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TEXT-BOOKS of analytical chemistry may be divided into two classes, that is, those that treat more or less completely of the subject with which they deal, and those that aim at making a judicious selection of work that will serve to ground the student in the principles of the subject, and give him such practical experience as circumstances will allow, (1), (2), and (4) of the above volumes belong to the second section. The number of elementary text-books already provided for the student of chemistry is so great that one is quite justified in asking why they should be added to. Among the reasons given, most of which are unworthy, there is one that deserves more attention than it receives. Some authors seem to think that each new edition of their book must be larger than the preceding, and so the volume gradually grows until it is much too large for the purpose for which it was intended—too bulky, too expensive, and too inclusive.
(1) An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis.
By Dr. S. J. M. Auld. Pp. x + 215. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 5s. (Text-books of Science.)
(2) Volumetric Analysis for Students of Pharmaceutical and general Chemistry.
By Charles H. Hampshire. Pp. vii + 104. (London: J. and A. Churchill, 1912.) Price 3s. 6d. net.
(3) Water Analysis for Sanitary and Technical Purposes.
By Herbert B. Stocks. Pp. viii + 136. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 4s. 6d. net. (Griffin's Technological Handbooks.)
(4) Qualitative Organic Analysis.
By F. B. Thole. With an introduction by Dr. A. E. Dunstan. Pp. x + 68. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 1s. 6d. (Text-books of Science.)
(5) Methods of Air Analysis.
By Dr. J. S. Haldane Pp. x + 130. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 5s. net. (Griffin's Scientific Text-books.)
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(1) An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (2) Volumetric Analysis for Students of Pharmaceutical and general Chemistry (3) Water Analysis for Sanitary and Technical Purposes (4) Qualitative Organic Analysis (5) Methods of Air Analysis. Nature 89, 552–553 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089552a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/089552a0
