Abstract
THE principal feature of this book is a series of elaborate diagrams, first of the structure of atoms, which are represented as aggregates of spheres of various patterns, and then of molecules, which are represented as aggregates of these aggregates. The author has thus succeeded in building up a very elaborate series of molecular models; but as the details of these are purely speculative, they are not of any value as an aid to the study of chemistry. On the contrary, the author's system appears to call for a draughtsman to express even the simplest formulæ, and equations which can be written down in a few seconds in ordinary symbols become as complicated as the design of a new pattern for a carpet. It is difficult to see what can follow from such a system except to create a mistaken impression of the complexity of chemical science.
Les edifices physico-chimiques.
Dr.
Achalme
Par. Tome 3: La molécule minérale. Pp. 350. (Paris: Payot et Cie, 1924.) 20 francs.
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Les edifices physico-chimiques . Nature 116, 277 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116277b0
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