Group B. B (1) Either English History from 410 to 1901; or English History from 410 to 1603 with the following plays of Shakespeare:-King John, Henry V, Richard III, 1Henry VIII; or English History from 1603 to 1901, with Milton's Areopagitica and Burke's two speeches on America; or the following period of Modern European History:-1789-1878; or the following period of Indian History: The History of the British Dominion in India to the year 1860. In all historical papers Candidates will be required to show such knowledge of Political and Descriptive Geography as is necessary to the understanding of the period of history offered by them. B (2) French Language and Composition. (i) The following books are to be specially prepared: (a) Mérimée, La chronique du règne de Charles IX (Clarendon Press Series). (b) A. de Musset, On ne badine pas avec l'amour (Clarendon Press). Oxford Book of French Verse, pp. 257–277, 289–352, 366421 (Clarendon Press). (ii) A general acquaintance with the History of the Literature from 1800 to 1850 will be required. Candidates will be required to translate passages from English into Unprepared passages of French for translation will also be set. Candidates will be required to read aloud from one of the prescribed books. B (3) The Elements of Political Economy, to be read in— Mill's Political Economy (omitting Book IV). And in the following portions of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, viz. Book I. chapters 1 to 11 (Part I) inclusive: Book II. chapters 1, 3, 4, 5; Book IV. chapters 1, 2, 7: Book V. chapter 2 (omitting Art. 4). Candidates will be expected to show an acquaintance with the chief facts of the economic condition of England at the present time. B (4) Either The Principles of the English Law of Contracts, to be studied Either in The Principles of the English Law of Contract by Sir W. R. Anson (Clarendon Press Series), or in Pollock's Principles of Contracts in Law and Equity, or in other works of similar character; or The Institutes of Justinian, omitting Book III, Titles 1 to 12, and Book IV, Titles 6 to 18; or The Hindu Law of the Family, Family Property, and Inheritance, which may be studied in the Treatise on Hindu Law and Usage, by J. D. Mayne. 1 Richard II was removed from the list and Henry VIII substituted for it, as from the first day of Michaelmas Term, 1915 (see p. 255). B (5) German Language and Composition. (i) The following books are to be specially prepared :— (a) Goethe, Egmont. (b) Schiller, Die Braut von Messina. Oxford Book of German Verse, pp. 69-210 (Clarendon (ii) A general acquaintance with the History of German Literature Candidates will be required to translate passages from English into Unprepared passages of German for translation will also be set. Candidates will be required to read aloud from one of the prescribed books. B (6) English Literature. (i) The following books are to be specially prepared (a) Chaucer, The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales; The Franklin's Tale. (b) Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2; Antony and Cleopatra. (c) Milton, Paradise Lost, Books I-IV. (d) Johnson, Lives of the Poets (M. Arnold's Selection). (ii) A general acquaintance with the History of English Literature either from 1476 to 1660 or from 1660 to 1850 will be required. Group C. C (1) The Elements of Algebra, Including the rules for the fundamental operations upon algebraical symbols with their proofs, the theory and solution of Simple and Quadratic Equations with problems producing such Equations, simple Graphs, Ratio and Proportion, Progressions, Permutations and Combinations, the Binomial Theorem with positive integral indices, Logarithms, and the use of the series for e* and log (1 + x); and The Elements of Trigonometry, Including the trigonometrical ratios of the sum of two angles, the solution of plane triangles, the use of logarithms, and the mensuration of plane rectilinear figures. C (2) The Elements of the Mechanics of Solid and Fluid Bodies, Including the composition and resolution of forces, centre of gravity, the simple machines and the application of virtual velocities to them, the laws of motion, the laws of falling bodies, the motion of projectiles, the pressure of fluids on surfaces, the equilibrium of floating bodies exclusive of the theory of stability, the methods of determining specific gravities, the laws of elastic fluids, simple hydrostatical and pneumatical machines. C (3) The Elements of Physics. The Examination will be partly written, and partly practical. C (3) continued. (a) Written Examination. Questions, of a simple elementary character, not requiring a knowledge of Algebra beyond simple equations, nor, for the most part, involving numerical calculations, will be set on subjects contained in the following Schedule. They will deal chiefly with general principles and the experimental facts on which these principles are based. Specific questions on Mechanics will not be set, but candidates will be expected to have a knowledge of the general mechanical principles on which the explanation of physical phenomena depends. Candidates will be expected to have a general knowledge of apparatus used in illustrating the subject-matter of the written examination. SOUND. Production and mode of propagation of sound. Direct determination of the velocity of sound in air and water. Measurement of vibration-frequency by the Siren, and deduction of wave-length. The characteristics of musical sounds. LIGHT. Foucault's method of determining the velocity of