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In the appendix two new tables are added, 

 giving the physical and chemical constants 

 of the oils, fats, and waxes classified for 

 reference and comparison. This work con- 

 tains so much valuable information of a char- 

 acter otherwise inaccessible to the general 

 reader, even if he possess a good cyclo- 

 paedia, that we have been much pleased at 

 the opportunity of noticing a second edition. 



Compressed Air, by Frank Richards 

 (Wiley, $1.50), is a little treatise on air com- 

 pression, and the transmission and applica- 



tion of compressed air. The main portion 

 of the book consists of a series of articles 

 which have appeared during the last few 

 years in the columns of the American Ma- 

 chinist. They treat of the various practical 

 details in the shape of machinery, methods 

 of distribution, etc., which have had to be 

 solved in the use of compressed air as a 

 means of power distribution and application. 

 There is an interesting chapter comparing 

 compressed air with electricity, and another 

 which discusses the numerous ways in which 

 the former may be utilized. 



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