Physics Brose, Henry L. 531.18 B77 Theory of relativity; an introductory sketch based on Einstein's original writings, including a biographical note. Rev. ed. reprinted. 1920. Blackwell. "Bibliography," p.32. Hirsch, Isaac Seth. qr 537.54 H61 Principles and practice of Roentgenological technique. 1920. American X-ray Pub. Co. Hutchinson, Robert William. 538 H97 Intermediate text-book of magnetism & electricity. 1920. Clive. Photo-miniature. 535.85 P52 Optical notions for photographers, explaining some of the principles of light action in photography: light sources; parallax; the law of inverse squares; reflection and refraction; sines and angles; diffusion; light scatter; halation, and showing their application in everyday photographic work. 1916. Tennant. Article signed: George E. Brown. "Books," p.400. Being "Photo-miniature," Sept. 1916, v.13, no.153. Schlick, Moritz. 531.18 S34 Space and time in contemporary physics; an introduction to the theory of relativity and gravitation; rendered into English by H. L. Brose, with an introduction by F. A. Lindemann. 1920. Oxford University Press, Amer. branch. "Bibliographical note," pref. p.9-10. Aerial Navigation r 533.605 A2523 Aëronautical journal; a monthly illustrated magazine, 1918-date. v.22date. 1918-date. Organ of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Founded in 1897 to succeed the Annual reports of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. In June 1918 the name of this society was changed to Royal Aeronautical Society. Spaight, James Molony. Aircraft in peace and the law. 1919. Macmillan. 533.6007 S73 Contents: Air frontiers.-The nationality and registration of aircraft.-The certification of aircraft and pilots.-Entry and landing of foreign aircraft.-Customs.-Damage. Collisions and wrecks.-Law in the air.-Appendix: Paris convention on international air navigation, 1919; Air navigation regulations, 1919; Precedents, drawn from the great war, bearing on the question of the sovereignty of the air. "Bibliography," p.217-227. United States-Forest service. r 533.652 U25 Information for inspectors of airplane wood; prepared at the Forest products laboratory, Forest service, United States department of agriculture. 1919. Issued by the United States bureau of aircraft production. Inspection department. "Publications on the mechanical properties of wood," p.22; "Publications on kilndrying woods," p.41-42; "References" [on gluing of woods], p.49; "Publications on the nomenclature, occurrence and structure of American woods," p.72. Chemistry Darling, Elton R. r 546.03 D25 Inorganic chemical synonyms and other useful chemical data. 1919. Van Nostrand. Useful guide to the somewhat confusing terminology of various inorganic substances employed in chemical, pharmaceutical, and commercial work. Includes, also, certain conversion tables, and information regarding the chemical elements. Goldsmith, John Naish, ed. Tables of refractive indices. 1918. Hilger. V.I. Essential oils, comp. by R. Kanthack. "List of references," v.1, p.8-16c. I 545.8 G58 "The scattered literature of the subject has been carefully sifted...and, for the first time, a large number of measurements have been compiled with references to the original papers. This volume will serve to some extent as a bibliography to essential oils... Over 500 distinct oils and 1500 measurements are recorded." Introduction. Kingzett, Charles Thomas. Popular chemical dictionary. 1920. Baillière. r 540.3 K27 Lists chemical terms, processes, substances, and apparatus, and includes some commercial products. Macbeth, Alexander Killen. 547 M12 Organic chemistry for medical, intermediate science and pharmaceutical students. 1920. Longmans. "Written from the point of view of the teacher who has in mind the difficulties encountered by the average student; and an effort has been made to meet these as they normally arise." Preface. Silverman, Alexander, & Harvey, A. W. qr 546 S58 Laboratory directions and study questions in inorganic chemistry. 1919. Van Nostrand. "Reference books in inorganic chemistry," p.56. United States-Standards, Bureau of. qr 016.546291 U25b Bibliography of scientific literature relating to helium. 1919. (Circular, no.81.) United States-Treasury department. r 543 U257p Proceedings of the conference of chiefs of customs laboratories held at the port of New York, March 6-9, 1916. 1916. Branner, John Casper. Geology qr 558.1 B71 Outlines of the geology of Brazil to accompany the geologic map of Brazil. 1919. (Geological Society of America. Bulletin, v.30, no.2, June 1919.) Contains map, 39% x 374 inches, folded in book; scale, approximately 80 miles to 1 inch. Map has title "Mappa geologico do Brazil." Contains bibliographies. Spurr, Josiah Edward, ed. 553 $77 Political and commercial geology and the world's mineral resources; a series of studies by specialists. 1920. McGraw. The same.. ....r 553 S77 "These various studies are essentially both inclusive and elementary: together they form almost the first contribution to the branch of investigation-that of the relation of geology to industry, commerce, and political economy-which they cover." Preface. Stopes, Marie Charlotte Carmichael, & Wheeler, R. V. qr 553.2 S88 Monograph on the constitution of coal (based on a paper read before the London section of the Society of Chemical Industry). 1918. Published for the Department of scientific and industrial research [of England]. "Papers quoted in the text," p.46-57. Botany Clements, Frederic Edward. r 581.9 C56p Plant indicators; the relation of plant communities to process and practice. 1920. (Carnegie Institution of Washington. Publication no.290.) "Bibliography," p.364-373. Starting with the hypothesis that every plant is a measure of the conditions under which it grows, the native plants should be reliable indicators of the agricultural possibilities of any region. From this point of view, the author endeavors to apply scientific principles and methods to the practical problems of agriculture, forestry, and stock raising in the western United States. Ellis, G. S. M. Applied botany. 