“Upon the whole, while it is not to be expected or desired that the new book will supersede the old [Bartlett], it may very conveniently supplement it, and is very well worth having, if one may say so without applying to it the only real test, that of habitual use.”
+ + =N. Y. Times.= 12: 745. N. 23, ’07. 530w.
“A slight examination will show that a good deal of original research has been employed in the work. The arrangement, classification, and indexings of the book are all commendable.”
=Benjamin, Charles Henry.= Machine design. *$2. Holt.
“A text-book for the use of students, and while very useful for that purpose is not complete enough for the requirements of the practical designer.... The principal things in the book which are valuable are the results of experiments performed on various springs, journals, fly-wheels, etc.”—Engin. N.
“It has the fault that is common to most books bearing its title; that is, it covers only a small part of the subject.” Amasa Trowbridge.
+ − =Engin. N.= 57: 86. Ja. 17, ’07. 250w.
“The faults of the book are faults of omission rather than of commission; to a large extent the matter given is original and cannot fail to be of great value to designers of machinery. The analytical treatment of some of the problems dealt with is both new and ingenious. We have noticed a few slips, but they are mostly unimportant.”
+ + − =Nature.= 76: 564. O. 3, ’07. 500w.
=Benjamin, Charles Henry.= Modern American machine tools. *$5. Dutton.
A book written from the purchaser’s point of view which gives “a good outline of the principal characteristics of modern machine tools, as manufactured in the United States, the various points in which they differ, the advantages and disadvantages of different styles, and some data in regard to their capacity and performance.” (Engin. N.)
“The book is a valuable one and well worth consulting. There is, however, one important fact to be remembered which lessens the value of the book to the buyer of machine tools and that is the impossibility of getting the latest and best information from a book. In this case, it would be safe to say that this book is now two years behind the times.” W: W. Bird.
+ + − =Engin. N.= 58: 77. Jl. 18, ’07. 390w.