No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
0G6 arc a190 provided. A syllabus d a t i n g to tho Chdmistry Department, under Prof. W. N. Hawortb, can be obtained from thc Rcgistrar.
Tlic Departmcnt of Fermentation Industrice of thc Sir John Cass Technical Tnstitutc, Jcwy Strcet, Aldgatc, E.C. 3, is now commcncing thc iicw scssion. Tlic courscs of instruction provided includc brewing, malting, microbiology, bottling and ccllar manngc- mcnt, applications of cnginccring, coopcragc, as wcll as spccicilly designed courscs in chcmistry nnd physics.
Thc courses meet tlic requirements of students wishing to qualify for tho diploma of tlic Institute of Brewing. lnstructioii is also givcn a t tho Sir John Caw 'J'cchnical lnstitutc in physics, clicmistry, gna mnnufncturc, ptrolcuni tcchnology, mctallurgy, and special couises of highcr tcchnologicnl instruction arc to bc givcn 011 colloids, clcctrolytic annlysis, antlirncciic, clcctromctallurgy, mincrnlogy, nntl other subjects.
The Calcntlnr of tlic Royal 'I'cclniical Collcgc, Clas&ow, for 1025-26, its 130th Scssion, gives details of tlic h f i s and courscs of study of the dcpartmcnts of clicniistry and tcclinical chcmistry, metallurgy, bnctcriology, 'cnginccring, tcstile manufacture and phnrniacy, and of thc school of balccry. I'acilitics arc provided for tlic training of tliosc ivho wish to cntcr o m of the illdustrial profewions or to follow 0110' of ccrtnin trades. Tlic Roynl 'J'ccbnical Collcgc is aniliatcd to thc Uniwrsity of Clasgow, and colirscs call bc tnkcii lcading citlicr to the dcgrcc of 13.S~. iri npplicd scicnce of tlic Univcrsity or to tlic diploma of tlic Collcgc. Tho couiscs in chcmiutry and mctullurgy extend ovcr four years, nnd a tlicsis must be prcwicntcd by cnnclidatcs for tho diploina and associntcship. A coursc lins bccn organised for students procccding to tlic dcgirc of B.Sc. in chemical cnginccring, and tlicrc nrc special courscs in dyeing and sugar manufacturv. Tlic London County Council has issuctl n liundlook of lccturcs and clnsscfi for teaclicrs for tlic scssion 1926-26. Spccinl siiiglc lectures on scieiicc a m to bc given by Sir 1ViIliani 13ragg on " Quartz," 011 Norcmber 30, a t G pn., and by Dr. A. S. Russcll on " Radioactivity," on Fcbruary 13, 1926, a t 10.50 a.m. A ccrtahi nunibcr of tickets of admission to tho ordinary mectings of tho Chcniicnl Socicty, thc Socicty of Clicinical hidustry and t h Iiistitutc of Mctals lias bccn placcd a t tlic disposal of tlic London County Council for distribution to tcnchcrs of scieiicc in London scliools. Full particulars can be obtnincd froni tlic Education Oficcr, Coun ty Hall, Wcstiiiinutcr Britlgc, 8.E. 1. What is C o d ? -4 iiotc in tlic Joicnicil of the Fraiikliii, Iitslitttle (Sep., 1925), states tlint as Iiigli piccs Iinw Iccl to iiicrrnsiiig sales of inferior coal in tlic Unitctl Statcs, Icgd action Iins bccn tnkcii iii ~r n s ~~~h ~s s ~t t s .
'l'hc law proriclcs tliat the pt~rniissible limits for nsli n i n from 13 to 80 1)er cent,., nccortliiig to sizc, tlic siuallcst (pc~i) form bcing nllowctl tho Iiiglicr liiiiit. Antliracito is grader1 into slate, containing undcr 40 per ccnt. of cnrbon ; I)oiic, contailling niorc tlmi 40 ant1 ICRS tlinii GO pcr cent. of carbon ; and cod, with ovcr 60 per cent. of carbon.
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