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(lays an indispensable part of a chemist's equipment. 

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An acquaintance with the subject such as may be 

 obtained from the author's Introduction to the Physics and 

 Chemistry of Colloids, OThomDr. Lewis's Physical Chemistry, 

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 generally speaking, the simplest ones, and, wherever pos- 

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 and material. The instructions are clear, simple, and 

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References to recent literature and to more advanced 

 portions of the subjects touched upon are given at the 

 end of each section. The diagrams are clear, and the form 

 of the book is good. A. S. R. 



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