NEW BOOKS applications of the methods under dis cussion. No reference is made to *he determination of color coordinates. For each major t y p e of measurement there is a careful analysis of the associ ated errors and a discussion of calibra tion methods. C h a p t e r s are devoted to visual and photographic methods. In contrast, some instrumental develop ments published in 1061 are included. T h e newer material has been thor oughly integrated into the portions carried over from the previous edition. The fact that this book has appeared in a fourth edition is a commentary on its acceptance in its country of origin. This reviewer is not aware of any single work in English which matches this one in range and d e p t h . It is highly recom mended.
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F u n d a m e n t a l s of Analytical Chem istry. Douglas A. Skoog and Don ald M. West, xii + 786 pages. Holt, Ri tie h art and Winston. Inc.. 383 Madison Ave.. Xew York 17. Λ". Γ.. 1963. $8.50.
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Reviewed by Garry A. Rechnitz, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 4, Pa. This book represents a detailed state ment of the extreme classical viewpoint in analytical chemistry. P r i m a r y em phasis is placed on manipulations and descriptive m a t e r i a l ; for the most p a r t , i m p o r t a n t principles and theoretical points are presented only as state ments of fact with very little discus sion to show how these generalizations arose and may be confirmed. There can be no question that the book is ably written and clearly organ ized. It contains compilations of useful reference material and is largely free of typographical and other errors. The six main sections of the book are en titled: Introduction, Gravimetric Analysis, Volumetric Analysis, Electroanalytical Methods, Optical M e t h o d s of Analysis, and T h e Complele Analysis. The a u t h o r s state in the preface that they aim " t o minimize the rather arbi t r a r y distinction between so-called classical and instrumental m e t h o d s . . .'' but have met with little success in this endeavor except to a p p e n d some de scriptive details of instrumental m e t h ods to the more usual material dealing with " w e t " analytical chemistry. Since it contains neither new material nor a fresh a p p r o a c h to analytical chemistry, this lengthy book has little to recom mend itself o\ r er already existing texts. It is particularly u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t such a carefullv written book should so Circle No. 156 an Readers' Service Card
completely fail to convey a n y t h i n g of the changing and exciting n a t u r e of modern analytical chemistry—unfor t u n a t e because the exhaustive sections of descriptive detail are definitive and, if combined with some more recent theoretical and even speculative ma terial, might have resulted in an out standing textbook for analytical chem ist rv.
M e t h o d s of Organic Elemental Micro analysis. Ceroid Ingram, xvi + •~>11 pages. Reinhold Publishing Corp.. Jr')U Pan'.· Ai'e.. .Xtir York :?;.'. -V. Y. Reviewed by J. A. Kuck, American Cyanamid Co., Stamford, Conn. 'The author, who is well qualified (o write about q u a n t i t a t i v e microanalysis by virtue of his long association with the field, has written a good book. He has managed to include some account of recent developments as: well as a substantial body of basic information. There is much of value for both special ist and beginner. Several illustrations of interesting pieces of a p p a r a t u s from the a u t h o r ' s laboratory are included in addition to a large number of instruc tive diagrams. T h e book is well organized, ami con tains t hree main sections. Of these. f a r t 1 is devoted to analytical pro cedures for those elements that one deals with in normal practice. Here a p p e a r suitable methods for C & 11, O, N , S. and halogens. T h e r e is also a brief t r e a t m e n t of special combustion Topics such as the mechanics of the rapid C & H, carbon in ^-containing compounds, and the problem of ''simul t a n e o u s " determination. P a r t 2 of the book deals with metals and nonmetals, some of which the analyst may meet but once in a lifetime; others more often. P a r t 3 is entitled "microgram analysis." It is a good start at dealing with this rapidly growing field where methodology is still fluid Unfortu nately, however, in this area the a u t h o r was unable to keep abreast of current developments; several new procedures appeared after his book went to press. One specific criticism might be leveled at t h e book: it might be argued that it is occasionally too narrow in outlook. T h a t ;s to say, some of the a p p a r a t u s described is too provincial and there is a tendency to slight good foreign ideas. T a k e the discussion of a u t o m a t i c combustion on p. 13 for ex ample. Conspicuously absent here is any mention of furnaces which embody the segmented, stationary, sampleb u r n e r instead of the traveling one, or of the general idea of achieving a flash
