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THIS work comes as a wholesome corrective to those trustful chemists and physicists who are tempted to accept their volumetric instruments even with a modicum of faith. The author emphasises the importance of quality and accuracy in volumetric glassware, and his book is intended for manu facturers and users of such apparatus. Various common types, including measuring flasks, gradu ated cylinders, pipettes and burettes, are treated in detail, and a description is given of the processes of marking and graduating. Other essential sub jects, such as units of volume, calibration tables, and the effect of apparatus errors on results, are also adequately treated. The book, which contains numerous illustrations and tables, can be recom mended to all who are concerned with volumetric analysis and similar work.
Volumetric Glassware.
By Verney Stott. (Books on Glass and Glass Technology.) Pp. 232. (London: H. F. and G. Witherby, 1928.) 20s. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 123, 561 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123561d0
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