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THE book written by Dr. Holley, with the assistance of Prof. Ladd, on the analysis of mixed paints, colour pigments, and varnishes, should prove of considerable practical value, especially in America, and should be of assistance to analysts who have work of this kind to do, as it brings together much information which is otherwise scattered, and contains a good deal which is not to be found in the well-known manual by the late Mr. Hurst. Owing to the very large development of the ready-mixed paint trade in the United States, and the recent legislation there dealing with adulteration, the analysis of ready-mixed paints is of far more frequent occurrence than it is in this country, where it is very rare for a public body or an architect to have a proper examination made of the pigments and varnishes that they use.
Analysis of Mixed Paints, Colour Pigments, and Varnishes.
By Dr. C. D. Holley Prof. E. F. Ladd. Pp. xii + 235. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1908.) Price 10s. 6d. net.
Modern Pigments and their Vehicles.
By Frederick Maire. Pp. xi + 266. (New York: J. Wiley and Sons; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1908.) Price 8s. 6d. net.
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LAURIE, A. Analysis of Mixed Paints, Colour Pigments, and Varnishes Modern Pigments and their Vehicles . Nature 78, 125 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/078125a0
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