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Thermodynamic and transport properties of gases, liquids and solids
BOOK REVIEWS THERMODYNAMIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF GASES, LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS, sponsored b y A S M E . 472 pages, diagrams, 8½ X 11 in. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1959. Price, $12.50.
Recommended for technical libraries, but not a good buy for individuals.
This volume is a collection of forty-two papers presented during a symposium on thermal properties held at Purdue University, Feb. 23-26, 1959. The symposium was sponsored by the Standing Committee on Thermophysical Properties, Heat Transfer Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Increasingly of late, conference proceedings are being published between hard covers. This is probably a boon to libraries, which are faced with problems of handling and storage, but the practice makes it a n economic impossibility for the private professional man, who might otherwise obtain a copy for the sake of a few papers, to purchase his own copy. And, here, as in many conferences, the papers treat so many diverse topics within the broad general area indicated by the title t h a t it seems hardly likely any one man would find even half the papers particularly useful. For example, the papers range from the thermal conductivity of milk and the viscosity of steam to the combustion of boron hydrides and the unmixing of metal solutions by a temperature gradient. The papers are grouped into nine sessions.
STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR TELESCOPE MAKING, by N. E. Howard. 326 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1959. Price, 85.95.
I. Theoretical Estimation of Transport Properties II. Review of Recent Work on Transport Properties I I I. Thermodynamic Properties-Gases and Liquids IV. P V T Data and Equations of State V. Thermodynamic Properties of Boron Compounds VI & VII. Transport Properties: Experimental VIII. High Temperature Transport Properties of Metals and Ceramics IX. High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Gases
F. J. DONAHOE The Franklin Institute Laboratories
Astronomy has taken to the front page in the daily papers and the desire for telescopes has reached a fairly feverish pitch. A m a t e u r telescope making continues to spread as rapidly as the know-how can be distributed. Most of the present literature has been criticized for various reasons. Perhaps this book may be the answer to your problem. Standard Handbook for Telescope Making lives up to its title. A chapter on the history of the optic tube and why amateurs make reflectors sets the stage for the how-to-do remainder of the book. This exposition, written by a school teacher, is explicit as to what is desired and how to obtain the proper results. Setting parallel methods for obtaining the required finish. Step by step direction for mirror, diagonal, eyepiece, mounting, clock-drive, observatory, photography plus enough astronomy to get one into the observiug habit. The illustrations are ahnost sufficient in themselves. A little friendly criticism might be in order. The chapter on eyepieces would be much better with instructions for making small lenses included. The bibliography at the end of this chapter does give the books containing small lense practice but this still leaves this as the only weak chapter. Using carborundum for grinding optics, cutting lap grooves with a hand saw and painting the pitch lap with bees wax are features t h a t are better left out of an amateur instruction book. With these few details corrected, this book would really serve as a one book library for this interesting scientific sport. EDWIN F. BAILEY The Fels Planetarium r49
Recommended for technical libraries, but not a good buy for individuals.
This volume is a collection of forty-two papers presented during a symposium on thermal properties held at Purdue University, Feb. 23-26, 1959. The symposium was sponsored by the Standing Committee on Thermophysical Properties, Heat Transfer Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Increasingly of late, conference proceedings are being published between hard covers. This is probably a boon to libraries, which are faced with problems of handling and storage, but the practice makes it a n economic impossibility for the private professional man, who might otherwise obtain a copy for the sake of a few papers, to purchase his own copy. And, here, as in many conferences, the papers treat so many diverse topics within the broad general area indicated by the title t h a t it seems hardly likely any one man would find even half the papers particularly useful. For example, the papers range from the thermal conductivity of milk and the viscosity of steam to the combustion of boron hydrides and the unmixing of metal solutions by a temperature gradient. The papers are grouped into nine sessions.
STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR TELESCOPE MAKING, by N. E. Howard. 326 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1959. Price, 85.95.
I. Theoretical Estimation of Transport Properties II. Review of Recent Work on Transport Properties I I I. Thermodynamic Properties-Gases and Liquids IV. P V T Data and Equations of State V. Thermodynamic Properties of Boron Compounds VI & VII. Transport Properties: Experimental VIII. High Temperature Transport Properties of Metals and Ceramics IX. High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Gases
F. J. DONAHOE The Franklin Institute Laboratories
Astronomy has taken to the front page in the daily papers and the desire for telescopes has reached a fairly feverish pitch. A m a t e u r telescope making continues to spread as rapidly as the know-how can be distributed. Most of the present literature has been criticized for various reasons. Perhaps this book may be the answer to your problem. Standard Handbook for Telescope Making lives up to its title. A chapter on the history of the optic tube and why amateurs make reflectors sets the stage for the how-to-do remainder of the book. This exposition, written by a school teacher, is explicit as to what is desired and how to obtain the proper results. Setting parallel methods for obtaining the required finish. Step by step direction for mirror, diagonal, eyepiece, mounting, clock-drive, observatory, photography plus enough astronomy to get one into the observiug habit. The illustrations are ahnost sufficient in themselves. A little friendly criticism might be in order. The chapter on eyepieces would be much better with instructions for making small lenses included. The bibliography at the end of this chapter does give the books containing small lense practice but this still leaves this as the only weak chapter. Using carborundum for grinding optics, cutting lap grooves with a hand saw and painting the pitch lap with bees wax are features t h a t are better left out of an amateur instruction book. With these few details corrected, this book would really serve as a one book library for this interesting scientific sport. EDWIN F. BAILEY The Fels Planetarium r49