A pocket book for chemists. By T. Bayley, Assoc. R.C.Sc.I. Edited by R. Ensoll. Ninth edition. Pp. xv + 460. London: E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd.; New York: Spon & Chamberlain, 1929. 8s. 6d.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1929
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-4075
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✦ Synopsis
%Ill.'. tv, 1Y?O CH Ehl LSTRY AND INDUSTRY 583 lcrirniitg soinct~ltiug IiiigIit conceivn1)ly pick 111) i1 few ~isefiil tcclinicnl hints from oiic d i n lins " In& good." " A t this timc, wlieti biisiiiess is SO perincntcd wit.11 ghificd oliicc boys \vho call thcmsclvcs cscciitivcs it sceins wise to cnII nttcntiotl ngnin to n fcw of tliesc fundnmcntds." . . . I ' It is pnrticnlarly distressing to linvc research rind development incn stniggling wit.li problcnis which might :it tltc inost ~iienn $10 or S20 per day, aiid cnlinly ignoring factors which inny iiivolve hundreds or thoiisnnds siinply ~C C : I I I S C tltcy lack 311 nccuratc kno\vIedgc (Jf proportioncil moncy vnlues. Nnny firms arc cscccclingly sccrctivc rcgiirdiiig nll money figures . . . it is :I iniijor folly to kccp your owu good nieit in ignor:iiicv of tlicm. . A st.ill grcntcr folly is not to know tltciit yoiirsclf." Clcrirly Dr. Tccple knrnvs iv1t;it lie is tnlliirtg nlio~tt.
Thc cquilil)rium date arc: well srorketl out, ntid the dingriinis arc clcnr.
J. R. PAXWISGTON