Mathematical Geography (Classic Reprint)

To the student or teacher who finds some portions too difficult, it is suggested that the discussions which seem obscure at first reading are often made clear by additional explanation given farther on in the book. Usually the second study of a topic which seems too difficult should be deferred until the entire chapter has been read over care fully.

The experimental work which is suggested is given for the purpose of making the principles studied concrete and vivid. The measure of the educational value of a labora tory exercise in a school of secondary grade is not found in the academic results obtained, but in the attainment of a conception of a process. The student's determination of latitude, for example, may not be of much value if its worth is estimated in terms of facts obtained, but the forming of the conception of the process is a result of inestimable educational value. Much time may be wasted, however, if the student is required to rediscover the facts and laws of nature which are often so simple that to see is to accept and understand.

Acknowledgments are due to many eminent scholars for suggestions, verification of data, and other valuable assistance in the preparation of this book.

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