Textiles on test: A study for distribution and consumer of the wearing and washing properties of fabrics and garments. By J. G. Williams, B.Sc. With a Foreword by H. G. Selfridge. Pp. viii + 194. London: Champman & Hall, Ltd., 1931. 7s. 6d
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1931
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- 263 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-4075
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✦ Synopsis
tncrits nrid tlcmcrits of t.hc idciis eiiihotlictl in m A i patcut. specilicnbions. A look, siicli ns this one, written for stndcnts, should n l \ v n p rliscriminnt~c clearly bctwcen pntcnts which hnrc succccdccl from those which lrnve not, ; and idcns which hnvc fnilcd should hc just ns c1c:irly stntctl to bc fiiilures, if \rnrt.liy of iioticc at :ill. 'l'lic clieniistry of cclliilosc, iis fnr ns it i R includcd in t.liis Iiook, scciiis to stop lit 1023 ; i t refers to Irviac niid Jlirst's In23 foriniila, with f o ~r glncose residues cirrnuged ring-wise, hiit it iiiciitions none of t.hc ndviiiiccs rlcriwd fro111 S-ray itic!t hods, wliicli Iiave entircly eliiiiinared :ill such idcns of structure froui l)rcscnt-dny kno\vleilge. A t i d , siniilnrly, the descriptions of tlic clicinistry of osycellulosn i r n d Iiytlrocclliilosc iire Iinrtlly those rrirrcnt to-rhy. 'l'lic best, piirts of tliis hook rirc tlinsf: tlt:vnt.cd to li~iisliiug, iiiitl t h y iirc ilcfiiiitely good. I lie hook is lint free from cmors t i r i d riiispriiits : for CSIIIII~II?, Stcnrii iiiitl Scliiwizcr rirc iiiitr-spelt ~~~l ~~J i i ~h ( J l l t t,llc book, cvcn in tlic iiitlcs. 'I'lioogli this hook is iutc.ritIt!tl for stiiilcrits it is likely to lie iiiorc irmfiil to those :ilrc:idy Iinviiig contact with thc industry, who will lirivc so111c first-Iiiiiiil linowlctlgc of \vliiit litin succcctlt*tl i i ~l whnt lias firileil iri iritlustrirtl IMP. , I 1'1S~oSl.: li,\UuS ~' I ~O I ~U C T I O S . 13y I). 1,. J'~~lliitt.. J)p si + 236. London : 1':iiiinot.t , k Cn., 1933. 8s. 6tl. This hook is tlic IJ1.d iu Eiiglisli on tlic iwtuiil intliistri:il Iinntlling of viscose for tlic iu;~n~rfilctt~rc of riiyori yarns : the iiutlior rc:stricts hiiriself, w r y clfcctivcly, to :t description ot tliiit piirt of tlic r:tynii iiidiistry Iic kimvs from first-hit1 cs~icrio~icc. Uulilir. ii~iy otliw hook kiin\vii to tlic rcviwvcr, this I W I J ~ docs coli-cy 10 the rciidcr :I se~isittioii o f lwiiig Iw~irylit. into rontrict. with how tlic tliirigs clcscrihctl iirc uctiiiilly h t c . I11 plticc of ii tlcscription of t lie clieiiiistry of rtrllulo.ict, \vliicli in hooks on r : i p i i product ioii is rcnlly snpcrlluoi~s iiiid rnrcly \vc~ll O o ~~c ,
lie strirts with iin n c w i i i i t 11f tlic ~iroductioii of tltc pulp ~isctl 11s i)ri~nnry r i i \ ~ iii:iti?rinI, rtiitl his tlcecriptioii of tlic ~)roccss is iicciir:itc, siiltic~icnt, :tiid critical. Sul)~equcnt chnptcrs tlcnl with t.ltc iiiuii:igciiicut of carlioti tlisulpliitlc r i i i d tlic prcpnrntion of alkuli cellulose crruiib.; niitl viscnsc. 3ltituriiig of the cruiiibs, their dispcrdioti, riiid tlic xiii~i~:ig~~~icnt of tlic ripening, lilciitliiiy, iriiil filtcriiig apriitiolis, nrc nll dealt with tis they nrc cnrricd out, in tlic fnctory. A d SO