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The Measurement of Steady and Fluctuating Temperatures. R. Royds, M.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. Demy 8vo. 162 pp.
This book gives a concise account of modern methods of measuring both steady and fluctuating temperatures and of their applications in industrial practice.
Heat Transmission. R. Royds, M.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. Demy 8vo.
Vol. I. By Radiation, Conduction, and Convection.
Vol. II. In Boilers, Condensers, and Evaporators.
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Standards and Tests for Reagent Chemicals. Benjamin L. Murray. Member of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society (London), Society of Chemical Industry, etc. etc. 385 pages. Demy 8vo.
The Silicates in Chemistry and Commerce. Drs. W. and D. Asch. Translated with Critical Notes and some Additions by A. B. Searle. 400 + xx pages. Royal 8vo. 21/- net.
Contents.—The Chemistry of Carbon and Silicon. Historical Review of Existing Theories concerning the Constitution of the Alumino-silicates and other Silicates. Critical Examination of Existing Theories concerning Alumino-silicates. A Hypothesis concerning the Bonding of the Atoms in Alumino-silicates and Allied Compounds. The Consequences of the “Hexite-Pentite Theory,” and the Facts: (I.) The Reaction during Double Decomposition; (II.) The Genetic Relationship between the various Alumino-silicates; (III.) The Possibility of a Chemical System of Alumino-silicates; (IV.) The Variable Chemical Behaviour of part of the Aluminium in Kaolin, Nepheline and in the Epidotes; (V.) The Minimum Molecular Weight of Alumino-silicates; (VI.) The Constitution of Andesite; (VII.) The Possibility of Isomerism; (VIII.) Water of Crystallisation and of Constitution: Basic and Acid Water; (IX.) Prognoses; (X.) The Constitution of the Complexes of Molybdenum and Tungsten; (XI.) The Constitution of Clays; (XII.) Ultramarines; (XIII.) A New Theory of Hydraulic Binding Materials and particularly of Portland Cements; (XIV.) A New Theory of the Porcelain Cements as used for Dental Fillings; (XV.) A New Theory of Glass, Glazes and Porcelain; (XVI.) The Hexite-Pentite Theory as a General Theory of Chemical Compounds. The Conversion of the H.P. Theory into a Stereochemical Theory and the combination of the latter with the modern theory of the Structure of Crystals. Summary and Conclusions. Bibliography of references mentioned in Text. Appendix. Formulæ and Analyses. Bibliography of references in Appendix.
Industrial Chemistry. A Manual for the Student and Manufacturer. 2nd Edn. Revised and Enlarged. Edited by Allen Rogers, in charge of Industrial Chemistry, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.; in collaboration with many Experts. 340 Illustrations. Royal 8vo.
Contents.—General Processes. Materials of Construction. Water for Industrial Purposes. Fluids. Producer Gas. Power Transmission, Boilers, Engines and Motors. Sulphuric Acid. Nitric Acid. Salt and Hydrochloric Acid. Commercial Chemicals. Chlorine and Allied Products. Electro-chemical Industries. Lime, Cement and Plaster. Clay, Bricks and Pottery. Glass. Dutch Process White Lead. Sublimed White Lead. Pigments, Oils and Paints. The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel. Fertilizers. Illuminating Gas. Coal Tar and its Distillation Products. The Petroleum Industry. The Destructive Distillation of Wood. Oils, Fats and Waxes. Lubricating Oils. Soaps, Glycerine and Candles. Laundering. Essential Oils, Synthetic Perfumes and Flavouring Materials. Resins, Oleo-Resins, Gum-Resins and Gums. Varnish. Sugar. Starch, Glucose, Dextrin and Gluten. Brewing and Malting. Wine Making. Distilled Liquors. Textiles. Dyestuffs and their Application. The Art of Paper Making. Explosives. Leather. Vegetable Tanning Materials. Glue and Gelatine. Casein.
Elements of Industrial Chemistry. Edited by Allen Rogers. An Abridgment of the Manual of Industrial Chemistry prepared especially for Students. Demy 8vo. 520 pages. 117 Illustrations. 16/- net.
Contents.—General Processes. Water for Industrial Purposes. Fuels. Sulphuric Acid. Nitric Acid. Hydrochloric Acid. Elements and Compounds. Electro-chemical Industries. Lime, Cement and Plaster. Ceramic Industries. Pigments and Paints. Iron and Steel. Fertilisers. Organic Chemicals. Illuminating Gas. Coal Tar and Distillation Products. Petroleum. Distillation of Wood. Oils, Fats and Waxes. Soap and Glycerine. Essential Oils. Gums and Resins. Sugar, Starch and Glucose. Brewing. Wine Making and Distilling. Textiles. Dyestuffs. Paper and Cellulose Industries. Explosives. Leather.
