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ABSTRACT THIS work is described as substantially a new edition of the well-known “Chemical Technology” of Richardson and Watts, which in its turn was founded on the German work of Knapp. In

its new form, however, it bears about as much resemblance to its prototype as the famous horse of Wallenstein does to the original animal—“The head, neck, legs, and part of the body have

been repaired; all the rest is the real horse.” How much of the real Knapp is left in the work takes some time and trouble to discover. We recognize here and there a woodcut—not always in

the best state of preservation—but the descriptions appended even to these particular cuts are in most cases entirely recast, if not wholly rewritten. As the present work is to all intents

and purposes an original production, it would have been better to have so described it. It may be that a sort of good-will has grown up around Richardson and Watts's “Technology” which

the publishers desire to retain; but the connection between the two works is so slight that they are practically independent. Chemical Technology; or Chemistry in its Applications to Arts

and Manufactures. Edited by C. E. Groves W. Thorp Vol. I., “Fuel and its Applications.” By E. J. Mills, D.Sc., F.R.S., and F. J. Rowan, C.E. (London: Churchill, 1889.) Access through your

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