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THE present volume of this well-known treatise deals mainly with the physical properties of metallic iron. The atomic weight is also discussed. The spectrum, magnetic properties, crystalline form, thermal properties, electrical resistance, etc., are treated very fully, the numerical data being given in great detail. The preparation of pure iron, including electrolysis, and colloidal iron form the chemical part of the volume. The physical side is more prominently dealt with than in most of the preceding volumes of the series, and, for example in the sections on magnetism, it seems as though this aspect has been given too much prominence in a treatise on chemistry. It would probably be wiser in succeeding volumes to stress the chemistry more and to avoid expanding the series too much in the direction of pure physics, thereby adding to the size and expense to an unnecessary degree. The volume is a welcome step towards the completion of the excellent series and should be in all chemical libraries. The printing and paper are of the best quality.
Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie.
Heraus-gegeben von Prof. Dr. R. Abegg Dr. Fr. Auerbach Prof. Dr. I. Koppel. In vier Bänden. Band 4, Abteilung 3: Die Element der achten Gruppe des periodischen Systems. Teil 2: Eisen und seine Verbindungen. A Lieferung 1. Pp. Axvi + A336. (Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1931.) 40 gold marks.
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Chemistry. Nature 128, 625 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128625b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/128625b0