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MR. WHITAKER'S book is an introductory account of the physics and chemistry affecting mining students. The standard is not high, but so far as it goes the account is clear and accurate. Special attention is directed to such matters as flame and oxidation, mine gases (including carbon monoxide and its physiological effects), surface and mine waters, coal, and explosives. Methods of analysis are also given. The title of Fig. 25 is incorrect.
Mining Physics and Chemistry.
By J. W. Whitaker. With an introduction by Prof. W. H. McMillan. Pp. xii + 268. (London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1921.) 9s. net.
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Mining Physics and Chemistry . Nature 108, 564 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108564d0
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