The conversion of coal into oils. by Dr. F. Fischer. translated by Dr. R. Lessing. Pp. xii+284. London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1925. Price 36s. net
- Book ID
- 102317981
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1925
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-4075
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✦ Synopsis
The inclnsion in thc work of a long chapter on thc analytical met.hods of tlic industry is a fcnturc which is to bc strongly rccoininended niid should bc useful t o mnny who arc not dircctly intcrcstcd in wood distillation.
'l'he translator, Dr. Riilc, is to bc congrntulatcd on thc conspicuoiis SIICCCSS with which liis task lias bcen carried out. Hc lias transformed n vnluablc work, irritt.cn in good Gcrninn, into n work \rrittcn in cscellent English nnd fmc froni nil trncc of any Gcrmnn idiom, nntl in doing so hc has taken tho opportunity of introducing improvcmcnts nntl ndditions which place tlic 'Ikitish forni of t,hc book much in ndvancc of the lnst Gcrninn ctlition.
Dr. R d c lins been happy in producing his trnslntion a t ~r h a t appears to be n ps chologicnl momcnt.