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THE interesting experiments of Prof. E. G. Coker on the application of optical methods to technical problems of stress distribution have been described in an article in NATURE of December 5, 1912.

III. BEFORE proceeding with new parts of this subject, I wish to say a few words about “fiddling while Rome is burning.” Sir William Thomson writes to me that the expression was used while discussing ...

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