Geographical-Statistical Atlas of Poland
Geograficzno-statystyczny atlas Polski
Poland · · 1921
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A. Gavazzi · 1921
This article contains two book reviews. The first reviews Romer's Geographico-statistical Atlas of Poland, second edition (1921): based on 1910 data and containing 34 maps covering topography, geology, climate, soil, population, religion, resources, and industry, printed by Freytag & Berndt in Vienna, with precise colors and fine technology; the reviewer considers it reliable and successful. The second reviews Lubosch's The Significance of Humanistic Education for the Natural Sciences (1920): the book emphasizes humanistic education's practical value in understanding scientific terminology and studying classical works, and further its theoretical value in preventing a one-sided scientific worldview.
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St. Pawtowski · 1924
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Kronika. Geograficzno-statystyczny atlas Polski
Edward Maliszewski · 1921
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