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BOTH these volumes appear in the Encyclopédic scientifique des Aide-Mémoire series. M. Vallier's volume deals with the various kinds of armour-plates used upon men-of-war of different nations, and the projectiles employed for attacking these ironclads. In M. Miron's book, the extraction, composition, use, and analysis of mineral oils is described.
Cuirassés et Projectiles de Marine.
By E. Vallier. Pp. 188. (Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils; Masson et Cie, 1897.)
Les Huiles minérales; Pétrole, Schiste, Ltgnite.
By François Miron. Pp. 198. (Same publishers.)
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Cuirassés et Projectiles de Marine Les Huiles minérales; Pétrole, Schiste, Ltgnite. Nature 56, 315 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056315c0
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