Books the literature through 1974. The book is a photo-offset copy of typewritten text. Flame Emission and Atomic Absorp tion Spectrometry, Vol. 3. John A. Dean and Theodore C. Rains, Eds. xii + 674 pages. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1975. $49.50
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