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DECEMBER 1934 NO 63 Vol. XXII (I)

Quarterly Organ of the History of Science Society and of the International Academy of the History of Science.

FOUNDED AND EDITED BY

GEORGE SARTON, D. Sc. Associate of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. (Harvard Library, i85, Cambridge 38, Mass., U.S.)

Managing Editor: L. GUINET, iI, place General Meiser, Brussels 3, Belgium.

Associate Editors: C. H. HASKINS, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (Middle Ages). R. C. ARCHIBALD, Brown University, Providence, R. I. (Mathematics). D. B. MACDONALD, Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, Conn. (Islam). C. A. KOFOID, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. (Biology). LYNN THORNDIKE, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. (Middle Ages). SOLOMON GANDZ, Yeshiva College, New York, N. Y. (Israel). T. L. DAVIS, Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. (Chemistry). H. T. DAVIS, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. (Philosophy of ScienceY. A. POGO, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D. C. (Astronomy). VICTOR F. LENZEN, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. (Physics). SANFORD V. LARKEY, Univ. of California, San Francisco, Calif. (Medicine).

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International Review devoted to the History of Science and Civilization

Quarterly Organ of the History of Science Society and of the International Academy of the History of Science.

FOUNDED AND EDITED BY

GEORGE SARTON, D. Sc.

Associate of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (Harvard Library i85, Cambridge 38, Mass., U. S.)

VOLUME XXII

1934-1935

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International Review devoted to the History of Science and Civilization

Quarterly Organ of the History of Science Society and of the International Academy of the History of Science.

SUMMARY of No 63 (Vol. XXII, I)

432 p., 14 pl., 5 fig.

Frontispiece: JOHANN FERDINAND KELLER (I 800- I88I) .

Main articles (I3)

M. C. WELBORN (Cambridge, Mass.).-MONDINO DE 'Luzzi's commentary on the Canones generales of MESUR THE YOUNGER 8

S. H. THOMSON (Oxford).-The Summa in VIII Libros Physicorum of GROSSETESTE. I 2

R. S. MARX (New York City). -A XJIIth century theory of heat as a foim of motion. 9 r

E. W. GUDGER (New York City).-The five great naturalists of the sixteenth century: BELON, RONDELET, SALVIANI, GESNER

and ALDROVANDI a chapter in the history of ichthyology (4 pI .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I

C. D. HELLMAN (New York City).-A bibliography of tracts and treatises on the Comet of 1577 (6 pl.). 4I

B. PETRONIEVICS (Belgrade) .-tUber LEIBNIZENS Methode der direkten Differentiation (2 fig.)- . 69

G. SARTON (Cambridge, Mass.) .-GEORGE CATLIN (1796-I872) (2 pI.) .77

F. E. ROBBINS (Univ. of Michigan).-Greco-Egyptian arithmetical problems: P. Mich. 4966 .95

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4 SUMMARY

L. C. KARPINSKI (Univ. of Michigan).-Importance of the Greek algebraical problems .104

J. R. WILLIAMS (Dartmouth College).-The Microcosmographia of Trier MS. I04I .io6

J. R. PARTINGTON (London).-Chemical arts in the Mount Athos manual of Christian iconography .136

A. G. KAPP (Koblenz).-Arabische tVbersetzer und Kommenta- toren EUKLIDS, sowie deren math.-naturwiss. Werke auf Grund des Ta'rikh al-Hukamd' des IBN AL-QIFTI. I. I50

C. H. PEAKE (New York City).--Some aspects of the introduction of modern science into China .173

Notes and correspondence (14)

I. Queries and Answers: The rule of 3 in Arabic and Hebrew sources. Answer to Q. 23 (S. GANDZ).-Hippocratic oath in Arabic. Answers to Q. 24 (II. FRIEDENWALD; G. SARTON).-

Query 41. Apropos of IBN SiNA'S "Meccan" Qanuin (G. S.) -

Query 42. Who is AL-SAHIR? (G. SARTON).-Answer to Q. 42

(M. MEYERHOF).-Query 43. Earliest monumental use of Arabic numerals (G. SARTON).-Query 44. THEOBALDUS ANGUILBERTUS (T. F. DUNN).-Query 45. Mysterious al- chemical or astrological symbols in paintings of the school of GENTILE DA FABRIANO (G. SARTON) (I pl.) .220

II. Miscellanea: Science in the XIVth century.-The Sator- Arepo formula ((G. S.; A. P.).-JOHN TOLHOPF alive in 1485 (L. THORNDIKE).-Chemical note to the Edwin Smith Papyrus (J. R. PARTINGTON).-The history of science movement in Washington, D.C. (M. C. 1,EIKIND).-Chaire d'histoire des sciences et des idees a l'universite d'Uppsala. 228

III. Personalia .232

Reviews (38)

Xth Century. RIGOBON, M.- 1 teatro e la latinit'a di HROTS- VITHA. Cedam, Padova, I932 (H. BMVENOT) 233

XVIth Ceetury. MEDINA, J. T.-The discovery of the Amazon. New York, American geographical society, I934 (A. POGO) .234

FRANKLIN, K. J.-De venarum ostiolis I603. Facsimile ed. Springfield, THOMAS, I933

(E. WOLF) .238

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XVIIth Century. BOAS, G.-The happy beast in French thought of the XVilth Cent. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1933 (C. A. KOFOID) . . . 240

XVIIIth Century. FAGIN, N. B.-WILLIAM BARTRAM, interpreter of the American landscape. Baltimore, The John Hopkins, Press I933 (C. A. KOFOID) 24I

LAUNAY, L. DE.-Un grand franvais: MONGE.

