Woodfibres of some Australian timers. By R. T. Baker and H. G. Smith. Pp. 159, 64 plates. Sydney: Goverment Printer, 1924. Published by the Authority of the Commonwealth Government
✍ Scribed by Read, John
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1924
- Weight
- 146 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-4075
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✦ Synopsis
later rcfcreiiccs arc quoted in a foot-note, tlic aut.Ii0r.s account of tlic application of iuctliylated cclluloses to coilstitutioniil quest,ioils is bnsccl ~uerely on prcliiiiiiinry cspcrinients and rcvcals inciclcntnlly an inipcrfcct acqunintancc with tlic propert.ies of nlct~llylntccl sugars. TllC tcnchlcy of the autl1or to limit his rcntlcrs to tlic work of C4eriiinii inrcstigators rcaches n cliiiins in tlic co~istitutiorial tli+ cussion in Chaptcr 'I ivhcre lie is courteously corrcctcd by his trniislntors who have iiuertcd n sgnopsh of 13ritisli niitl Aiiicriciin rcsciirclies wliicli c i i ~i c ~l ~ out practically tlic wliolc of tlic cliiipter in question.
Profcssor Hcuser's 1~001; 1ici.i ~leser~-ecLly rcacliecl a secoiitl edition, nntl furtlicr issues will cloubtlcss be fortliconiing. A I ~ e~cclleiit stiirt hi= 1JCCIl iiiade in rcntlering tlic litcraturc of ccllulosc accessible in a form in which it eiin bc st,utlictl iiitclligciitly, but tlic aiitlior will probably bc tlic first, to nthiiit tlint. i t is 110 iiiorc than n start nntl thnt tlierc is rooin for ninny iniprovcnicnts. Tlic trai~s1ntor:i 1 1 i i \ ~ cnrrictl out tlicir tnsk accuriitcly and, altliougli iitllicriiig closoly t o tlic originiil, hn-c not. hesitatecl to. insert notcs \vlierc CorrectioiLs \wrc necessary.
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C. IRVISE WOODFIBRES OF S o m AUSTRALIAS TIMBERS. By R. ' l ' . BAKER nnd H. G. SMITH. Pix 159, 64 pliitcs. Sythicy : Co-crnmcnt Printer, 19%. Publislictl l)y tlic Authority of tlic Coiiinionwenltli Co.erIlmcnt. During tlic war a shortage of paper wns esiwrieiicccl in Austnilin, and in 101G a coiiiniittcc was nppointctl