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THE translators of Prof. Eucken's text-book observe that there appeared to be room for a bsok in which kinetic theory, thermodynamics and quantum theory, each discussed on the basis of experimental facts, are considered of equal importance for the development of the subject. Kinetic theory and thermodynamics have long formed part of the studies of chemical students, and there can be little doubt that a really practical working knowledge of physical chemistry must include them, but the quantum theory is relatively new and has not yet in all cases received adequate treatment from the point of view of the student of chemistry. In its mathematical aspects it has formed the subject matter of several important treatises, but these are for the most part addressed to students of physics and have a very limited appeal to chemists. It must therefore be admitted that a treatment in which these three components of modern physical chemistry are considered in a connected manner, and especially in close relation to experiment, is very desirable, and an examination of Prof. Eucken's book shows that he has been very successful in presenting the material in a form suitable for students of chemistry.
Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry: for Students of Chemistry and related Sciences.
By Prof. Arnold Eucken. Translated and adapted from the second German edition by Dr. Eric R. Jette and Prof. Victor K. Lamer. (International Chemical Series.) Pp. xxiii + 699. (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.; London: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., 1925.) 27s. 6d. net.
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P., J. Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry: for Students of Chemistry and related Sciences . Nature 118, 42–43 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118042a0
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