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THE series of reports for 1933 deals with general and physical, inorganic, organic, and analytical chemistry, biochemistry, radioactivity and subatomic phenomena, and crystallography, and forms a substantial contribution to the literature of the science. As in former years, the plan adopted is to discuss progress in a limited number of special subjects rather than to attempt a comprehensive survey, a task which would indeed be impossible within the accepted limits of space and cost. Thus, for example, Mr. R, P. Bell discusses solubility and related phenomena, Mr. J. H. Wolfenden's section on electrochemistry is confined to ‘heavy hydrogen’, the structure of water, and the mechanism of hydrogen and oxygen electrode processes, aid in the biochemistry section space is devotedsto a review of progress in the biochemistry of bacteria during the past three or four years. Analytical chemistry is represented by discussions of “Ee polarographic, spectroscopic, and magneto-optic methods, the physical properties of solutions, an extended account of electrometric methods, and a section on gas analysis. Dr. A. S. Russell examines, inter alia, advances in artificial disintegration and the positive electron, whilst Dr. G. A. R. Kon discusses in some detail the considerations which have recently led to the establishment of the main structural outlines of the sterols and bile acids.
Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry for 1933.
Vol. 30. Pp. 462. (London: The Chemical Society, 1934.) 10s. 6d.
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E., A. Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry for 1933 . Nature 133, 707 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133707a0
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