Abstract
THE second edition of Prof. Frey-Wyssling's book is, as would be expected, a most stimulating work. It comprises three sections. The first is concerned with methods for investigating submicroscopic morphology, such as X-radiation, polarized light, and electron microscope techniques. The second enters into numerous aspects of our knowledge of cell structure. The third covers structures such as cellulose and keratin, and some of their relationships with the cells which give rise to them. All this is very much from Prof. Frey-Wyssling's own point of view, expressed clearly and vigorously. It is much to be regretted that the standard of translation from the German lacks literary quality : the sentence construction is awkward and the volume is lavishly scattered with words not hitherto found in the English language. Although these defects never hide the author's meaning completely, they do hamper an appreciation of his clear flow of thought.
Submicroscopic Morphology of Protoplasm and its Derivatives
Prof. A. Frey-Wyssling. Translated by Prof. J. J. Hermans and Miss M. Hollander. Pp. viii+255. (New York and Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Co., Inc.; London: Cleaver-Hume Press, Ltd., 1948.) 32s. 6d.
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DANIELLI, J. Submicroscopic Morphology of Protoplasm and its Derivatives. Nature 162, 753 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162753a0
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