vi Preface 



In the Chemical and Physical Notes, which formed 

 part of the Antarctic Manual of 1901, will be found 

 a resume of my experiments in the domain of Inorganic 

 Natural History which, from my own experience, 

 I judged would be found useful by the Chemists and 

 Physicists of the Expeditions for which the Manual 

 was prepared. 



It was conveyed to me through an old friend and 

 former colleague that this contribution to the Antarctic 

 Manual had done much to retard the Standardisation 

 of Research. I took it as a compliment. To standardise 

 research is to limit its freedom and to impede discovery. 

 Originality and independence are the characteristics of 

 genuine research, and it is stultified by the acceptance 

 of standards and by the recognition of authority. 



J. Y. BUCHANAN. 



26 May 1916. 



