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Preparation of Organic Compounds, E. de Barrv 

 Barnett, illustrated ; On Alkaloids, Dr. T. A. Henry; 

 Bloxam's Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic, new 

 edition, with experiments, A. G. Bloxam and S. J. 

 Lewis ; A History of Chemistry from the Earliest 

 Times to the Present Day, the late Prof. C. Brown, 

 edited by H. H. Brown, illustrated. Constable and 

 Co., Ltd. — Problems in Physical Chemistry, with 

 Practical Applications, Dr. E. B. R. Prideaux ; The 

 Chemistry of the Iron and Steel Industry, O. F. 

 Hudson, with a chapter on Corrosion by G. D. 

 Bengough ; The Chemistry of the Oil Industry, J. E. 

 Southcombe. R. Friedldnder iind Sohn (Berlin). — 

 Chemisches Zentralblatt, Generalregister 1897-1911, 

 edited by I. Bloch, 2 parts. Gauthier-Villars (Paris). 

 — Legons de Chimie, Gautier and Charpy, new 

 edition; Cours d'Analyse de I'Ecole Polytechnique, 

 C. Jordan, Tome ii., new edition; Cours d'Analyse de 

 la Faculty des Sciences de Paris, S. Goursat, Tome 

 iii. ; Cours el^mentaire de Chimie et de min^ralogie, 

 Istrati. C. Griffin and Co., Ltd. — A Text-book on 

 Trade Waste Waters, their Nature and Disposal, 

 Drs. H. M. Wilson and H. T. Calvert; A Treatise 

 on Chemical Analysis, with Special Reference to 

 Clays, Glasses, Minerals, and the Silicate Industries, 

 Dr. J. W. Mellor, vol. i., illustrated; A Manual on 

 the Examination of Fuel, J. H. Coste and E. R. 

 .Andrews, illustrated; The Elements of Chemical 

 Engineering, Dr. J. Grossmann, new edition, illus- 

 trated. Harper and Brothers. — Elements and Elec- 

 trons, Sir W. Ramsay, K.C.B., F.R.S. Crosby 

 Lockwood and Son. — Industrial and Manufacturing 

 Chemistry — Organic, Dr. G. Martin and others, 

 illustrated. Longmans and Co. — Modern Inorganic 

 Chemistry, Dr. J. W. Mellor. Seeley, Service and 

 Co.. Ltd. — The Wonders of Modern Chemistry, Dr. 

 J. C. Philip, illustrated. Julius Springer (Berlin). — 

 Praktikum der Elektrochemie, Prof. F. Fischer, 

 illustrated ; Chemische Untersuchungsmethoden fiir 

 Eisenhiittenlaboratorien, A. Vita and Dr. C. 

 Massenez. The University Tutorial Press, Ltd. — 

 Qualitative Determination of Organic Compounds, 

 J. W. Shepherd; Senior Volumetric Analysis, H. W. 

 Bausor. John Wiley and Sons (New York). — .\ 

 Handbook of Sugar Analysis, Dr. C. A. Browne; 

 Sugar Tables for Laboratory Use, selected and 

 arranged by Dr. C. A. Browne ; Explosives : a 

 Synoptic and Critical Treatment of the Literature of 

 the Subject as Gathered from Various Sources, Dr. 

 H. Brunswig, translated and annotated by Dr. C. E. 

 Munroe and A. L. Kibler ; General Chemistry of the 

 Enzymes, Prof. H. Euler, translated from the revised 

 and enlarged German edition by T. H. Pope; The 

 Qualitative Analvsis of Medicinal Preparations, 

 H. C. Fuller; Analvsis of Paint and Varnish Pro- 

 ducts, Dr. C. D. HoUey. 



Engineering. 

 Edward Arnold. — Steam Boilers and Boiler Acces- 

 sories, W. Inchley, illustrated; Petrol Engine Con- 

 struction and Drawing, W. E. Dommett, illustrated; 

 Winding Engines and Winding Appliances : their 

 Design and Economical Working, G. McCulIoch and 

 T. C. Futers, illustrated. Constable and Co., Ltd. — 

 Single-phase Motors, F. Creedy ; Spanish-English — 

 English-Spanish Dictionary of Railway Terms, A. 

 Garcia; Foundations and Fixing of Machinery, F. H. 

 Davies ; Boiler Explosions, Collapses and Alishaps, 

 E. J. Rimmer; New Steam Tables, C. A. M. Smith 

 and .\. G. Warren; Switches and Switchgear, R. 

