Abstract
IN this admirable volume, Prof. Clark gives what is probably the first extensive and scientific account of the progress made in the application of X-rays to the solution of the special problems of industry, Even to readers more or less in touch with X-ray work in general, the extent and variety of the subjects dealt with in the book will come as a surprise. The application of X-rays to the solution of problems connected with the behaviour of metals and alloys under strains, with the composition of chemical compounds, with catalysts, colloids, textile fibres, varnishes, dyes, soaps, dielectrics, adhesives, abrasives, cements, coal, and gems, are some of the many subjects with which the author deals. It is not surprising that he foresees a great future for this new and rapidly growing branch of applied science.
Applied X-rays.
By Prof. George L. Clark. Pp. xiii + 255. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., 1927.) 20s. net.
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Applied X-rays . Nature 120, 616 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120616c0
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