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On the Theory and Practice of Art Enameling upon Metals. By Henry Cunyngham, M.A. London : Archibald Constable & Company. New York : The Macmillan Company. 1899. 12110. Pp. 136. Price 1.60 Enameling is a most fascinating art, which is not properly understood to-day. So far as we remember. there is no practical treatise at all in English, and for this reason the present work will be warmly welcomed. Owing to the factory-system, art craftsmen find it difficult to earn a living, and the art of enameling bids fair to become a lost art as far as the best work is concerned. The present admirable book will do much to prevent the art from becoming forgotten. Many illustrations are made from actual photographs taken in the workshop. Standard Polyphase Apparatus and Systems. BvMaurice A. Oudin. M.S. New York: d. Van Nostrand Company. 1899. 12mo. Pp. 249, Price .3. The d evelopment of the polyphase apparatus and the application of the polyphase systems to the solution of engineering problems have been so rapid of late that there is no valuable literature on the snbject that is at once practical and up-to-date. This in itself would be a satisfactory reason for the publication of the present work. Many who thought they were thoroughly familiar with electrical matters ten years ago find that they are absolutely at sea when the two-phase, three-phase and monocyclic systems are concerned. The book is an admirable treatise. The Ironmonger's Diary for 1900. London : The Ironmonger. 1899. Quarto. Pp 568. This annual volume is a complete diary for the year, and is interleaved with sheets of blotting paper. There is a certain amount of practical information in the front, and the bulk of advertising matter is impressive. How to Run Engines and Boilers. With a New Section on Engines and Boiler!'. By Egbert P. Watson. N?w York : Spon&Chamberlain. 1899. 18mo. Pp. 160. Price 1. The author, who has contributed many articles on the same subject to the Scientific American, is amply qualified to deal with the subject, and he has succeeded well within the limits 'which have been laid down for him. Introduction to Physical Chemistry. By James Walker, D.Sc., Ph.D. London and New York : The Macmillan Company. 1899. 8vo. Pp. 335. Price 2.50. The present work answers the majority of the questions which are sure to be asked by the beginner in chemistry. In no other work have we seen the broad facts relating to atomic weights, equations, specific heats, solubility, etc., so clearly described. The average work on chemistry usually begins with a page or two of preliminary matter, and then the elements are taken up in detail. Every teacher of chemistry can read this book with profit. Photographic Mosaics. By Edward L, Wilson. Thirty-sixth vear. New York : E. L. Wilson. 1900. 16mo. Pp. 288. Price 1. An excellent annual; the literary contents appeal to all photographers. The most modem, up-to-date methods are described. Lexicon der Metall-Technik. Redi -girt von Dr. Josef Bersch. Parts 16 to 20. Vienna: A. Hartleben. 1899. Price per part, paper, 70 cents. Die Moderne Chemie. Eiiie Schilde-rung del' Chemischen Grossindus-trie.' Von Dr. Wilhelm Bersch. Parts 16 to 20. Vienna: A. Hartleben. 1899. Price per part, paper, 70 cents. Monumental Records.--We have received the first two numbers of this interesting periodical, to which we have referred on another occasion. The new series has now been started and the periodical gives promise of being in the front rank of the archaeologi-| cal periodicals of the world. Certainly we do not know of any which is so well illustrated, and the text is excellent. It is edited by Rev. Henry Mason Baum, D.C.L., and is published by the Monumental Records Association, 76 Fifth Avenue, New York city. Those who believe that archaeology is a dull and uninteresting science need only' examine the issues of this unique periodical to understand their error.
