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committee of the Optical Society of America. Also, the term "fluorescimeter" seems preferable to "fluorimeter," as the latter might imply an instrument to determine fluorine. Altogether, this monograph seems most valuable as a. reference source showing the large number of interesting applicrttions of fluorescence phenomena.
Tnrs lnde~t,addition t o the well known annual series brines togrtlwr t l ~ ework of 02 rontril,utorr and dtxtlr; s i t n RC importnnt synrl~c~ne~. h l u m c :it, like the previous volunita, contnins the M. G. MELLON ~ w s ronverlirnt r metlmls fur prt:purirlg rr wide vlriety of ormnir chemical reagents. All the reactions discussed have been carefully checked and tested by leading chemists throughout the country. This volume again gives the equations for the reactions and procedures for production with accompanying notes BASIC GENERAL CHEMISTRY IN OUTLINE FORM 0 and other methods of preparation. Preparations are listed under common names and Chemical E. L. Haeniscb, Professor of Chemistry, Wabash Cdlege, and Abstract names for: 2-p-acetylphenylhydroquinone,azelanitrile, G. N. Quam, Professor of Chemistry, Villanova College. Fifth 8-(o-carboxyphenyl)propionio acid, oetylmalonio ester, 2-chloro- edition. Burgess Publishing Co., Minneapolis, 1953. v 285 l,l,2-trifluoroethyl ethyl ether, cyoloheptanone, cycloheptanone, pp. Many figs.end tables. 22 X 27 om. Paper bound. $4. di-lert-butyl malonrtte, 3,4dihydro3-methoxy-4methyl-2H-pyTMUSE who tmeh clcment,try rl~tw~iatry fare n formidnhlc task, ran, 9,lO-dihydrophenanthrene,p,p'-dinitrobibenzyl, 1,4dinitrobutane, dimethylfuraaen, diphenylacetylnne, diphenyl suc- iorrunnfely halawed h v equally g n w ne.s~lwtirnnrl intelle~tual cinate, ethoxyscetylene, ethyl chlorofluoroacetate, ethyl enanthyl- ren.srrlr. \ n d m-rlnna tlw c r r x t w tliffivulty whirh f w w t11we succinate, ethyl 8, 8-pentamethyleneglycidate, hemimellitene, charged with the responsibifity of instructing neophytes in the o-methylheneyl alcohol, 2-methylhenzyldimethylamine, N- art and science of chemistry ia how t o best aid them in efficiently, methyl-1,2-diphenylethylamine and hydrochloride, methyliso- intelligently, and effectively studying their subject. Usually, since they are freshmen, they are eager enough to urea. hydrochloride, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 3-methylthiophene, phenanthrenequinone, l-phenylpiperidine, o-phthaldehyde, learn; but very quickly many become disillusioned simply sodium@-styrenesulfonateand 8-styrenesulfanyl chloride, tetralin because they start out on the wrong foot-trying t o memorize hydroperoxide, ptoluenesulfinyl chloride, p-tolylsulfonylmethyl- everything the book states and the instructor says, failing to see, or even to look for any logical odder whatsoever. T h ~ s efitudents nitrasamide, and o-xylylene dihromide. The cumulative subject index comprises all material contained badly need some way to determine what is important and what is in Volumes 30 t o 34 inclusive, all previous preparations having explanatory in nature and therefore safely forgotten once the been tabulated in Collective Volumes 1 and 2, and Volume 29. principle illustrated is well in mind in its proper ordered place. The text in review will certainly help the bewildered student to I t is hardly necessary to elaborate on the value and service rendered by these unique volumes. They remain supreme among distinguish the important from theunimportant and to place the American releases of their type. Organic chemists have learned several independent concept6 and principles in an ordered whole. to purchase each volume almost by habit. This latest volume It is more than just a handhook t o help the student salve prahagain conforms completely in size, style, appearance, and quality lems; it is a complete outline of the material discussed in an elementary course in chemistry. The topical order conforms well with all previous