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Gmelins Handbuch der Anorganischen Chemie. Cal cium: System-Nummer 28, P a r t B., Sec. 1; Kupfer: System-Nummer 60, Part Α., Sec. 1; Kupfer: System-Nummer 60, P a r t Α., Sec. 2. By Ε. Η. Erich Pietsch, Editor. Review by Henry Hoekstra 6214 Gmelins Handbuch der Anorganischen Chemie. System-Number 44. Thorium und Isotope. By Ε. Η. Erich Pietsch, Editor. Review by Leonard I. Katzin 6214
Review of Photosynthesis and Related Processes. Vol. II, Part 2. Kinetics of Photosynthesis (continued), Addenda to Vol. I and Vol. II, Part 1. By Eugene I. Rabinowitch. Review by Robert Livingston Medicinal Chemistry. A Series of Reviews Prepared under the Auspices of the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. Volumell. Edited by F. F. Blicke and C. M. Suter Books Received
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