 Elder, translated by Dr. C. Kinzbrunner; The Pro- 

 perties and Design of Reinforced Concrete, translated 

 and abridged from the French Government reports 

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by N. Martin ; The Design of Simple Steel Bridges, 

 P. O. G. Usborne ; A Primer of the Internal Com- 

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 Steam Engine, Prof. J. Stumpf; The Elements of 

 Structural Design, H. R. Thayer. C. Griffin and Co., 

 Ltd. — The Principles and Design of Reinforced Con- 

 crete, R. Coulson and R. Coulson, Jun. ; A Treatise 

 on the Gas Turbine : Theory, Construction, and the 

 Working Results of Two Machines in Actual Use, H. 

 Holzwarth, with additional tests for the English edition, 

 translated by A- P- Chalkley, illustrated ; A Treatise on 

 Petroleum and its Products', Sir B. Redwood, 3 vols., 

 new edition ; A Treatise on Mine Surveying, B. H. 

 Brough, revised by Prof. S. W. Price, new edition, 

 illustrated ; Practical Coal-mining, G. L. Kerr, new 

 edition. Crosby Lockwood and Son. — Aviation Pocket 

 Book, containing the Theory and Design of the Aero- 

 plane, Structural Material, Examples of Actual 

 Machines, Meteorological Data, Military Information, 

 Signalling, &c., R. B. Matthews, illustrated; Petrol 

 .\ir Gas ; a Practical Handbook on the Installation 

 and Working of Air Gas Lighting Systems for Country 

 Houses, H. O'Connor, new edition, illustrated; The 

 Theory and Practice of Land and Mining Surveving 

 as Applied to Collieries and other Mines, G. L. Les- 

 ton, illustrated. Longmans and Co. — " Water Supply " 

 and "Drainage" Systematised and Simplified, C. E. 

 Housden. George Routledge and Sons, Ltd. — The 

 Control of Water for Power Irrigation and Town 

 Water-supply Purposes, P. k M. Parker, illustrated. 

 Seeley, Service and Co., Ltd. — The Romance of Sub- 

 marine Engineering, T. W. Corbin, illustrated. 

 Julius Springer (Berlin). — Die Entropie-Diagramme 

 der Verbrennungsmotoren einschliesslich der Gas- 

 turbine, Prof. P. Ostertag, illustrated ; Die Kalkula- 

 tion in Metallgewerbe und Maschinenbau, E. Pieschel, 

 illustrated. The University Tutorial Press, Ltd. — 

 Electrical Engineering (Continuous Currents), W. T. 

 Maccall. Whiitaker and Co. — Design of Alternating- 

 current Machinery, J. R. Barr and R. D. Archibald, 

 illustrated. yo^ij) Wiley and Sons (New York). 

 — Sfeam Economy in the Sugar Factory, K. 

 .\braham, translated from the German edition 

 by E. J.. Bayle ; Bituminous Surfaces and 

 Bituminous Pavements, Prof. A. H. Blanchard ; 

 Text-book on Highway Engineering, Prof. A. H. 

 Blanchard; Structural Details of Hip and Valley 

 Rafters, C. T. Bishop ; Applied Mechanics, Profs. 

 C. E. Fuller and W. A. Johnston, vol. i.. Theory of 

 Statics and Kinetics, including a Discussion of Graph- 

 ical Methods of Solving Problems in Statics, with 

 Applications, vol. ii., .Strength of Materials; Elements 

 of Heating and Ventilation, Prof. .\. M. Greene, 

 Jun. ; Elements of Heat Power Engineering, Profs. 

 C. F. Hirschfeld and W. N. Barnard; Steam 

 Engineering, W. R. King; Elements of Hydraulics, 

 M. Merriman ; Electrical Engineering, the University 

 of Minnesota, vol. iii.. Alternators, Synchronous 

 Motors, apd Rotary Converters : Electric Furnaces in 

 the Iron and Steel Industrv, W. Rodenhauser and 

 I. Schoenawa, authorised translation by C. H. Vom 

 Baur; Treatise on the Design and Construction of 

 Roofs, Prof. N. Ricker; Design of Electrical 

 Machin-^rv, W. T. Ryan, 3 vols. 



Geogr.xphv .\nd Tr.wei,. 

 Edward Arnold. — Boyd .Me.xander's Last Journev, 

 with a Memoir, H. Alexander, illustrated. A. and C. 

 Black. — Picturesque Nepal, P. Brown, illustrated. The 

 Cambridge University Press. — The Duab of Turkestan, 

 W. R. Rickmers, illustrated; Map Projections, A. R. 

 Hinks; A History of Geographical Discovcrv in the 

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