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THE fact that this book belongs to a University Extension Series vouches for the popular character of the contents. Extensionists should welcome Mr. Pattison Muir's contribution to their literature, for it represents the work of a practical teacher, and combines accuracy with simplicity. It is now generally conceded that the best way to teach chemistry is to deal first with common occurrences and things, and finally to generalise. Let a student once obtain a correct notion of the changes of composition that happen in the burning of a candle, and he can comprehend all chemical changes. We therefore commend the book before us to the notice of committees and organisers of technical education, for it contains just the kind of knowledge that should be imparted to all students under their guidance. Like the majority of the volumes in the series to which this one belongs, the illustrations are few and very sketchy. On this account it will be difficult for the home-reader to get a clear conception of many of the experiments.
The Chemistry of Fire.
By M. M. Pattison Muir. (London: Methuen and Co., 1893.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 49, 3 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/049003b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/049003b0