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Chemistry 2. [Mallet, 3.]

This course in Industrial Chemistry is concerned with the application
of chemistry to the arts and manufactures. Among the topics
discussed are the metallurgy of iron, steel, copper, tin, aluminum, and
the precious metals; the manufacture of limes and cements, bricks,
artificial stones, and other building materials; the chemistry of explosives,
lubricants, paints, and other preservatives. The lectures are
copiously illustrated by charts and drawings and by specimens furnished
from an extensive and costly Museum of Industrial Chemistry.