light. Laws of reflexion. Reflexion by plane and spherical surfaces; formation of images, their position and size. Laws of refraction: phenomena of refraction by a plate and by a prism; total reflexion. Refraction by a lens; formation of images, their position and size. The simplest form of the compound microscope, and of the astronomical telescope. Spectroscope; the solar spectrum; spectra of different kinds. Nature and sources of heat. HEAT. Definition of temperature. Construction and use of mercurial thermometers; relations between the scales of Fahrenheit, Réaumur, and Celsius. Definition of the mechanical equivalent of heat, and general description of the method of determining it by revolving a paddle in water. Measurement of the expansibility of solids, liquids, and gases. Change of state; influence of pressure; with illustrations. Definition of specific heat and of latent heat, and the method of measuring them by the water-calorimeter. Phenomena of the transfer of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation. Properties of magnets. MAGNETISM. Magnetic induction. Processes of magnetization. Definition of declination, dip, and intensity at a place, and the simplest methods of determining the two former. ELECTRICITY. Properties and laws of action of electrified bodies. Electric induction. Production of electrification by friction; the common electrical machine and the electrophorus. The gold-leaf electroscope, and Thomson's quadrant electrometer. Definition and illustration of specific inductive capacity. Accumulation of electrification. Definition and illustration of electric quantity, density, potential, capacity. Production of an electric current accompanying chemical action. The cells of Volta, Daniell, Grove, Leclanché, and their theory; the accumulator of Planté. Physical and chemical effects of currents. Simple galvanometers, ammeters and voltmeters. Measurement of current-strength, electromotive-force, and resistance. Development of currents by electromagnetic induction; the induction coil. (b) Practical Examination. The Practical Examination will consist of experiments selected from the following list : (a) Determination by means of a balance of the mass of a body, and of the volume and density of a solid substance which sinks in water, and undergoes no change by immersion in water. (b) Determination of the density of a liquid by observing the apparent weight of a given body when suspended in air, in water, and in the liquid; the body not undergoing any change during the operations. (c) The method of using a Fortin's Barometer and of deducing the atmospheric pressure from the measures obtained with this instrument. (d) Verification of Boyle's Law. (e) Approximate determination of the specific heat of a metal or alloy by the method of mixture. (ƒ) Approximate determination of the latent heat of water. (g) Approximate determination of the latent heat of steam. (b) Observation of cooling by radiation from dark and bright surfaces, with graphic representation of the results of the observations. (i) Construction of diagrams showing the path of a ray reflected from a plane mirror or refracted through a plate or prism, the path of the ray being ascertained by means of pins. (k) Verification of the relation between the distances of conjugate foci from a concave mirror. (1) Verification of the relation between the distances of conjugate foci from a convex lens. (m) Adjustment of a single prism spectroscope; determination of the angle of a prism, and of the angle of minimum deviation of the prism for light of a given colour. (2) Construction of a map of a given spectrum by observations of the deviations for various rays, a given line being in the position of minimum deviation. (0) Comparison of capacities of condensers with an electroscope graduated to indicate potential. (p) Methods of magnetizing a steel rod; comparison of magnetic moments by means of a simple magnetometer. (q) Use of a tangent galvanometer for the comparison of electromotive forces. (r) Calibration of a moving-coil ammeter or tangent galvanometer by electrolysis of dilute sulphuric acid. (s) Determination of resistance by use of voltmeter and ammeter. (t) Determination of the resistance of a wire by means of a meter-bridge and a galvanometer in which the principle of reflexion is not employed. (u) Comparison by a ballistic galvanometer of the electromotive forces produced in a coil by the variation of position of a coaxal magnet, or by the variation of current in a fixed coaxal coil with or without an iron core. C (4) (5). [The Examination in these subjects is by Statute the same as in the same subjects in the Preliminary Examination in the School of Natural Science, viz.:— C(4) Chemistry (p. 75). C (5) Zoology and Botany (p. 76).] C(6) The Elements of Rural Economy. The examination will be partly written and partly practical. Questions may be set on the following subjects: Formation and properties of soil. Amelioration of soil by drainage, irrigation, warping, liming, fallowing, subsoil-ploughing. Local meteorological phenomena affecting vegetation. The principles of cultivation. The work of soil bacteria. Plant nutrition and the principles of manuring. The composition and properties of the more important fertilizers. The chief farm crops as regards varieties, cultivation, and utili- Forms of disease and injury due to the more important insects, and to phanerogamic and cryptogamic parasites. Meadows and pastures, seed mixtures, and the botanical composition of mixed meadow herbage. |