Paris, ROGER, I933 ? (G. SARTON) . . * 242

XIXth Century. ROULE, L.-Lacepede et la sociologie humani- taire selon la nature. Paris, FLAMMARION,

I932 (C. A. KOFOID) .245

SCHUSTER, J.-Die Anfange der wissenschaftli-

chen Erforschung der Geschichte des Lebens durch CUVIER und GEOFFROY ST. HILAIRE.

Leipzig, VOGEL, I930 (C. A. KOFOID) . . 246 C. DARWIN'S diary of the voyage of H. M. S.

" Beagle." New York, MACMILLAN, 1933

(C. A. KOFOID) .248

Memorial lectures delivered before the Chemical Society, I914-32.. Vol. III. The Chemical

Society, London, I933 (T. L. DAVIS) . . .25I

FARADAY' diary. Vols. IIl & IV. London,

BELL, 1933 (G. S.) .252 PEARSON, K.-The -life, letters and labours of

F. GALTON. Vol. 111. Cambridge University Press, I930 (G. S.) . . * . * * - * 253

DICKINSON, H. W. and TITLEY, A. RICHARD

TREVITHICK (I77I-I833)* Cambridge,

University Press, I934 (C. A. KOFOID) . . 255 GLASSER, O.-W. C. RONTGEN and the early

history of the roentgen rays. Springfield, THOMAS, I934 (G. SARTON) .256

XXth Century. CATTELL, J. M. and CATTELL, J.-American men of science. New York, the Science Press, 1933 (C. A. KOFOID) 259

Middle Ages. JEANNIN, J.-Etudes sur le rythme gregorien. Lyon, GLOPPE, 1925 (H. C. GREENE) . *-2z6i

Rythme gregorien. Lyon, GLOPPE, 1927

(H1. C. GREENE) .z6I SPARGO, J. W-.-VIRGIL, the necromancer,

studies in Virgilian legends. Harvard

University Press, I934 (M. C. W.) . . . 265

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Asia. SALLET, A.-L'officine sino-annamite en Annam. I. Paris, VAN OEST, I93I (G. SARTON) 267

India. DATTA, B.-The science of the sulba. A study in early Hindu geometry. Calcutta University Press, I932 (R. C. ARCHIBALD) .272

Islam. RENAUD, H. P. J. et COLIN, G. S.-Tuhfat al-ahbab. Glossaire de la matiere medicale marocaine. Paris, GEUTHNER, I934 (G. SARTON) .277

Science, History. SARTON, G.-Introduction to the history of science. Vols. I & II. Baltimore, WILLIAMS

& WILKINS, I927-3 I (E. ZINNER) . . . . 279 Science, Philosophy. KURTZ, B. P.-The pursuit of death. N. Y.

Oxford University Press, I933 (G. K.

CHALMERS) . .280

DINGLER, H.-Geschichte der Naturphilo-

sophie. Berlin, JUNKER & DCNNHAUPT, I932

(V. F. LENZEN) .284

Logic. Collected papers of C. S. PEIRCE. VOl. III. Harvard University Press, I 933 (W. V. QUINE) 285

Biology. HURST, C. C.-The mechanism of creative

evolution. New York, MACMILLAN, I932

(C. A. KOFOID) .297

SINGER, C.-The story of living things. New

York, HARPER, I93 I (D. STIMSON) . . * 298

Zoology. SKINNER, C. L.-Beaver, kings and cabins.

New York, MACMILLAN, I933 (C. A. KOFOID) 300

Fifty years' progress of American ornithology,

I883-I933. Lancaster, I933 (C. A. KOFOID) 30I

Geography. FOURNIER, P.-Voyages et decouvertes scien-

tifiques des missionnaires naturalistes franvais

a travers le monde pendant 5 siecles. Paris,

LECHEVALIER, I932 (C. A. KOFOID) . . . 303

PAULLIN, C. O.-Atlas of the historical geo-

graphy of the United States. Carnegie

Institution, I932 (L. C. KARPINSKI) . . . 305

Archeology. KNONAU, G. M. v.-Lebensabriss des. Dr. F. KELLER. Zurich, BCRKLI, I882

(G. S.) . .308 LARGADIkR, A. - Aus dem Briefwechsel

F. KELLERS. Zurich, Antiquarische Gesell-

schaft, 193 I (G. S.) . .308

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Hundert Jahre Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zurich. I932 (G. S.) .308

Medicine. HARRIS, H.- California's medical story. STACEY, San Francisco, I932 (C. D. LEAKE) 3I2

VAN SCHEVENSTEEN, A. F. C.-La lepre dans le marquisat d'Anvers aux temps passes. Mem. de l'Acad. R. de medecine de Belgique, I 930 (G. SARTON). 3I5

NEWMAN, G.-The rise of preventive medicine. Oxford University Press, I932 (S. V. LARKEY) 3 i8

CELLI, A.-The history of malaria in the Roman Campagna from ancient times. London, BALE, I933 (C. A. KOFOID) 3I9

Fortieth Critical Bibliography of the History and Philosophy of Science and of the History of Civilization (to yanuary I934) 650 items contributed by i i scholars .322

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