releases in the series. enough with m y typical text of general chemistry to he useful. In those cases where the order of presentation varies considerably from that used by s. text, the enterprising student will have no difficulty in using the assistance offered by the outline. It would seem that the outline could be used as the primary aid t o a text, much as the prohlem-solving handbooks are now used, hut to greater advantage; or the outline could itself serve in place of FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS IN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT a text, the students being referred to a standard text for further 0 J. A. Rodley and Julius Grant. Fourth edition. D. Van Nos- information. The six appendixes include either s. text-like or trand Company, Inc., New York, 1954. xvi 560 pp. Illus- tabular presentation of exponential hotittion, approximate answers, how t o use a. slide rule, atomic weights, valences of the trated. 14.5 X 22 cm. $12. very common elements, ete. The hook is printed legibly and THIS new edition of a well known work seems well justified. neatly by the photo offset process; i t is hound with a wire spiral. The decade and a. half since the third edition brought many im- Because of its great potential usefulness to every freshman provements in apparatus, technique, and appliestions. T o chemistry student, it seems a pity that the price is only a little incorporate all the necessary changes necessitated extensive less than that of the standard text which the student should also rewriting and considerable addition of now material. The buy. But, on the other hand, if we consider this same utility as a ~vealthof original literature now covered on this kind of fluor- purchasable commodity, our students have a bargain here, indeed. escence analysis is shown by some 3500 references cited. The five chapters af Part I (111 pp.) deal chiefly with tho technique of producing ultraviolet radiant energy, isolating certain spectral regions, measuring its intensity, and applying it for snslytiesl purposes. As might he expected, British instruments arc emphasized. Then the twenty chapters of Part I1 (413 pp.) deal mith a LABORATORY PRACTICE OF GENERAL CHEMvariety of applications ranging from agriculture to waters. 0 ISTRY Fundamentally, most of these kinds oi application are either qualitative or quantitative. In the former, the occurrence of G. N. Quom, Professor of Chemistry, Villanova College, and fluorescence under given conditions is (usually) taken to indicate E. L. Haenisch, Professor of Chemistry, Wabash College. the presence of some substance. I n the latter, the intensity of Fourth edition. Burgess Publishing Co., Minneapolis, 1954. the emitted light is taken as a measure of the amount of a. desired viii 170 pp. 22 X 27 cm. Paper bound. $3. constituent. Forty-five photographic prints (black and white) are included. THE authors w e r t that the laboratory is the proving ground The reviewer prefers to limit the word "light" to the visible for the student. 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good laboratory manual. The order of experiments corresponds with the order of presentation in "Basic General Chemistry in Outline Form," by the same authors. Duplicate report sheets are provided, one with perforations for easy removal and presentation for grading. (The me of carbon paper is suggested.) Emphasis is placed an the use of the balance, qualitative (macro and semimicro) analysis, and on well chosen demonstrations by the instructor. Useful information is tabulated in eight appendixes. JAY A. YOUNG
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN CHEMISTRY AND THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Carl A. Bennett, Chief Statistician, General Electric Co., and Norman L. Franklin, Ledurer in Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds, England. John Wiley a Sons, Inc., New York, 1954. xvi 724 pp. Many figs. and tables. 15.5 X 23.5 cm.
