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Electrical Phenomena in Parallel Conductors. Vol. I., Elements of Trans- 

 mission. By Frederick Eugene Pernot, Ph.D., Assoc. Member A.I.E.E., 

 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of California ; 

 Captain Signal Reserve Corps, U.S.A. New York : John Wiley & Sons ; 

 London : Chapman and Hall, 1918. (Pp. xii + 332.) Price 18s. 6d. net. 



An Advanced Course in Quantitative Analysis, with Explanatory Notes. By 

 Henry Fay, Ph.D., D.Sc, Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Massa- 

 chusetts Institute of Technology. New York : John Wiley & Son ; London : 

 Chapman and Hall, 1917. (Pp. vi + 111.) Price 5s. net. 



Deals chiefly with methods of mineral and steel analysis. 



Recent Discoveries in Inorganic Chemistry. By J. Hart-Smith, A.R.C.S., F.I.C. 

 Cambridge : at the University Press, 1919. (Pp. x + 91.) 



This small volume contains a concise and clear account of the more im- 

 portant discoveries in this branch of chemistry within the last fifteen years, so 

 far as they concern the subject as usually taught in schools. 



The Physical Chemistry of the Proteins. By T. Brailsford Robertson, Ph.D., 

 D.Sc, Professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology in the University of 

 California. New York and London: Longmans, Green & Co. (Pp. xii + 483.) 

 Price 25-5-. net. 



An Introduction to the Physics and Chemistry of Colloids. By Emil Hatschek. 

 London: J. & A. Churchill, 1919. Third Edition. (Pp. x + 113.) 

 Price 4s. 6d. net. 



Van Nostrand's Chemical Annual. A Handbook of Useful Data. For Analytical, 

 Manufacturing and Investigating Chemists, Chemical Engineers and Students. 

 Fourth Issue, 1918. Thoroughly Revised and Enlarged. Edited by John 

 C. Olsen, A.M., Ph.D., Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 

 Assistant Editor, Maximilian P. Matthias, Ch.E. London: Constable & Co., 

 10, Orange Street, Leicester Square, W.C., 1918. (Pp. xviii + 778.) Price 

 15^. net. 



This new and revised edition should be of great use in the chemical 

 laboratory. The list of all the more important books on chemistry published 

 since 1913 in England, France, U.S.A. and Germany is very valuable. 



norganic Chemistry. By James Walker, LL.D., F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry 

 in the University of Edinburgh. Eleventh Edition, revised and enlarged. 

 London : G. Bell & Sons, 1919. (Pp. viii + 327.) Price 5s. net. 



Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry. By Frederick H. Getman, Ph.D. Second 

 Edition, thoroughly revised and enlarged. New York : John Wiley & Sons. 

 London : Chapman & Hall, 1918. (Pp. xiii + 539.) Price 16s. bd. net. 



Boiler Chemistry and Feed Water Supplies. By J. H. Paul, B.Sc, F.I.C, 

 Consulting and Analytical Chemist. London : Longmans, Green & Co., 

 39, Paternoster Row, and Bombay, Calcutta, New York, and Madras, 1919. 

 (Pp. ix -f- 242.) Price 14s. net. 



Technical Handbook of Oils, Fats, and Waxes. By Percival J. Fryer, F.I.C, 

 F.C.S., and Frank E. Weston, B.Sc, F.I.C. Vol. II. Cambridge: at the 

 University Press, 1918. (Pp. xvi + 314.) With 69 Illustrations. Price 

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The first volume of this Handbook has already been reviewed in these 

 pages (Science Progress, April 1918), the present volume giving the 

 necessary practical details for the analysis and estimation of oils, fats, and 

 waxes. 