Laboratory Guide of Industrial Chemistry. Allen Rogers, Editor of “A Manual of Industrial Chemistry,” “Elements of Industrial Chemistry,” etc. Demy 8vo. 212 pages. 33 Illustrations. 2nd Revised and Enlarged Edition. 15/- net.
Contents.—General Process. Inorganic Preparations. Organic Preparations. Dyeing of Textile Fibres. Pigments and Lakes. Driers, Varnishes, Paints and Stains. Soap and Allied Products. Leather Manufacture. Wood Fibre, Pulp and Paper. Useful Data.
The Application of Physico-Chemical Theory to Technical Processes and Manufacturing Methods. Dr. R. Kremann. Translated by H. E. Potts, M.Sc. ([See p. 51.])
The Chemistry and Technology of Printing Inks. Norman Underwood and Thomas V. Sullivan. Medium 8vo. 12/6 net.
Experimental and Theoretical Applications of Thermodynamics to Chemistry. Walter Nernst, University of Berlin. Extra Crown 8vo. 9/- net.
Vapours for Heat Engines. William D. Ennis, M.E., M.Am.Soc.M.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Author of “Applied Thermodynamics for Engineers,” etc. With 21 Tables and 17 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 6/6 net.
The Manufacture of Chemicals by Electrolysis. A Treatise of Electro-Chemistry Series. A. J. Hale, B.Sc., F.I.C. Demy 8vo. Illustrated. 6/- net. ([See p. 39.])
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The Chemistry of Paints and Paint Vehicles. By C. H. Hall, B.S. Crown 8vo.
The Chemistry of the Oil Industries. J. E. Southcombe, M.Sc., Lecturer on Oils and Fats, Royal Salford Technical Institute, etc. Illustrated. 9/- net.
Contents.—Preface. Introductory Organic Chemistry. Mineral Oils. Natural Sources and Methods of Preparation of the Saponifiable Oils and Fats. Impurities occurring in Crude Oils and Fats and the Technical Methods of Removing them. Composition and Properties of the Saponifiable Oils and Fats in general. The Natural Waxes. Analytical Methods. Industrial Applications of Fats and Oils. Saponification of Fats and Oils. Candle Manufacture, Soap Making, Glycerine. Conclusion. Scientific and Technical Research on Problems in the Oil and Related Industries. Literature Index. Illustrations
The Chemistry of the Coal Tar Dyes. Irving W. Fay, Ph.D.(Berlin). Demy 8vo. 470 pages. 21/- net.
The Chemistry of the Rubber Industry. Harold E. Potts, M.Sc., Member International Rubber Testing Committee. Demy 8vo. 7/6 net. 2nd Impression.
Contents.—The Colloidal State. Raw Rubber. Gutta-Percha and Balata. Mixing. Vulcanisation, History. Vulcanised Rubber.
The Chemistry of Cement, Concrete, and Bricks. A. B. Searle. Demy 8vo. 10/6 net.
Contents.—The Raw Materials for Cements. Methods of Cement Manufacture. The Chemical and Physical Changes in Cements. The Changes which occur in Setting and Hardening. Testing the Properties of Cements. The Components of Concrete and their Properties. The Preparation of Concrete. Reinforced Concrete. Special Properties of Concrete. Testing Concrete. The Raw Materials for Bricks. Methods of Brickmaking. The Chemical and other Changes in Drying and Burning Bricks. The Properties of Bricks. Siliceous Bricks. Basic and Neutral Bricks. Index.
Liquid Air and the Liquefaction of Gases. T. O’Conor Sloane, M.A., M.E., Ph.D. Demy 8vo. 2nd Edn. 21/- net.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants. A handbook for health officers, food inspectors, chemistry teachers and students. Prof. E. M. Bruce. Crown 8vo. 2nd Edn. Revised. 10/6 net.
The Chemistry of Dyeing and Bleaching of Vegetable Fibrous Materials. Julius Hübner, M.Sc.Tech., F.I.C. Demy 8vo. 2nd Impression. Very fully Illustrated. 20/- net.