interest. He has placed primary emphasis, in a series of eoordinated chapters, on the interaction of elementary particles, the major example of which is the properties of the deuteron as they relate to the proton-neutron interaction. As stated by the author, this approach iis taken because these problems are basic in the development of nuclear theory and because their detailed discussion illustrates well a number of the analytical methods used more generally. Aside from the chapters mentioned above, which make up about ane-half of the text of the book, there are others which deal in more cursory fashion with the structure of complex nuclei, nuclear reactions, beta decay, and eleetrom~gneticinteractions of nuclei. These will probably he found to be inadequate for those who want a comprehensive treatment of the subjects. The book was designed as a text for an introductory graduate course in nuclear theory. It should serve this purpose well, with its emphasis on the simplest nuclear systems. As already mentioned, it does not give an over-all picture of what has been learned about more complex systems. I. PERLMAN
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THISbook was written under thesponsorship of the Committee on Applied Mathematical Statistics of the National Research Council. Fallowing the goals suggested by this committee, it contains, a "mathematically complete development of those aspects of mathematical statistics most useful to chemists and chemical engineers.'' The appropriate fundamentals of the subject are presented in the first five chapters, the first third of the book. This section readslike s textbook in mathemstical statisties with brief examples using chemical data. Cert,nin purely mathematical subjects, e. g., permutations, gamma and beta functions, are treated in apoendires to the ehaoters. The last twa-thirds of the book con-
charts. Looked upon as a text, this book is suitable for a two-semester course at the graduate or senior level, with the h a t semester devoted to fundamental concepts and the second to applications. Chemists who have a working knowledge of statistics acquired randomly from handbooks snd through contact with practical statistical treatments will wish to study this book systematically. As reward for his effort the experimenter who does this will find the character of his interpretst~onof data removed from subjeetivity and ritual t o objectivitysnd sy~tem,soundly conceiv~dand tailored to the case a t hand. Valua,hk by-products will be increased efficiency through proper de~ignof experiments, and clearer and mare accurate presentation and communication of results. RALPH A. JOHNSON
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HORMONE RESEARCH
Edited by Gregory Pincus. Academic Press, Inc., New York, 1954. 511 pp. 134 figs. 16 X 23 om. $9.80. THE proceedings of the Laurentian Hormone Conference held in Quehee in Seotember. 1953. make uo the content of this book. Thr n.:drr rnny icr.1 n>surrd that tlw topicti p r + w m d ns psp,.rs :xt this nw~rirwaud tne diwuss~on?which frdlow r:wh p p e r r c Hecr tlw htwr knoxlcdgc and points of vhw, up t u t l t r dhtr of the conference, of the topics that were considered. The material has been grouped under six general headings: I, Nervous System-Hormone Interrelationships; 11, Thyroid Hormone Physiology and Biochemistry; 111, Compsrative Endocrinology; IV, Prot,ein Hormones; V, The Role of Hormones in Blood and Blood-forming Organs; VI, kspeots of Clinical Endocrinology. Two or three chapters were presented under each of these general topics and with the discussions make up the 14 chapters in the book. Including the 28 authors and diacussors, about 100 investigators participated in the conference and their remarks are recorded in full. The chemist will find certain chapt,ers of more interest t o him than others which may be remote from his professional experience. Among such arc tho chapters on the chemistry of insulin, the chemistry of the corticotrophins, and thyroid physiology and biochemistry. The contributions that newer chemical techniques have made in the separation of individual hormones and their metabolic products or toward the elucidation of hormone interrelationships ia evident in all the topics pre~ented. In spite of the progress that has been made the reader will be impressed with the complexities of the problem8 that still confront endocrinologista. F. A. CAJORI
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Robert G. Sachs, Professor of Physics, University d Wisconsin. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., Cambridge, Mass., 1953. xi 383 pp. Figs. and tables. 16 X 24 cm. $7.50.
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As 1s to be expected of a modern book on nuclear thwry, this work will only be intelligible to those with some background in the methods and terminology of quantum mechanics. There are two, short introductory chapters which do not have this restriction, but the material covered there can be obtained in amplified form in other works on nuclear physics devoted to a more descriotive treatment. , I n :rn clTort to krrp rlw h w l . down ro fA.1,~modrrt rirr the author has omitted trratmcnt of a n~mrlwrof t ~ p i mof current ~~~~
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R. B. Fisher. Demonhator in Biochemistry. University of Odord. John Wiley & Sons. Inc.. New York. 1954. ix figs. 15 tables. 11 X 17 cm. 52.50.
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DR. FISHER'S contribution to Methuen's Monograph Series is a nugget of gold. Any biochemist whose interest touches on protein metabolism owes it to himself to read the book. There
