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MR. HIGHTON appears to belong to the growing class of teachers of chemistry who believe that the practical work of beginners should be of a quantitative character. Qualitative analysis may, it is true, be made an excellent drill; it attracts most young students, and its practice, if it be properly taught, undoubtedly promotes the formation of orderly habits, develops the powers of observation, and encourages the use of the reasoning faculties. But if it be ill taught, few studies are of less value.
An Introduction to Practical Quantitative Analysis.
By H. P. Highton Pp. 211. (London: Rivingtons, 1898.)
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S., W. An Introduction to Practical Quantitative Analysis. Nature 59, 172–173 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/059172a0
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