Contents.—The Vegetable Fibres. Water. Chemicals and Mordants. Bleaching. Mercerising. Mineral Colours. The Natural Colouring Matters. Basic Cotton Dyestuffs. Substantive Cotton Dyestuffs. Sulphur Dyestuffs. Acid and Resorcine Dyestuffs. Insoluble Azo-Colours, produced on the fibre. The Vat Dyestuffs. Mordant Dyestuffs. Colours produced on the fibre by Oxidation. Dyeing Machinery. Estimation of the Value of Dyestuffs. Appendix. Index.
The Colloidal and Crystalloidal State of Matter. H. E. Potts, M.Sc., and W. J. Breitland. Translated from the German of Professor P. Rohland. Crown 8vo. 4/6 net.
Colloids in Biology and Medicine. Prof. H. Beechold. Translated from 2nd German Edition by J. M. Bullaya, A.B., M.D. Illustrated. 31/6 net.
The Nitrocellulose Industry. A compendium of the history, chemistry, manufacture, commercial application and analysis of nitrates, acetates and xanthates of cellulose as applied to the peaceful arts, with a chapter on gun cotton, smokeless powder and explosive cellulose nitrates. Edward Chauncey Warden, Ph.C., M.A., F.C.S. 2 Volumes. 1240 pages. 324 Illustrations. Small 4to. 50/- net.
Trinitrotoluenes and Mono- and Dinitrotoluenes: Their Manufacture and Properties. G. Carlton Smith, B.Sc. Extra Crown 8vo. 140 pages. 8/6 net.
Contents.—Introduction. Historical. Theory of the Nitration of Toluene. The Manufacture of T.N.T. The Purification of T.N.T. Inspection and Testing. Properties of the Trinitrotoluenes, Mono- and Dinitrotoluenes. Accidents in T.N.T. Plants. Diseases.
Materials for Permanent Painting. A manual for Manufacturers, Art Dealers, Artists and Collectors, explaining the composition of the materials used in painting. M. Toch, F.C.S. Frontispiece in Colour and other Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 8/- net.
Principles of Quantitative Analysis. Walter C. Blasdale, Ph.D. Demy 8vo. 400 pages. 70 Illustrations. 17/- net.
Contents.—Introductory Statements and Definitions. General Features of Gravimetric Processes. Gravimetric Gas Evolution Processes. Gravimetric Precipitation Processes. Gravimetric Solution and Extraction Processes. Partition Processes. General Features of Volumetric Processes. Volumetric Processes Involving Precipitation. Volumetric Processes Involving Neutralisation. Volumetric Processes Involving Oxidation. Physico-Chemical Processes.
The Theory and Use of Indicators. An Account of the Chemical Equilibria of Acids, Alkaloids and Indicators in Aqueous Solution, with Applications. E. B. R. Prideaux, M.A., D.Sc. Demy 8vo. 390 pages. 12/6 net.
Contents.—The Equilibria of Acids, Bases and Salts, and the Physical Methods of Determining Acidity and Alkalinity. Light Absorption in the Visible Spectrum and Colorimetry. Theories of Colour in their Relation to the Ionic Theory, Chemical Constitution and the Formation of Salts. The Colour of Indicators as a Function of Hydrion Concentration. The Determination and Use of Indicator Constants. The Preparation and Use of Solutions of Standard Hydrion Concentration. Applications. The Course of Neutralisation and the Theory of Titration. The Solution Equilibrium and Titration of some Acids. A Summarised List of the Principal Indicators with Absorption Spectra.
Problems in Physical Chemistry. With Practical Applications. E. B. R. Prideaux, M.A., D.Sc., with a Preface by F. G. Donnan, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S. 2nd Edn. Revised. 18/- net.
Contents.—Preface. Author’s Preface. Mathematical Methods and Formulæ. Table of Logarithms. List of Symbol and Abbreviations. Units and Standard of Measurement. Thermochemistry. Systems of One Component. Systems of Two Components. Reactions in Solution. Electromotive Force and Chemical Reaction. Velocity of Chemical and Radioactive Changes. Reactions in Gases.
Chemical Theory and Calculations. An Elementary Text-Book. Forsyth J. Wilson, D.Sc.(Edin.), Ph.D.(Leipzig), and Isidor M. Heilbron, Ph.D. (Leipzig), F.I.C., A.R.T.C. 2nd Edition. 4/6 net.
Chemical Calculations. R. Harman Ashley, Ph.D. Extra Crown 8vo. 10/- net.
Contents.—Ratios. Approximate Numbers. Interpolation. Heat. Specific Gravity. Gas Calculations. Calculation of Atomic Weights and Formulas. Gravimetric Analysis. Volumetric Analysis. Use of Specific Gravity Tables and Acid Calculations.
