A dictionary of applied chemistry
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ABSTRACT THE fifth volume of the new edition of Thorpe's “Dictionary of Applied Chemistry “has recently been issued, covering the section from Oxygen to Rye. This section has been
enlarged from 570 to 722 pages. The most important additions are a new article on “Electrical Precipitation “by Dr. H. J. Bush, covering 17 pages and containing 20 figures, and a new article
on “Refractories “by Dr. J. W. Mellor, which covers 10 pages and contains 6 figures. The article on paints has been expanded, in part by a fuller discussion of white pigments, including the
debated question of regulations for the use of lead paints, and a new paragraph on fillers and extenders. Prof. J. F. Thorpe's article on phenols has grown from 10 to 13 pages, and Dr.
Hewitt's article on quinones from 45 to 50 pages. Still more considerable expansion is found in the article on photography, which has grown from 35 to 51 pages; and the 10-page article
on radioactivity now covers 23 pages (under the heading of radiology), mainly as a result of the addition of a 12-page section on X-ray spectroscopy, over the initials of Dr. E. A. Owen.
Only one important example of shrinkage has been detected by the reviewer, namely, an omission of 7 pages on Scheele's method of preparing phosphorus, the details of which are now
disposed of in two lines, by a statement that “Full details of this practically obsolete method were given in the last edition of this work.” Chemists and others will be glad to add the new
volume to their shelves, and will find that the revision has added substantially to its value. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry. Sir Edward Thorpe By; assisted by Eminent Contributors.
Revised and enlarged edition. Vol. 5: Oxygen to Rye. Pp. viii + 722. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1924.) 60_s_. net. ARTICLE PDF RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT
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