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THE success of the first English edition of this textbook, published in 1926, has justified the preparation of an up-to-date version. Based upon the fourth German edition, the new issue contains also a good deal of supplementary matter supplied by Prof. Ephraim and incorporated in the English text by Dr. Thorne. The general plan of the work, including the headings of sections and chapters, remains unaltered. The revision has entailed an increase of about 8 per cent in the bulk of the book, and in the opinion of the reviewer a further expansion in future editions should be avoided. Although by reason of its unusual plan it appears in some respects as predominantly a textbook of the non-metals (see NATURE, 119, 7, Jan. 1, 1927), the work has proved to be attractive and useful to students who have already secured a grounding hi the subject, and the new edition will be welcomed.
A Text-Book of Inorganic Chemistry.
Prof. Dr.
Fritz
Ephraim
By. English edition by Dr. P. C. L. Thorne. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. xii + 873. (London and Edinburgh: Gurney and Jackson, 1934.) 28s. net.
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A Text-Book of Inorganic Chemistry . Nature 133, 668 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133668b0
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