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Everyone recognises the necessity for having works upon elementary science written by men in thorough touch with their subject. It is with some satisfaction, therefore,. that we notice this book, in which Sir Henry Roscoe clearly expounds the elementary principles of chemistry, and describes some of the non-metallic elements and their more important compounds. The book differs from the author's well-known “Lessons in Chemistry” in arrangement and in style, and is far better suited to the tyro in chemistry. In fact, it is adapted to suit the requirements of the syllabus of the Department of Science and Art, and both teachers and students under the Department will benefit by its introduction. There are twenty-one lessons in the book, each complete in itself. At the end of each lesson is a brief summary and a set of questions bearing upon the subjects treated. Believing with all educationalists that principles only become apparent when they are reflected by facts, the author illustrates each step with an experiment. One hundred and eight illustrations elucidate the text, and though many of them are of the ordinary stock character (which is, perhaps, unavoidable in a book of this kind) a fair proportion are from new blocks. In every respect the book is a good one, and contains the kind of knowledge that should be imparted to all beginners of science.
Inorganic Chemistry for Beginners.
By Sir Henry Roscoe, assisted by Joseph Lunt. (London: Macmillan and Co., 1893.)
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Our Book Shelf. Nature 49, 3 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/049003a0
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