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Outstanding among the volumes is "De Magnete" published in 1600 by Dr. William Gilbert, English physician who performed the first systematic studies on electrical phenomena, and is considered to be the "father" of this science. "De Magnete" is the great classic work in the history of research in magnetism...
...experiments in 1751, Coulombe's discoveries leading to the law of electrical force between bodies in 1785, Gray's discovery of the phenomenon of electric conduction in 1729, Faraday's announcement in 1831 of his experiments in electric induction underlying modern electric motors and many other devices, and the classic work in 1873 of James Maxwell on his theory of a dielectric medium...
Many an idea is patentable but nevertheless ludicrous. The patent examiners in Washington have no right to turn an invention down just because they privately think it is funny. A classic patent was issued, some decades ago, to a man who invented a way to prevent dogs from committing a nuisance against buildings...
...defense of public morals in Istanbul rushed one Ibrahim Hakki Konyali, a Turk of doubtful learning but steely ethic. Haled into court at his insistence was the publisher of the first Turkish translation of Aphrodite, by Pierre Louys, for 50 years a classic of carnality among Frenchmen and U. S. undergraduates. Istanbul bubbled like a hookah. Enlightened Turkish newspapers were highly incensed with Ibrahim Hakki Konyali. Then on Istanbul book stalls appeared a new Aphrodite, adorned with a photograph of a sculptured nude, billed as "the book everyone is talking about." The author: Ibrahim Hakki Konyali...
...donation by Andrew Mellon, is now nearing completion in Washington. In it will be found many of the greatest art treasures known to man. Not only will the erection of this edifice establish the city of Washington as one of the outstanding art centers of the world, but the classic dignity of the building itself will provide a fitting climax to the efforts exerted by the federal government during the past ten years to rebuild and beautify the entire city. The philanthropic spirit behind this splendid project can inspire nothing but praise; the benefits which will arise from such...