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ing processes. This first volume of the revised edition has been restricted to discrete sample spaces in order to allow the author to discuss typical problems in detail. HANDBOOKOF CHEMICALDATA,edited by R. W. Atack. 629 pages, tables, 4 X 6 in. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1957. Price, $6.75. To the chemist who likes to carry his "facts" around--or whose job does not offer easy access to a reference library--this compact handbook should be a blessing. It contains tables of physical constants and properties, and is of a size convenient for slipping into a pocket. In addition to the tables of physico-chemical constants, the book includes tables of atomic weights, solubilities, refractive index liquids, properties of minerals, inorganic and organic compounds, qualitative analysis, volumetric analysis, quantitative analysis, conversion and interconversion, hydrometric tables, log tables, powers of numbers, sines and tangents, mensuration formulas and mechanical constants. This handbook should prove to be a "best-seller" for busy chemists. THE FOCALENCYCLOPEDIAOF PHOTOGRAPHY. 1298 pages, plates, 6~ X 9½ in. New York, The Macmillan Co., 1957. Price, $20.00. Issued by Focal Press Ltd., of London, this new encyclopedia of photography covers all phases of the art, from definition of terms through the rules for getting good results with all types of subjects. Twenty-three chapters divide the broad field of photography into separate units, for example, aerial photography, color, developing and processing, flash, portraits, tricks, etc. Written by experts in easily understood language, and amply illustrated with diagrams and reproductions of actual photographs, this encyclopedia will be of use to professionals and amateurs alike.
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and then proceeds to describe in detail the various components of the black-and-white and color television sets. Circuit analysis is emphasized and there are many diagrams to aid the reader in following the text. MARINE ELECTRICAL PRACTICE, by G. O. Watson. 325 pages, illustrations, 5½ X 8½ in. New York, Philosophical Library, 1957. Price, $12.00. This English book was prepared (by the Chairman of the I.E.E. Committee on Regulations for Electrical Equipment of Ships) as a practical help to marine engineers, to those studying for the Ministry of Transport examinations, and to electricians and operating engineers on ships. The chief concern is not with design, but with performance of electrical apparatus such as generators, swltchgear, motors, batteries, cables, steering gear, etc. Although the book is based on British practice, the broad principles will apply to apparatus of other countries. IONIZATION AND BREAKDOWN IN GASES, by F. Llewellyn-Jones. Methuen's Monographs on Physical Subjects. 176 pages, diagrams, 5 X 7¼ in. N e w York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; London, Methuen & Co., Ltd.; 1957. Price, $3.50. In line with other Methuen Monographs, this one covers briefly but clearly and accurately the basic principles underlying the electrical breakdown of gases. It is aimed at the postgraduate and honors-degree students. Nine chapters include an introduction describing the breakdown phenomena, an account of the dynamical theory of the motion of charged particles, a description of the fundamental gas and electrode processes, five chapters on breakdown under specific conditions, and one chapter on the temporal growth of ionization. The bibliography of over 300 references forms a valuable part of the monograph.
ESSENTIALSOF TELEVISION, by Morris Slurzberg, William Osterheld and Elmo Voegtlin. 687 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1957. Price, $8.50.
ORGANICSYNTHESES,Vol. 37, edited by James Cason. 109 pages, 5~ X 9 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1957. Price, $4.00.
Written for the television serviceman, this guide begins with the history of television
The latest volume in this invaluable series covers twenty-nine preparations listed alpha-
BOOK NOTES
ing processes. This first volume of the revised edition has been restricted to discrete sample spaces in order to allow the author to discuss typical problems in detail. HANDBOOKOF CHEMICALDATA,edited by R. W. Atack. 629 pages, tables, 4 X 6 in. New York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1957. Price, $6.75. To the chemist who likes to carry his "facts" around--or whose job does not offer easy access to a reference library--this compact handbook should be a blessing. It contains tables of physical constants and properties, and is of a size convenient for slipping into a pocket. In addition to the tables of physico-chemical constants, the book includes tables of atomic weights, solubilities, refractive index liquids, properties of minerals, inorganic and organic compounds, qualitative analysis, volumetric analysis, quantitative analysis, conversion and interconversion, hydrometric tables, log tables, powers of numbers, sines and tangents, mensuration formulas and mechanical constants. This handbook should prove to be a "best-seller" for busy chemists. THE FOCALENCYCLOPEDIAOF PHOTOGRAPHY. 1298 pages, plates, 6~ X 9½ in. New York, The Macmillan Co., 1957. Price, $20.00. Issued by Focal Press Ltd., of London, this new encyclopedia of photography covers all phases of the art, from definition of terms through the rules for getting good results with all types of subjects. Twenty-three chapters divide the broad field of photography into separate units, for example, aerial photography, color, developing and processing, flash, portraits, tricks, etc. Written by experts in easily understood language, and amply illustrated with diagrams and reproductions of actual photographs, this encyclopedia will be of use to professionals and amateurs alike.
[J. F. I.
and then proceeds to describe in detail the various components of the black-and-white and color television sets. Circuit analysis is emphasized and there are many diagrams to aid the reader in following the text. MARINE ELECTRICAL PRACTICE, by G. O. Watson. 325 pages, illustrations, 5½ X 8½ in. New York, Philosophical Library, 1957. Price, $12.00. This English book was prepared (by the Chairman of the I.E.E. Committee on Regulations for Electrical Equipment of Ships) as a practical help to marine engineers, to those studying for the Ministry of Transport examinations, and to electricians and operating engineers on ships. The chief concern is not with design, but with performance of electrical apparatus such as generators, swltchgear, motors, batteries, cables, steering gear, etc. Although the book is based on British practice, the broad principles will apply to apparatus of other countries. IONIZATION AND BREAKDOWN IN GASES, by F. Llewellyn-Jones. Methuen's Monographs on Physical Subjects. 176 pages, diagrams, 5 X 7¼ in. N e w York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; London, Methuen & Co., Ltd.; 1957. Price, $3.50. In line with other Methuen Monographs, this one covers briefly but clearly and accurately the basic principles underlying the electrical breakdown of gases. It is aimed at the postgraduate and honors-degree students. Nine chapters include an introduction describing the breakdown phenomena, an account of the dynamical theory of the motion of charged particles, a description of the fundamental gas and electrode processes, five chapters on breakdown under specific conditions, and one chapter on the temporal growth of ionization. The bibliography of over 300 references forms a valuable part of the monograph.
ESSENTIALSOF TELEVISION, by Morris Slurzberg, William Osterheld and Elmo Voegtlin. 687 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1957. Price, $8.50.
ORGANICSYNTHESES,Vol. 37, edited by James Cason. 109 pages, 5~ X 9 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1957. Price, $4.00.
Written for the television serviceman, this guide begins with the history of television
The latest volume in this invaluable series covers twenty-nine preparations listed alpha-