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Τ*"·*PAPERS. R e p o r t of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e o n A t o m i c W e i g h t s . By F . W , Clarke r S o m e C u b a n S o i l s of C h e m i c a l I n t e r e s t . By W m . F r e a r a n d C. P . B e i s t l e . 5 T h e Effects of F e r m e n t a t i o n u p o n t h e C o m p o s i t i o n of C i d e r a n d V i n e g a r . By C. A. B r o w n e , J r . 16 A C o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e C h e m i s t r y of F a t i g u e . B y H e n r y W i n s t o n H a r per and Margaret Holliday 33 O n t h e F i x a t i o n of A m m o n i a a n d P o t a s h b y H a w a i i a n S o i l s . By J. T . C r a w l e y a n d R . A. D u n c a n 47 A P r o b a b l e C a u s e of t h e D i f f e r e n t C o l o r s of I o d i n e S o l u t i o n s . By Arthur Lachman 50 P r u s s i c A c i d in S o r g h u m . By H e n r y B. S l a d e 55 D e r i v a t i v e s of P h e n y l e t h e r . V . B y A l f r e d N . C o o k 60 A n I n v e s t i g a t i o n of A m m o n i o - S i l v e r C o m p o u n d s in S o l u t i o n . By W . R . W h i t n e y a n d A . C. M e l c h e r 69 T h e E l e c t r o l y t i c E s t i m a t i o n of B i s m u t h a n d I t s S e p a r a t i o n f r o m O t h e r Metals. By Alfred Lewis K a m m e r e r 83 T h e A l k a l o i d s of I s o p y r u m a n d I s o p y r o i n e . By G e o r g e Bell F r a n k f o r t e r . 99 N E W B O O K S : T h e E l e c t r o - P l a t i n g a n d ' E l e c t r o - R e f i n i n g of M e t a l s ; H i g h e r M a t h e m a t i c s for S t u d e n t s of C h e m i s t r y a n d P h y s i c s ; T e x t B o o k of E l e c t r o c h e m i s t r y ; P h y s i c s — T e x t - B o o k for S e c o n d a r y Schools ; Essays in Historical Chemistry ; Chemisches Practicum ; F i r s t B o o k of Q u a l i t a t i v e C h e m i s t r y for S t u d i e s of W a t e r S o l u t i o n a n d M a s s A c t i o n ; L o g a r i t h m i s c h e R e c h e n t a f e l n fur C h e m i k e r ; T h e A n a l y s i s of S t e e l W o r k s M a t e r i a l ; I n t e r n a t i o n a l C a t a l o g u e of Sci entific L i t e r a t u r e ; Q u a l i t a t i v e A n a l y s i s ; T h e E l e m e n t s of P h y s i c s . 102 REVIEW
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President : J o h n H . L o n g , 2421 D e a r b o r n S t r e e t , C h i c a g o , Ill. 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 : W i l l i a m A. N o y e s , R o s e P o l y t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e , T e r r e H a u t e , I n d . Treasurer : A l b e r t P . H a l l o c k , 440 F i r s t A v e . , N e w Y o r k C i t y . Librarian : E . G . L o v e , 108 W . 5 5 t h S t . , N e w Y o r k C i t y . Committee on Papers and Publications : W i l l i a m A. Noyes, E d i t o r ; E d w a r d H a r t , W . F . H i l l e b r a n d , J . H . L o n g , W m . M c M u r t r i e , A r t h u r A. N o y e s , E d g a r F . S m i t h , H . N . Stokes, H. P. Talbot, H. W. Wiley. Committee on Membership : W m . M c M u r t r i e ; C. L . R e e s e ; E . G . L o v e . Finance Committee: J . H . W a i n w r i g h t ; D u r a n d W o o d m a n ; C. F . M c K e n n a . Directors. Members ex-officio : I r a R e m s e n , P r e s . ; A l b e r t C. H a l e , S e c . ; A l b e r t P . H a l l o c k , T r e a s . T e r m expires December, I902 : C. A. D o r e m u s , C B. D u d l e y . Term expires December, 1903 : C. F . C h a n d l e r , Ε . Ε . S m i t h . Council. Members ex-officio : I r a R e m s e n , P r e s . ; A l b e r t C. H a l e , S e c . ; A l b e r t P . H a l l o c k , T r e a s . ; W . A. N o y e s , 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 , E d w a r d W . M o r l e y , W m . M c M u r t r i e , F . W . C l a r k e , P a s t P r e s i d e n t s . Councilors at large,— T e r m expires December, 1902: C. F . M a b e r y , W . B . R i s i n g , S . P . S a d t l e r , F . P . V e n a b l e . T e r m expires December, 1903 : F . A . G o o c h , E d w a r d H a r t , T . W . R i c h a r d s , H . L . W e l l s . T e r m expires December, 1904: T . M . D r o w n , C. F . M c K e n n a , A. A. N o y e s , Ε . Ε . S m i t h . Councilors from Local Sections.—Rhode Island Section : C h a r l e s A . C a t l i n . Cincinnati Section: Thomas Evans. New York Section: L e o B a e k e l a n d , A . A . B r e n e m a n , C. A . D o r e m u s , T . J. P a r k e r , G. C. S t o n e . Washington Section : W . F . H i l l e b r a n d , Η . Ν . S t o k e s . Lehigh ValleySection : P . W . S h i m e r . Chicago Section : J . H . L o n g . Nebraska Section : H . H . N i c h o l s o n . North Carolina Section : B . W . K i l g o r e . Columbus Section: Wm. McPherson. North Eastern Section: W . L J e n n i n g s , A. D . L i t t l e , H . P . T a l b o t . Philadelphia Section: H . W . J a y n e , J o h n M a r s h a l l . Michigan Section : E . D . C a m p b e l l . Kansas City Section: J. R o b t . M o e c h e l . 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By C. L. P a r s o n s . T h e G r a v i m e t r i c D e t e r m i n a t i o n of M e r c u r y a n d its S e p a r a t i o n from A r s e n i c , A n t i m o n y a n d Cop per. By C h a r l e s J. Pretzfeld. N o t e C o n c e r n i n g t h e Calculation of T h e r m o c h e m i c a l R e s u l t s . By T h e o d o r e W. R i c h a r d s . A P l a t i n u m C r u c i b l e for Carbon C o m b u s t i o n . By J o h n V. R. S t e h m a n . A R a p i d M e t h o d for D e t e r m i n i n g S u l p h u r in Coal a n d C o k e . By Carl S u n d s t r o m . Copyright, 1902, by William
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