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Metals and Their Alloys

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THE publication of the present work in two volumes by Sir Harold Carpenter and Dr. J. M. Robertson is an event which merits not only especial mention but also especial consideration. For, as a result of the actual development of our knowledge, works of this kind, if not exceptional or unique, are becoming increasingly rare.

Metals and Their Alloys

By Sir Harold Carpenter Dr. J. M. Robertson. Vol. 1. Pp.xxii + 824. Vol. 2. Pp. xii + 825–1486. (London, New York and Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1939.) 105s. net.

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PORTEVIN, A. Metals and Their Alloys. Nature 144, 612–614 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144612a0

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