OHIO STATE UNIVERON VOL. 2 No. 4 NEW TECHNICAL BOOKS A SELECTED LIST ON INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND ENGINEERING ADDED TO THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY NEW TECHNICAL BOOKS Titles marked with a star (*) are not for circulation, and may be consulted only in the Technology Division, Room 115, Central Building, Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street, daily from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. Sundays, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aeronautics [54 p.1 1. Carpenter, Ford A. The aviator and the weather bureau.. San Diego: San Diego Chamber of Commerce, 1917. illus. 12°. PRD "This is a brief but general account of the history of aviation as it is associated with southern California, a description of the War Department school of aviation at San Diego, a syllabus of the course of lectures delivered there on the subject of practical meteorology as applied to aviation, a narrative of weather study from an airplane, and a recital of subsequent active cooperation between the aviators and the U. S. Weather Bureau." Reviewed in The Scientific American. August 18, 1917. 2. Collins, Francis A. The air man. His conquests in peace and war... New York: Century Co., 1917. xiii, 241 p. illus. 8°. VDY A simple and well illustrated book on the training of aviators, the control of airplanes in flight and their use in sport, transportation and war. The development of air fighting in the European war is particularly described, with many anecdotes illustrating its dangers and etiquette. 3. Fales, E. N. of aviation practice. 1917. ix, 180 p. Learning to fly in the U. S. Army; a manual illus. 12°. VDY This limp covered pocket book is intended to give the non-technical student aviator the outstanding essentials of the construction, maintenance, and use of the airplane, with emphasis on rigging. Author is Professor of Aeronautics in the University of Illinois. Les avions allemands. 63 p. illus. 8°. VDY 4. *Masméjean, A[uguste] L[aurent]. Paris: Librairie Aeronautique [1917]. Describes briefly recent German types of aeroplanes, i. e.: the Fokker, Aviatik, L. V. G., Rumpler, and Albatross; as well as the Mercedes motor. The author, a member of the Royal Naval Air Service, writes entertainingly of the training of aviators and their work in the war. A large part of the book is devoted to his experiences while flying over the German lines. 6. Pagé, Victor W., and PAUL MONTARIOL. Glossary of aviation terms... New York: Norman W. Henley Pub. Co., 1917. 8°. 94 p. illus. VDW "As no definitions are given, the booklet is more in the nature of a glossary or list of words than a dictionary, and is intended only for use of those already familiar |