The Nature of Solution. H. C. Jones, with a Biographical Memoir by Professor E. E. Reid. Large 8vo. 400 pages. 18/- net.
Contents.—Importance of Solution. Earlier Views as to the Nature of Solution. The Osmotic Pressure of Solutions. Relations between Solutions and Gases Demonstrated by Vant Hoff. The Theory of Electrolytic Dissociation as Announced by Arrhenius. Diffusion in Solution. Depression of the Vapour-tension of a Solvent by Substances Dissolved in it. Depression of Freezing-Point of a Solvent by the Solute. Aqueous Solutions of Acids, Bases and Salts—Electrolytes. Some Electrical Properties of Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes. Solution in Non-aqueous and in Mixed Solvents. Colloidal Solutions. Solutions in Solids as Solvents. The Newer Hydrate Theory. The Solvate Theory of Solutions.
A Text-Book of Thermodynamics. With Special Reference to Chemistry. J. R. Partington, M.Sc. 10/6 net. ([See p. 40.])
Text-Book of Elementary Chemistry. F. Mollwo Perkin, Ph.D., F.I.C., F.C.S.. and Eleanor M. Jaggers. Crown 8vo. 4/- net.
Contents.—Examination of Water. Metric System. Distillation. Thermometers. Freezing Points. Boiling Points. Melting Points. The Atmosphere. Chemical Properties of the Atmosphere. Chemical Properties of Water. Hydrogen and Oxygen. Quantitative Examination of Chalk. Carbon and its Oxides and Compounds with Hydrogen. Flame and Combustion. Compounds of Nitrogen. Hydrochloric Acid and the Halogens. Sulphur and its Compounds. Phosphorus and Phosphorous Compounds. The Metals. Technical Processes. Appendix. Index.
Practical Methods of Inorganic Chemistry. F. Mollwo Perkin, Ph.D. Crown 8vo. 3/6 net.
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A New Era in Chemistry. Some of the more important developments in General Chemistry during the last quarter of a century. Harry C. Jones. 326 + xii pages. Extra Crown 8vo. 8/6 net.
Some Fundamental Principles of Chemistry, Old and New. E. A. Letts, D.Sc., Professor of Chemistry in the Queen’s University, Belfast. Demy 8vo. 223 + xiii pages. 44 Illustrations. 8/- net.
An Introduction to the Study of Physical Metallurgy. Walter Rosenhain, B.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. 350 + xvi pages. 140 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 12/6 net. ([See p. 17.])
Theory of Measurements. A manual for students in physics designed for use either as a text-book or as a laboratory guide. James S. Stevens, Professor of Physics in the University of Maine. Extra Crown 8vo. 10/- net.
Electric Arc Phenomena. E. Rasch. Translated by K. Tornberg. Demy 8vo. 52 Illustrations. 18/- net.
Contents.—General Outline of Electric Arc Phenomena. Typical Carbon Arc. Electrode Materials and their Physical Properties. Theory of Electric Discharges through Gases. Spark Discharges. Empirical Results. Voltage and Current Conditions in the Arc. Distribution of Energy in the Arc. Efficiency of Commercial Types of Arc.
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The Electrical Nature of Matter and Radioactivity. H. C. Jones, Professor of Physical Chemistry in the Johns-Hopkins University. 3rd Edn. Revised and largely Rewritten. Demy 8vo. 220 pages. 8/6 net.
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A Text-Book of Physics. H. E. Hurst, B.A., B.Sc., Hertford College, Oxford, late Demonstrator in Physics in the University Museum, Oxford, and R. T. Lattey, M.A., Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, late Demonstrator in Physics in the University Museum, Oxford. Many Illustrations and Diagrams. Demy 8vo. 12/6 net.
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What Industry Owes to Chemical Science. Richard B. Pilcher and Frank Butler-Jones, B.A. With an Introduction by Sir George Beilby, LL.D., F.R.S. Crown 8vo. 166 pages. 4/- net.
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Van Nostrand’s Chemical Annual. A Handbook of Useful Data for Analytical, Manufacturing, and Investigating Chemists, and Chemical Students. Edited by John C. Olsen, M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn; with the co-operation of Eminent Chemists. Nearly 100 Tables. Crown 8vo. 18/6 net.
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Ozone. (A Treatise of Electro-Chemistry. Edited by Bertram Blount, F.I.C.) S. Rideal, D.Sc., F.I.C., F.C.S. Demy 8vo. 12/- net. ([See p. 39.])