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I have further (1) supplied an index of names; (2) filled in a very large number Of cross-references, which the author had left in general terms; and (3) printed in small type the various passages in which he describes his own experiments. I hope that all three changes will be Of assistance to the reader Of the book.
The symbolic exposition of the measurement-methods in Part I. Retains the German form in the translation. Many English writers on psychophysical questions have employed the German abbreviations; there are Obvious difficulties in the way Of an English terminology; and it is not probable that any proposals which could be made at the present time would find general acceptance. But, these reasons apart, I have thought it best to keep the German symbols as an aid to the student in his reading Of German monographic literature. He may now familiarise himself with their explanation in the trans lation, or use the Sections in which they are discussed as a vocabulary of technical terms.
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