Show REVIEW OF THE COPPER HANDBOOK volume VII of the new edition of the copper handbook has just been issued by the author horace J stevens of houghton michigan the book has 1228 pages octavo brevier type being materially larger than before the author apologizes for his inability to revise the book throughout explaining pla ining that fire sickness and loss of five months time prevented but the new volume contains about words of new matter equal in length to three ordinary works of fiction in addition to the matter remaining unchanged from the preceding issue the new edition of the copper handbook contains 25 chapters an increase of nine treating of copper under the headings of history geology chemistry mineralogy mining milling concentrating hydro metallurgy alloys bra brands ads grades uses substitutes terminology geography copper deposits copper mines and statistics the treatment given the subject in 1228 pages is in scope but the logical and orderly arrangement of the great mass of facts presented coupled with a table of contents full index and alphabetical arrangement of districts countries mines minerals and glossary render it possible to ascertain any given fact with almost as much ease as a word is found in a dictionary tio nary this is a point of much value to readers that has been overlooked in many otherwise excellent works of reference the mining review acknowledges the receipt of the copper handbook and finds it an invaluable text and reference |