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THIS volume consists of a series of tables of specific gravities of solids and liquids, and differs from the older edition in two respects. In the first place, the tables have been revised and greatly enlarged; and, secondly, melting and boiling points have been omitted, on the ground that they are already supplied by the two volumes by Prof. Carnelley, which are specially devoted to those data. How much the tables have been enlarged may be gathered from the fact that the older edition, with a later supplement, only gave 2963 substances, whereas there are now no less than 5227 distinct substances mentioned, and 14,465 separate determinations. As the author remarks, this increase is a noteworthy indication of chemical activity.
The Constants of Nature.
By Frank W. Clarke. Part I. New Edition. (Washington: Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1888.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 39, 29 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/039029b0
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