book reviews The latter part of this criticism should entire volume to this particular form of not be construed as a specific problem of carbon. Carbon black, other colloidal this text. Rather it is to be found in t,he forms, and erauhite comuaunds will he - . vast majority of the textbooks written covered in a future section.

quantitative fashion; (b) abbreviations a t the undergraduate level and even in Thousands of references t d the tech- frequently used in the biochemical lit- some which would be considered to be nology of graphite are condensed to about erature; (c) energy requirements for suitable for use a t the graduate level or in 50 pages. Major sections are devoted to various types of activity; and (d) com- medical school. Consequently, the criti- crystallographic data, mechanical and position of foods. This is a rather lengthy cismfi mentioned above hardly provide thermal properties, and electric and mag- compilation (40 pages) of data taken the teacher with a good basis for choosing netic properties. Minor topics include from work published by the U. S. Dept. between this textbook and its competitors. interaction with neutrons, optical proper- of Agriculture. These remarks have been made in the ties, wetting, adsorption, and electrochem-

At the end of each chapter there is a hope that they will reach the proper ical behavior. list of review questions and references. audience via this journal and that inter- After many of the chapters there is a ested teachers will bestimulated to correct JANET B. VAN DORBN

list of audio-visual aids andinfarmation as many of the faults in the teaching of The College of Woosler

to the source of these materials and rental biochemistry which are reflected in this Wooster, Ohio

fees for some of them. This is probably text and in far too many of the current the most unique feature that this author text,books of biochemistry. has to contribute and which is not to be Terminologie Chimique Franco-

found in any of the textbooks in this area. DONALD D. CLARKE Anghise-French-English Chemical

with which I have been acquainted. Fordham University Terminology The references are most often up to Bronx, New York 10468

Hans Fromherr, Schwy, Switzerland date reviews or to other textbooks rather and Alezander King, Paris, France. Ver- than to classic original work.

~h~ index, while not very detailed, Gmelins Handbuch der Anorganischen lag Chemie, Weinheim/Bergstrasse,

seems and the printing and Chemie. 8. Auflaga, System Nummer West Germany and Gauthier-T'illars, 14, Kohlenstoff. Teil B, Lieferung Paris, France, 1968. xix + 562 pp. technical production are well done. Tables. 15 X 21 em. DM 66 (= ap-

I t would be easy to enumerate a catalog 2, Das Element: Oraphit prox. $16.50).

of more detailed technical errors but this ~ d i ~ ~ d by E, H. E. pielseh, A, K ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , probably would not accomplish much the h e l i n indituk. \rerlag I n 1963, Fromherz and King issued here. Rather it must be pointed out, chemie, GMBH, ~ ~ i ~ h ~ i ~ / ~ ~ ~ ~ - the 4th edition of their German-English as some of the examples above illustrate, strasse, 1968, xvi + 436 pp, ~ i ~ ~ , Terminology which was a revised and that this text has a strong physiological 17,5 ~ 5 . 5 ~ ~ . $122,50, extended edition of their 1934 book. bias and is more concerned with presenting This "teach yourself" approach has conclusions drawn from experiment,al Because of the unusual nature of graph- proven so successful bhat they decided to evidence than in going into any detail of ite and the wealth of reference material on pu t out this counterpart French-English the chemical basis far these concl~wions. it, the Gmelin Institute has devoted an (Continued on page A521

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