notMay 23,1891| Messrs, Blackwood have in the press the Life of the late Laurence Oliphant,” a book which is almost certain to prove of the highest interest, for the dead author was undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary and versatile men that ever lived. He had so many sides to his character that it was difficult to say which was the real one, but neaily all were attractive. Certainly his fiction was more appreciated by the public than bis philosophy, and those who loved the humour and sarcasm of Altiora Peto were only confused and befogged by “ Scientific Religion.” Yet Oliphant himself ranked that work much higher than his novels.* *ikMr. Phil Robinson’s editorial supervision of the Sunday Times has ceased. It is understood that Mr. Arthur A’Beckett has become editor of the paper, which, by the way, is now the property of Mr. Augustus Harris.* **
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