The Phase Rule and Its Applications   By: Alexander Findlay

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THE PHASE RULE AND ITS APPLICATIONS

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ALEX. FINDLAY, M.A., PH.D., D.SC.

Lecturer on Physical Chemistry, University of Birmingham

With One Hundred and Thirty Four Figures in the Text

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