The Romance of Modern Chemistry
Forfatter: James C. Phillip
År: 1912
Forlag: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited
Sted: London
Sider: 347
UDK: 540 Phi
A Description in non-technical Language of the diverse and wonderful ways in which chemical forces are at work and of their manifold application in modern life.
With 29 illustrations & 15 diagrams.
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VALUABLE SUBSTANCES
which is said to be three hundred times as great as that of
sugar. This being so, it might be looked on as a formidable
competitor of sugar, but doubts have arisen as to its suita-
bility as a food, and its sale is now restricted by law in every
European country; it can be purchased at the druggist’s
shop, but not at the grocer’s. It ia valuable to people
who suffer from diabetes, and who have therefore to avoid
the use of sugar.
Enough has been said in this chapter to convince the
reader that very valuable substances can be obtained from
the most unlikely sources. If he is an optimist, these
facts will help to confirm him in his view of life. If he is
a pessimist, prone to see the unlovely side of things, he
does well to realise that there is beauty even in coal tar.
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