book reviews gases, liquids, and solids. He took a keen interest in psychical research. He preferred t o employ simple apparatus where ~ossihleand invariably constructed in his own laboratory any equipment that could be made there. Chemists will be psrticularly interested in the chapter devoted to the discovery of argon. This feat, grew directly out'of his determinations of the density of oxygen and hydrogen. Nit,rogen was next on t,he list and after extensive preliminary work he became convinced that nitrogen from the atmosphere and nitrogen from chemical sauces had distinct densities. He enlisted the aid of William Ramsay, who supplied the chemical know-how. It should he pointed out that i t was Dewar, not Ramsay, who called Rayleigh's att,ention to the century-old Cavendish observat,ion that, a tiny portion of atmospheric nitrogen would not unite with oxygen when these two gases were sparked together. The story of this great moment in chemical history is told here in much detail. RALPHE. OESPER University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio A Handbook for the kientiflc and Technical Secretary Geo~geFreedman, Raythean Co., Wdtham, Massachusetts. Barnes and No300 ble. Inc.. New York. 1967. xiv p p Figs. and tableb. 15.5 X 23 cm. $3.95. Soft cover.
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This handbook differs from others of its kind in that it is writ,ten by one who is not, and never will be, a seeret,ary. I t is written for the secretary of a physical scientist by a. physical scientist from the employer's paint of view and does not include those facet,s of s. secretary's work that already have been included in her training and previous non;scientific work experiences. Mr. Freedman bases his hook on the belief that if the secretary of a chemist, mathematician, or engineer has a basic understanding of her employer's field, she will find her tasks much more interesting and rewarding and thus will improve the caliber and quality of her work. The book consists of two parts: Part I deals with a treatment in "secretarial language" of the basic scientific disciplines of chemistry, mathematics, physics, electricity, and electronics. Each chapter consists of a n Introduction, Explanatory Text, Some Examples, and a. Short Summary. Part I1 serves as a guide to some secretarial techniques which are necessary to the technical and scientific secretary's work but are not included in her training. Specific examples include elementary drafting techniques and tools, the use of Typits, and some examples of well-typed tables and pages from t,be fields of chemistry, mmathem&x, physics, and electronics. Part I1 also includes the following glassaries: Prefixes, Buffixes Technical and Scientific Abbreviations, (Catinued a page A994)
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book reviews The Chemical Elements and their Abbreviations, Frequently Encountered Names of Scientists and Engineers, The Greek and Some Foreign Alphabets, and The Secretary's Glossary of Scientific and Engineering Terms. For the secretary with a background in science, Part I serves as an excellent review; for the secretary with no previous educational or occupational experience in physical sciences it serves as a very simplified textbook. The section on rudimentary drafting techniques and t,ools is especially enlightening and helpful hecause it eliminates the frustrating trial and error methods that most secretaries are forced to employ in learning their jobs. I highly recommend this handhook as an useful addition to the technical and scientific secretary's collection of style guides and technical manuals. The Ohio State Uniuersity Columbus, 4 . W O
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XXth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Congress Leclures presented at Moscow in July, 1965)
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and The Academyof Sciences of the U.S.S.R. Butterworth Inc., 364 pp. Washington, D.C., 1963. v Figs. and tables. 16.5 X 25.5 cm.
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Editor, Melville L. Wolfiom, and Aasoeiate Editor, R. Stuart Tipson. Academic Press, New York, January, 1967. xi 572 pp. Figs. and tables. 15.5 X 23.5 cm. $19.50. Cmtribzadors: A. R. Archibald; J. Baddiley; K . V. Bhat; 0.S. Chiahov; K . Freodenberg; I. J. Galdstein; J. W. Green; S. Hanessian; H. W. Hilton; T. L. Hullar; N. K. Kochetkov; J . A. Rendleman; W. W. Zorbach.
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Organic Chemistry, A Series of Monographs. Volume 10, Cyclobvtadiene and Related Compounds
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