Abstract
THIS volume is a translation of the second German edition which appeared in 1902. Prof. Schn,abel has found it necessary to increase the length of the book considerably, the translation being 214 pages longer than that of the first edition. A number of new furnaces and other appliances are described, and in particular the account of the extraction of copper by electro-metallurgical methods has undergone great expansion. The older metallurgical methods are purposely dwelt on by the author, who gives as his reason that a knowledge of the development of metallurgy stimulates inventive genius. It is equally certain that the inclusion of the descriptions of out-of-date methods helps to make books bulky.
Handbook of Metallurgy.
By Prof. Carl Schnabel. Translated by Prof. Henry Louis. Second Edition. Vol. i. Copper—Lead—Silver—Gold. Pp. xx + 1123. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1905.) Price 25s. net.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Handbook of Metallurgy . Nature 73, 124 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/073124c0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/073124c0