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replied, "Certainly not. .because life is learning. . .." Obviously this is poor meat upon which young and old students can build the ~hilosophy they must have for the American culture to be successful clnd dominant. Therefore, the "Frontiers of Science" oame as a refreshing and positive approach to the over-all problem. Herein the first two thirds is devoted to narratives of the scientific frontier in which each of the contributors is a. specialist. However, the last third is composed of a series of chapters on important "social" questions, each itgain written by specialists mostly from the fields of science. The chapters on Value of Science and Science and Religion by Physicist Feyman are typical of deep thought to develop a personal ~hilasophy in which 8cientSc knowledge can play its proper role. Pauling, in writing of the Significance of Chemistry, outlines his idea of the lace of t h i b a n d , by analogy, other scientific disciplinesin our education fichemes from the kindergarten on. Further, he sets forth clearly his reasons so that other thoughtful people can build on his conclusions. It is inspirational to have these men partially outline their ideas of the kind of world they see. The title of the hook is hound to he misleading since it makes no pretense to cover all the frontiers in science. I t does, however, do a fine, yet simple, job of covering those frontiers in which a group of Cnltech professors have a n interest. Since thev write from the inside of each suhjeet, the individual chapters, with the one exception of Galston's Chlorophyll, are each well worth reading. Generally, the presentations are e a ~ yto read and less technical than the Sciatifie American articles. It is to the great credit of these men as teachers, and of the Editor, Ed Hutchings, Jr., that the writing is so clear that the nonscientist can read and appreciate it.. I n fact, I had a hard time getting it away from my n i f e a n English major. It is to he recommended far high school and college libraries, and lor assignments in reeding by nonficientific as well aa scientific departments. E. C. HUG HE^^ Standard Oil Company of Ohio Cleveland The Metlsurement of Colour

W. D. Wright, Professor

of Technical Optics, Imperial College d Science and Technology, South Kensington. The Macmillan Co., New Yark, 1958. ix 263 pp. 83 figs. 15 X 22.5 em. $10.75.

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The title of the hook by Professor Wright gives very little hint as to the wide range of topics covered. The principles, methods, and applications of the trichromatic system of color measurement is the main subject matter of the hook. Such basic principles as the properties of

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BOOK REVIEWS radiation in the visible spectrum and their reaction on the human optic system have been discussed very nicely. The enperimentd basis of trichromatic colorimetry has been discussed very thoroughly and the C.I.E. system of measurement has been well defined. This hook is highly useful for t h o ~ ewho are interested in the qualitative and quantitative measurement of visual color. I t should be realized that this is not a book on absorptiometry which is very often referred t o as colorimetry by the chemists.

BUDDHADEV SEN Louisiana State Uniuersity Baton Rorrge

Quantitative Chemical Analysis

Leieester F. Hamilton, Professor af Analytical Chemistry, and Stepha G. Simpson, Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry, both of Massachusetts Institute of Technologj-. 11th ed. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1958. xvi 566 pp. 74 figs. 16 tables. 1.5 X 21.5em. $5.85.

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The eleventh edition of this wellknown text is very similar t o the tenth [reviewed in J. CHEM.E ~ u c . ,30, 322 (1953)] but some changes have been made. I t is divided into the five main parts used in the tenth edition and the appendix contains the same general information. The authors have rearranged some of the material, expanded some of the discussions, and added a few new topics. A number of misprints that occurred in the previous edition have been corrected and certain definitions of terma (e.g., pH on page 103) have heen clarified. Chapter 20, Analysis of Nonferrous Alloy, has been oliminated as such in the present edition and the theoretical section dealing with electrochemistry is now a unit of Part I V on instrumental methods of analysis, while the experimental procedures in this chapter have been added to the chapter on Miscellaneous Determinations. Another example of rearrangement is the transfer of the discussion on crpression of concentrations of solutions from the chapter on General Directions for Volumetric Work to the chapter on Review of Some Basic Principles. Typical illustrations of expansion of material include a lengthier discussion of buffer solutions and of organic precipitants in analytical chemistry. The general outline (page 397) of the types of instrumental methods of analysis has been improved and expanded. The use of mercury (TI) oxide t o standardize hydrochloric acid solutions, some uses of EDTA in analvtical chemistrv., and coulometric methods of analysis are important additions to the eleventh edition.

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