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construction, maintenance and operation, for the use of aviators. Prepared for Signal Corps Aviation School, San Diego, California [San Diego, Cal.: Frye & Smith, 1915.j illus.

169 p.

4°.

"Limited to the practical construction of military aeroplanes in a manner particularly applicable on an aviation field, and containing knowledge that every aviator should have... The considerations of flying, stability, airworthiness and performances, are based on experiences of the author himself, in acting as observer, noting aeroplane movements, reading instruments and taking observations in flight." Has a chapter on marine aeroplanes. Author is aeronautical engineer in the United States Army.

Chemical Technology

6. Adcock, K. J. Leather...

161 p.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman illus. 12°. (Pitman's com

& Sons, Ltd. [1915?]
mon commodities of commerce.)

Written so as to interest the layman. Tells about the history of leather, the sources of hides and skins, gives the salient facts concerning vegetable, mineral, and animal tanning materials, and has something to say about the machinery and operations of tanning, dyeing, and finishing for various purposes. 7. *Gore, Herbert Charles. Studies on fruit juices. Washington: Gov. Prtg. Off., 1915. 19 p. 8°. (United States. Department of Agriculture. Department bulletin. no. 241.)

"This bulletin will be of interest only to those concerned with the commercial manufacture of fruit juices. The methods given call for cold storage, sterilization in carbon dioxid, and other processes not commonly available to the housewife."

8. *Grasser, Georg. Handbuch für gerbereichemische Laboratorien. Leipzig: Schulze & Co., 1914. 394 p. illus.

8°.

Selected methods for the analysis of tanning materials, leather, waste products, and colors. Good bibliography and index.

9. Green, Arthur George. The analysis of dyestuffs and their identification in dyed and coloured materials, lake-pigments, foodstuffs, etc. With 31 analytical tables. London: C. Griffin & Co., Ltd., 1915. illus. 8°. (Griffin's technological

hand-books.)

144 p.

Author is professor of tinctorial chemistry in the University of Leeds, and the work, which is based on the results of investigations conducted by him and collaborators during the last twenty years, treats of the chemical theory of dyes and their classification, the identification of dyestuffs in substance and on animal and vegetable fibres, the analysis of indigo, pigments, and lakes, and the determination of azo dyestuffs.

"Each feature of the subject is treated in a pleasingly instructing manner, and in a way that clears any obstacles the reader, whose knowledge of the chemistry of the subject is limited, might expect. This achievement facilitates for all readers the comprehension and successful application of the analytical procedure set out in tabulated form (31 sheets). The book will be of real value to the various users of dyestuffs, and can be confidently recommended to them." - The Textile Mercury, Manchester, July 17, 1915, p. 54.

10. Koppe, Siegfried Walter. Glycerine; its production, uses and examination, for chemists, perfumers, soapmakers, pharmacists and explosive technologists. Translated from the German second edition, by William H. Simmons... London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1915. viii, 250 p., diagr., tables. 12°.

Few laymen appreciate the great extent to which glycerine is used in the arts. This concise little treatise tells about its preparation, giving practical accounts of the more important of its uses: - the manufacture of copying inks, printing rollers, leather, cosmetics, soaps, etc., with considerable space to the most important of all the manufacture of nitro-glycerine for dynamite. Has a special chapter on glycerine analysis.

11. Lange, Kurt Reinhold. The by-products of coal-gas manufacture. Translated from the German by Chas. Salter... London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1915. vi, 155 p., diagr., tables.

illus. 12°.

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"The by-products dealt with in detail in this book are coke, retort carbon, tar, ammoniacal liquor and cyanogen; and the author is chiefly concerned with the chemical rather than the mechanical features of the methods and processes described. From this point of view the book is an excellent review of the subject, as it appears to German eyes, within a moderate compass. unlearned may get from it an erroneous impression of the relative importance of the services rendered by British and German workers respectively in developing this important department of technology. On the other hand, although all parts of the book, as we have already pointed out, have not an equal value for the English reader, the latter may learn from it fresh methods of attacking familiar problems, and may even be stimulated in some cases to make a fuller. utilization of the by-products than has been hitherto practiced."— Gas World, July 24, 1915.

Also reviewed in Iron and Coal Trades Review, July 9, 1915.

12. Norris, James Flack. Experimental organic chemistry. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1915.

1. ed. 8°. (International chemical series.)

215 p. illus.

