In the Preface Dr. Roscoe says — “My experience has led me to feel more and more strongly that by no method can accuracy in a knowledge of chemistry he more surely secured than by attention to the working of well-selected problems, and Dr. Thorpe's thorough acquaintance with the wants of the student is a sufficient guarantee that this selection has been carefully made. I intend largely to use these questions in my own classes, and I can confidently recommend them to all teachers and students of the science.”
Age of Lavoisier down to the present time. By Ad. Wurtz.
Translated by Henry Watts, F.R.S. Crown 8vo. 6s.“The treatment of the subject is admirable, and the translator has evidently done his duty most efficiently.” — Westminster Review. “The discourse, as a résumé of chemical theory and research, unites singular luminousness and grasp. A few judicious notes are added by the translator.” — Pall Mall Gazette.
