Présentation de l'éditeur
Electro-C hemistry emanated not from me, but from Messrs. Constable. Some years back I wrote for them a book called Practical Electro-C hemistry, intended to cover a great part of the ground of knowledge then extant. Fortunately, knowledge has a habit of growing and of propagating its kind, and my book, in consequence of this, became a back number .T he subject of Electro-C hemistry is so ramified and specialised that it was impossible for one man to make a survey of the whole field. This fact is the genesis of the present series in which those who have accurate and intimate knowledge of the various branches of electro-chemistry have undertaken the work for which they are particularly qualified. It will be readily understood that, as the series of books was started at an early period of the war, many contributors were engaged in work of national and primary importance, and were unable, however willing, to apply themselves at the moment to exacting literary work. But this difficulty was gradually overcome, as some prospect of a period to the struggle came within view, with the result which the reader will judge with consideration for the onerous conditions under which my contributors have wrought. The monographs resulting from their labours speak for themselves, and if the educational advantages which I have obtained from reading them during their passage through the press is shared by the public, I believe that the thorough and modern work of my friends and collaborators will be appreciated, and such faults as there be will be attributed to the person ultimately responsible theE
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