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THE first two of these little books are two of the volumes in a series issued with the object of giving general readers an account, in language as untechnical as possible, of the origin, mode of production, and uses of a number of the essential articles employed in industries. The object is an excellent one, for it is knowledge of a kind that the user and even the merchant of these materials rarely possess, though the advantage of having such information is sufficiently obvious.
(1) Zinc and its Alloys.
By Dr. T. E. Lones. (Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries. Pp. ix + 127. (London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., n.d.) Price 2s. 6d. net.
(2) Asbestos and the Asbestos Industry: The World's Most Wonderful Mineral and other Fireproof Materials.
By A. Leonard Summers. (Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries.) Pp. ix + 107. (London: Sir IsaacPitman and Sons, Ltd., n.d.) Price 2s. 6d.net.
(3) Tin Ores.
By G. M. Davies. Pp. x + III.
(4) Manganese Ores.
By A. H. Curtis. Pp. x + 118. (Imperial Institute: Monographs on Mineral Resources, with Special Reference to the British Empire.) (London: John Murray,1919.) Price 3s. 6d. net each.
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(1) Zinc and its Alloys (2) Asbestos and the Asbestos Industry: The World's Most Wonderful Mineral and other Fireproof Materials (3) Tin Ores (4) Manganese Ores. Nature 105, 193–194 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105193b0
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