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THIS translation has, on the whole, been very well done, although there are one or two minor inaccuracies, such as the translation of Kohle by ‘coal’ instead of ‘carbon’ on p. 136, and the second footnote on p. 40 is not very clearly worded. A good feature of Riesenfeld's book is the inclusion of a large number of exercises in inorganic preparations, some of which are very simple but many are more elaborate and provide excellent training in manipulation. Some of the preparations are unusual, such as that of nickel carbonyl on p. 207. Theoretical sections, such as an account of Werner's theory, are introduced into appropriate places in the text. The accounts of qualitative tests and separations are good, but it seems doubtful whether a student would find such a book so easy to use in the laboratory, for this part of the work, as a straightforward set of analysis tables. Most of the modern tests and reagents are introduced. The printing, done in Calcutta, is very creditable indeed and the paper is good, but the binding is not quite satisfactory, although the low price of 9"s. for a book of nearly 500 pages must be considered.
A Manual of Practical Inorganic Chemistry: Qualitative Analysis and Inorganic Preparations.
Prof. Dr.
E. H.
Riesenfeld
By. Translated by Prof. P. Rây. An authorised translation of the latest German edition of “ Anorganisch-chemisches Praktikum”, revised in collaboration with Dr. R. Klement. Pp. xxiv+471. (Calcutta: Chucker-vertty, Chatterjee and Co., Ltd., 1933.) 6 rupees; 9s.
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A Manual of Practical Inorganic Chemistry: Qualitative Analysis and Inorganic Preparations. Nature 132, 916 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132916b0
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