A well arranged laboratory guide describing in detail experiments to illustrate the methods of preparation and the chemical properties of common compounds many of which compounds have been little studied in the usual laboratory courses. Consideration is given to the technique used in the manipulation of small quantities of substances; also to the outlines of procedure for the identification of organic compounds. Author is professor of chemistry in Vanderbilt University.

13. Paterson, David. Textile colour mixing; a manual intended for the use of dyers, calico printers, and colour chemists, by David Paterson... With five coloured plates and four plates with dyed specimens. London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1915. 8°.

128 p.

illus. 2. ed.

First edition (1900) was entitled the Science of Color Mixing. The book treats of the theory of color as related to ordinary dyes and colors. Has some excellent colored plates, also samples of dyed cloth.

"The present edition follows the scheme of the older, treating at the commencement with the science of light and color and the physical explanation of the effects obtained by mixing dyes with pigments of different optical properties. These scientific principles are then utilized and illustrated by mixing

practical examples taken from the author's personal experience. We can heartily recommend the work to the notice of textile chemists and colourists." Textile Recorder, Manchester, July 15, 1915, p. 81.

Also reviewed in Journal of the Society of Dyers & Colourists, Bradford, June, 1915, p. 141; in Textile Mercury, Manchester, July 17, 1915, p. 54; in Textile World Record, Boston, June, 1915, p. 136.

14. *Prinsen Geerligs, H. C. Practical white sugar manufacture; or, The manufacture of plantation white sugar directly from the sugar cane. By H. C. Prinsen Geerligs... London: N.

Rodger, 1915.

184 p., 5 pl.

illus. 4°.

"Instead of making only refining crystals as a raw material for sugar refineries, manufacturers of raw cane sugar have gone to work to make in their sugar houses a white sugar for direct consumption, without remelting or using charcoal, and have succeeded in producing a beautiful quality of white cane sugar, without being involved in any extraordinary expense or excessive loss of sugar during manufacture. In this book it is proposed to discuss the different methods of attaining that end, and the several advantages or disadvantages of the various processes and their modifications will find complete consideration." - From the introduction.

15. *Redwood, Sir Boverton, and A. W. EASTLAKE. Petroleum technologist's pocket-book, by Sir Boverton Redwood, Bart., and Arthur W. Eastlake... London: C. Griffin & Co., Ltd., 1915. 454 p. illus. ob. 32°.

Concise and convenient reference, by well-known authorities, for geologists, prospectors, engineers, and chemists. Tells about the origin of petroleum, the acquisition of oil lands, geological formation, physical and chemical properties, well drilling, refining, transportation, storage, testing, uses, and measurements used in the various countries. Well supplied with statistics.

Reviewed in Mining & Scientific Press, San Francisco, Sept. 4, 1915, p. 375; in Mining Magazine, London, July, 1915, p. 52; in Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, London, Sept. 15, 1915, p. 927; in Nature, London, Sept. 9, 1915, p. 29.

16. Schorger, A. W., and H. S. BETTS. The naval stores industry. Washington: Gov. Prtg. Off., 1915. 8°.

58 p.

illus.

(United States. - Department of Agriculture. Department bulletin. no. 229.)

This important document contains authoritative information upon the production of rosin and turpentine in the United States-from the tree to the finished product. Gives costs and statistics, notes on French methods; the supply of long leaf pine, and the possibility of western pines as a source. Has an excellent bibliography, as well as a chronological list of United States patents.

17. Smith, James Cruickshank. The manufacture of paint; a practical handbook for paint manufacturers, merchants, and painters, by J. Cruickshank Smith... London: Scott, Greenwood & Son, 1915. illus. 2. rev. and enl. ed. 8°.

271 p.

Second edition brings this practical and concise treatise on the manufacture of decorative and protective paints down to date. Has interesting new data on mixed paints and enamels. Explains fundamental principles. Is not a book of recipes.

258 p.

18. Stein, Milton Frederick. Water purification plants and their operation. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1915. illus. 8°.

A well illustrated discussion of water and its impurities, types of purification plants; physical, chemical, and bacterial tests; coagulation and sterilization, water softening, sedimentation, and filtration. Author is assistant engineer of the Cleveland filtration plant.

"While there is much of interest to experienced operators and water engineers, the book will prove of the greatest use to the many persons who are endeavoring to operate plants under the heavy handicap of insufficient training and experience."- From a review in the Engineering Record, New York, Aug. 28, 1915. Also reviewed in the Canadian Engineer, Toronto, Aug. 26, 1915.

19. *Stickelberger, Emanuel. Versuch einer Geschichte der Gerberei, von Emanuel Stickelberger. Berlin: J. Springer, 1915.

