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PROF. FAJAN'S book is particularly addressed to chemists, and it gives in a very readable form the important developments in the study of radioactivity, isotopes, atomic numbers, and the structure of the atom which have been made in recent years. The subjects are dealt with briefly, but in a very authoritative manner, and chemical students will find the book of great interest and value. There are references to the literature and an index. The book is well printed and illustrated. One might have wished for a little more detail of experimental methods (e.g. in connexion with Moseley's work, which is not described, whereas Aston's apparatusis figured and explained), but in the limits of his space the author hasgenerally made a wise choice of material. The numerical constants in thetables of radioactive series (pp. 21–23) in some cases differ slightly from those adopted in the Report of the International Commission on the Elements (1923).
Radioactivity and the Latest Developments in the Study of the Chemical Elements.
By Prof. K. Fajans. Translated from the fourth German edition by T. S. Wheeler and W. G. King. Pp. xvi + 138. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 8s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 112, 757 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112757d0
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