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THESE lectures deal with the development of the theory of valency from its origin to the latest quantum-mechanical views on the subject. The subject is discussed concisely, but the exposition is clear and interesting. Some of Prof. Rây‘s own work is dealt with, and there is a useful bibliography.
The Theory of Valency and the Structure of Chemical Compounds
Prof.
P.
Rây
By. (Cooch-Behar Professorship Lectures for 1941.) Pp. vii + 82. (Calcutta: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 1946.) n.p.
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The Theory of Valency and the Structure of Chemical Compounds. Nature 161, 460 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161460d0
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