95 p. illus. 8°. (Bibliothek des Gerbers. Bd. 1.)

The first of a series issued by the chemical firm of E. Stickelberger & Company, of Basel and Haltingen (Germany). Traces the history of tanning in ancient and medieval times. Attractively printed and illustrated.

20. *Zart, Arthur. Farben und Farbstoffe; ihre Erzeugung und Verwendung, von Dr. Arthur Zart... Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1915. (Aus Natur und Geisteswelt. Bd. 483.)

100 p. illus. 12°.

Intended for the general reader who desires to learn the main facts regarding the relation of light and color, the history of color manufacture, and the production of natural and synthetic colors as commonly used in industry. Reviewed in Farben-Zeitung, Berlin, May 22, 1915, p. 916; in Zeitschrift für Reproduktionstechnik, Aug. 1915, p. 68.

Civil Engineering

21. Blanchard, Arthur Horace, 1877-. engineering, by Arthur H. Blanchard... Sons, Inc., 1915.

514 p.

illus. 8°.

Elements of highway New York: J. Wiley &

A comprehensive and completely illustrated treatise for highway engineering students and a reference for engineers. Besides describing the different types of construction the work includes a historical review; notes on economics, administration, legislation, and organization; surveying and designing; street cleaning and snow removal; comparison of roads and pavements; and chapters on sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, highway structures, and the testing of materials. Has a good glossary of terms.

22. Davis, Raymond E. Manual of surveying for field and office, by Raymond E. Davis... New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1915. 16°.

395 p.

illus.

A convenient and practical guide of pocket size intended to teach the proper use of instruments, the proper procedure in making surveys, and proper methods of computing and mapping. May be used in connection with short elementary courses.

Reviewed in Engineering Record, New York, Oct. 2, 1915, p. 425; in Canadian Engineer, Oct. 28, 1915, p. 529; in Engineering News, Nov. 18, 1915, p. 980.

23. Etcheverry, Bernard Alfred. Irrigation practice and engineering. v. 1–2. New York: 1915. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1915.

illus. 8°

The first and second of a series of three volumes by the head of the department of irrigation in the University of California. Intended as a text for students and a reference for engineers, managers and superintendents. Volume one tells about plant growth, water requirements for various crops, proper time for irrigating, measurement of water, preparation of the land, construction of ditches and structures, and the selection and cost of small pumping installations. Volume two "is devoted to a presentation of the fundamental principles and problems of irrigation engineering. It contains especially valuable descriptive information and cost data for engineers engaged in the construction and operation of irrigation systems. It confines itself to canals, tunnels, flumes and the usual types of irrigation systems."

24. *Kershaw, George Bertram de Betham. Guide to the reports, evidence and appendices of the Royal Commission on Sewage Disposal. London: P. S. King & Son, Ltd., 1915.

178 p.

8°.

"Engineers, surveyors, medical officers of health, chemists and bacteriologists frequently have occasion to refer to the voluminous reports and appendices presented by the Royal Commission on Sewage Disposal, and in most cases there is difficulty in finding quickly the volume and the page on which the information required is printed. As the total number of documents amounts to some thirty volumes, it is obvious that a guide to their contents is indispensable, and this is now available in the present volume. All the headings and subheadings have been extracted, and set out seriatim for each report so that the subject matter is thus given in a condensed form with the pages of the document on which each item appears. With the aid of the separate indices of subject matter, names and places, it should be possible for anyone to find any information at a moment's notice, and no bookshelf containing the Royal Commission's reports can be considered complete without a copy of Mr. Kershaw's valuable guide."— Review in the Surveyor, London, June 25, 1915, p. 784.

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This volume deals in a popular way with large engineering enterprises such as canals, irrigation, water works, bridge building, railroad construction, tunnels, mining, ship-building and transportation, lighthouse construction, docks, etc., emphasizing in each case the broad aspects of the subject and omitting detailed mechanical descriptions. The last chapter deals with the part of the engineer in modern warfare.

26. Lavis, Fred. Building the new rapid transit system of New York City... New York: Engineering News, 1915. 3 p.l., 73 p. illus. fo.

"The total cost of building and equipping New York's new rapid-transit lines will be in the neighborhood of $366,000,000...substantially equal to the entire cost of the Panama canal.' This well illustrated and carefully written book describing the construction originally appeared serially in the Engineering News.

27. *Moorefield, Charles Henry, and J. T. VOSHELL. Portland cement concrete pavements for country roads. Washington:

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