1919. Hodder. (New teaching series.) 580 E53 Rather sketchy, popular treatment of plant life and plant cultivation. Concerned with plants and soils of England. Gager, Charles Stuart. Heredity and evolution in plants. 1920. Blakiston. 581.157 G13 "Bibliography," p.252-255. Rogers, Julia Ellen. 582 R61ts Trees worth knowing. 1917. Doubleday. (Little nature library.) Useful Arts Beaumont, Roberts. 677 B35u Union textile fabrication, with numerous original diagrams, sectional drawings, and photographic re-productions of spun and woven specimens in the text. [1920.] Pitman. (Pitman's textile industries series.) "Deals exhaustively with yarns and fabrics made from cotton and wool, as well as with products in which other fibers form constituents." Technical review, 1920. California Redwood Association, San Francisco. California redwood for the engineer. 1917. With this is bound its "Specialty uses of California redwood." Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh. Personnel directory, 1919-20. [1919.] Pittsburgh. r 674 C13 г 607 С21бр (Bulletin.) Harcourt, Robert Henry. 682 H25 Elementary forge practice; a text-book for technical and vocational schools. Ed.2, enl. 1920. Manual Arts Press. Clearly written book for beginners. Deals with materials and equipment as well as methods. Kelly, Roy Willmarth. 607 K17 Training industrial workers, with an introduction by J. M. Brewer. 1920. Ronald Press Co. "Bibliography," p.402-424. Presents a survey of the important types of schools and classes, emphasizing the training which can be given within the plant. r 016.6 T2642 Technical book review index; issued by the Technology department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh [quarterly], 1917-date. [v.1, no.1]-date. Pittsburgh. V.I, 1917, was issued in six numbers, the first three of which appeared in the "Monthly bulletin" of the library, March-May 1917. A record of book reviews appearing in scientific, technical, and trade journals received in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. United States-Library of Congress. qr 016.6797 U253 List of recent references on the tobacco industry. 1919. Medicine, Physiology, Hygiene Brunton, Sir Thomas Lauder. r 615 B83 Text-book of pharmacology, therapeutics and materia medica, adapted to the United States pharmacopoeia by F. H. Williams. 1885. Macmillan. "Bibliographical index," p.1119-1139. Evans, Arthur L. and others. 613.4897 E94 Correct shoe fitting. 1920. Retail Shoe Salesman's Institute. (Retail Shoe Salesman's Institute. Training course for retail shoe salesmen, v.2.) Contents: The vital necessity of correct shoe fitting.-The human foot.-Measur ing the human foot.-Foot troubles and their correction.-Flexible shanks and stiff shanks. Corrective appliances.-Foot exercises.-Salesmanship points in correct shoe fitting. Hill, Hibbert Winslow. 614 H55 Sanitation for public health nurses; the fundamentals of public health. 1920. Macmillan. Deals with those phases of health most nearly related to public hygiene and sanitation, giving particular attention to the study of infectious diseases, immunity, and the control of epidemics. New York (state)-Military training commission. r 613.71 N26 General plan and syllabus for physical training in the elementary and secondary schools of the state of New York, as adopted by the Board of regents of the University of the state of New York upon the report and recommendation of the Military training commission. 1917. (New York (state)-University. Bulletin no.631.) United States-Construction and repair bureau. r 614.82 U25 Breathing apparatus (rescue and protective); pub. in collaboration with the Bureau of medicine and surgery, Navy department. 1920. United States-Public health service. Fighting venereal diseases. 1920. "Books on sex education," p.34-36. Clarkson, Ralph Preston. Engineering r 616.95 U25f 621.3 C53 Elementary electrical engineering; a textbook of theory and practice, particularly adapted for the instruction of mechanical, civil, and chemical engineers and others desiring a short course. 1920. Van Nostrand. Collins, Archie Frederick. 621.143 C69 Farm and garden tractors; how to buy, run, repair and take care of them. 1920. Stokes. Popular, practical manual. Discusses mechanical details to some extent, and considers applications, but is useful mainly for the brief information regarding many of the commercial types now (1920) on the market. A more detailed consideration of tractor mechanism is found in Roger B. Whitman's "Tractor principles." Fuel Engineering Company of New York. tion. r 621.187 F97 Pamphlet dealing with steam plant economy and emphasizing the value of fuel selec Gerhard, William Paul. Water supply of country houses. 1914. Privately printed. Goldman, Otto Berger. r 628.7 G31 620.02 G58 Financial engineering; a text for consulting, managing and designing engineers and for students. 1920. Wiley. A text-book written for the practising engineer. Is concerned mainly with theory and practice of cost analysis for the purpose of insuring financial efficiency in engineering undertakings. Presents many typical problems in engineering costs. Hornor, Harry Archer. Spot and arc welding. 1920. Lippincott. Bibliographical foot-notes. 621.392 H81 Treats electric welding as applied to heavy steel construction, dealing largely with methods of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. qr 620.5 1244 Ingeniería internacional; revista de ingeniería, construcción e industria; se publica mensualmente, April 1919-date. v.1-date. 1919-date. Kansas University-Engineering experiment station. r 620.5 K12 Engineering bulletin. no.1, 3-10. 1909-18. (Kansas University. Bulletin.) No.3 has been catalogued separately (r 662.6 W17). Kerr, George L. 622.33 K21a Practical coal mining; a manual for managers, under-managers, colliery engineers and others. Ed.6, rev. & enl. 1920. Griffin. A fairly thorough treatise on British practice. attention to safety in mining. 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