Abstract
THE original appearance of this book in 1889 marked the first serious attempt to apply petrological methods to the study of the minerals of the soil. During the thirty-two years that have since elapsed, petrological methods have undergone considerable development, while, on the other hand, our knowledge of the soil has similarly been enormously extended. The development of these two subjects, however, has proceeded mainly on quite separate lines, particularly in this country, where soil investigators have studied chiefly the chemical and biological aspects of soil fertility. That our present methods of examination of soil frequently fail us in accounting for observed differences in fertility is an indication of the need for new methods of attack, among which mineralogical analysis is undoubtedly of importance.
Anleitung zur mineralogischen Bodenanalyse.
Von Dr. Franz Steinriede. Zweite umgearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Pp. viii + 240. (Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 1921.) 60 marks.
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P., H. Anleitung zur mineralogischen Bodenanalyse . Nature 109, 643–644 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109643b0
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