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AN account of the second conference of the Institut International de Chimie Solvay, held in Brussels on April 16–24, I925, has already appeared in these columns (May 23, 1925, p. 8I7). It is therefore only necessary to note briefly the publication of the official report of the conference. This includes individual reports by Sir William Hardy, Sir William Bragg, Prof. W. L. Bragg, and M. Duclaux, on the structure of primary films, of crystals, and of solid colloids, and reports by Prof. Lowry, Prof. Swarts, M. Tiffeneau, Prof. Perrin, Prof. Job, Dr. Rideal, Dr. E. F. Armstrong, Prof. Moureu, Prof. Armstrong, M. Duclaux and Prof. Euler on various aspects of the mechanism of chemical change. These reports, with the somewhat lively discussions which followed them, make up a volume of nearly 700 pages, which will be read with interest by many of those who did not enjoy the privilege of attending the Conference. The publication of so full a report represents a vast amount of work on the part of the editors, and they are to be congratulated on the successful completion of their task. The only obvious criticism of their work is that in the index to the volume they have introduced two novel examples of multiple personality, by ascribing one report to MM. M. Eric et K. Rideal, and another to the triple authorship of MM. Thomas, Martin et Lowry.
Institut International de Chimie Solvay. Deuxième Conseil de chimie tenu à Bruxelles du 16 au 24 Avril 1925. Structure et activité chimiques: Rapports et discussions.
Publiés par MM. les Secrétaires du Conseil sous les auspices de la Commission scientifique de l'Institut. Pp. xiv + 672. (Paris: GauthierVillars et Cie, 1926.) 96 francs.
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Institut International de Chimie Solvay Deuxième Conseil de chimie tenu à Bruxelles du 16 au 24 Avril 1925 Structure et activité chimiques: Rapports et discussions . Nature 119, 8 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119008a0
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