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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. VOL. XXI.—NO. 8.
AUGUST, 1899.
EDWARD HART,
Editor, J. H.
LONG, EDGAR
F. SMITH,
COMMITTEE ON PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS.
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O n t h e O p t i c a l R o t a t i o n of P i n e n H y d r o c h l o r i d e . B y J . H . L o n g · - S e p a r a t i o n s ^ o f M e t a l l i c S u l p h i d e s b y M e a n s of H y d r o c h l o r i c A c i d Gas. By J. Bird Moyer. T h e I n c a n d e s c e n t E l e c t r i c L a m p a s a S o u r c e of H e a t i n E t h e r E x t r a c t i o n . B y C. G. H o p k i n s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s of t h e C a r b i d e s : T h e i r M o d e s of F o r m a t i o n a n d R e a c t i o n s of D e c o m p o s i t i o n . B y J . A. M a t h e w s A n E x a m i n a t i o n of C o m m e r c i a l F l o u r . B y H e n r y K r a e m e r P r e p a r a t i o n of G r a p h i t o i d a l S i l i c o n . B y F r e d e r i c k S . H y d e T h e C o m p a r a t i v e V a l u e of C e r t a i n R e a g e n t s for R e m o v i n g L i m e a n d M a g n e s i a f r o m N a t u r a l W a t e r s for I n d u s t r i a l U s e s . B y M a r t i n D. Griffin R e v i e w : T h e R e t o r t C o k e O v e n a n d t h e C h e m i s t r y of I t s B y - P r o d u c t s N o t e : T h e O c c u r r e n c e of V a n a d i u m , C h r o m i u m , a n d T i t a n i u m i n P e a t s N e w B o o k s : R i c h t e r ' s O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y , V o l . I; T r a i t é d ' A n a l y s e C h i m i q u e Q u a n t i t a t i v e p a r E l e c t r o l y s e ; P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y for B e g i n n e r s ; T h e E l e m e n t s of P h y s i c a l C h e m i s t r y ; T h e M i c r o s c o p y of D r i n k i n g W a t e r ; T h e S p i r i t of O r g a n i c C h e m i s t r y ; D i e c h e m i s c h e E n e r g i e d e r E e b e n d e n Z e l l e n ; A H i s t o r y of P h y s i c s i n its E l e m e n t a r y Branches; C h e m i s t r y and M e t a l l u r g y Applied to Dentistry; A Treatise on Photographic Optics; Anleitung zur Darstellung chemischer Praparate Erratum R E V I E W OP AMERICAN* CHEMICAL R E S E A R C H
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- O F F I C E R S OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY — President : E d w a r d W . M o r l e y , A d e l b e r t College, Cleveland, O. Vice-Presidents : T h e P r e s i d i n g Officers of t h e L o c a l S e c t i o n s ; s e e b e l o w . Secretary: A l b e r t C. H a l e , 551 P n t n a m A v e . , B r o o k l y n , Ν . Υ . Treasurer : A l b e r t P . H a l l o c k , 440 F i r s t A v e . , Ν . Y . C i t y . Acting Librarian: A. A. B r e n e m a n , 97 W a t e r S t . , Ν . Y . C i t y . Committee on Papers and Publications : E d w a r d H a r t , E d i t o r ; J . H. Long; Edgar F. Smith. Committee on Membership : C. A . D o r e m u s ; A . A. B r e n e m a n ; P . T . A u s t e n . Finance Committee: E l w y n W a l l e r ; A . P . H a l l o c k ; A. H . S a b i n . Directors. Members ex-officio : E d w a r d W . M o r l e y , P r e s . ; A l b e r t C. H a l e , Sec. T e r m expires December, 1899 •: C. F . C h a n d l e r , W m . M c M u r t r i e . T e r m expires December, 1900 : C. A . D o r e m u s , C. B . D u d l e y . Council. Members ex-officio : E d w a r d W . M o r l e y , P r e s . ; A l b e r t C. H a l e , Sec; E d w a r d H a r t , E d i t o r ; S . W . J o h n s o n , C. F . C h a n d l e r , J . W . M a l l e t , A . B . P r e s c o t t , C. A . G o e s s m a n n , G . F . B a r k e r , G . C. C a l d w e l l , H . W . W i l e y , E . F . S m i t h , C. B . D u d l e y , C. E . M u n r o e , P a s t P r e s i d e n t s ; P . T . A u s t e n , b y e l e c t i o n a s d i r e c t o r i n 1897. Councilors at large. — T e r m expires December, 1899: F . W . C l a r k e , C. F. December, M a b e r y , S. P . S a d t l e r , D u r a n d W o o d m a n . T e r m expires 1900: A. A. B r e n e m a n , F . A. G o o c h , W . A. N o y e s , H . L. W e l l s . T e r m expires December, 1901 : T . M . D r o w n , W m . M c M u r t r i e , A. A. Noyes, Ira Remsen. Councilors from Local Sections.—Rhode Island Section : C. A. 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O f f i c e r ; D u r a n d W o o d m a n , S e c , 127 P e a r l S t . , Ν . Υ . C i t y . Wash ington Section: H e n r y N . S t o k e s , P r e s . Officer; W m . H. K r u g , S e c , U . S. D e p t . - o f A g r . , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C. Lehigh Valley Section : J o s . W . R i c h a r d s , P r e s . Officer; B e r n a r d E n r i g h t , S e c , 330 E . 4 t h S t . , So. B e t h l e h e m , P a . Nebraska Section : H. H. Nicholson, Pres. Officer; J o h n W h i t e , S e c . , B o x 675, L i n c o l n , N e b . Chicago Sec tion: C. E- L i n e b a r g e r , P r e s . Officer; F . B . D a i n s , S e c , 2421 D e a r b o r n s t . , C h i c a g o , I11. North Carolina Section : C h a r l e s B a s k e r v i l l e , P r e s . Officer; C. B . W i l l i a m s , S e c , A s s t . S t a t e C h e m i s t , R a l e i g h , N . C. Co lumbus Section . H . A . W e b e r , P r e s . Officer; W m . M c P h e r s o n , S e c , O h i o S t a t e U n i v . , C o l u m b u s , O . North Eastern Section : A r t h u r A . N o y e s , P r e s . Officer; W . R . W h i t n e y , S e c , M a s s . I n s t . T e c h . , B o s t o n , M a s s . Philadelphia Section : H . W . J a y n e , P r e s . O f f i c e r ; F . E . D o d g e , S e c , 944 D r e x e l B u i l d i n g , P h i l a d e l p h i a . PAPERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION : A c t i o n of H y d r o c h l o r i c A c i d G a s u p o n S u l p h a t e s . S e l e n a t e s , T e l l u r a t e s , a n d P h o s p h a t e s . By R a y m o n d W. F u n n e l l a n d E d g a r F. S m i t h . T h e E l e c t r o l y t i c O x i d a t i o n of S u c c i n i c A c i d . By C h a r l e s H . C l a r k e and Edgar F. Smith. T h e D e t e r m i n a t i o n of N i c k e l i n N i c k e l - s t e e l . By Geo. W . S a r g e n t . A n a l y s i s of Z i n c f o r C a d m i u m a n d L e a d . B y P . A. M a c k a y . S o m e B o i l i n g - p o i n t C u r v e s . By J. K . H a y w o o d . T h e Q u a n t i t a t i v e E s t i m a t i o n of B o r i c A c i d in T o u r m a l i n e . B y G e o r g e W. Sargent. Copyright 1899, by Edward Hart, John H. L o n g , and Papers and Publications of the American Chemical Society.
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