The GmeLin FormuLa Index published between 1975 and 1980 covered aLL
voLumes of the Eighth Edition of the GmeLin Handbook that had appeared
up to the end of 1974 in the case of Main VoLumes and up to the end of
1973 in the case of SuppLement VoLumes. The GmeLin FormuLa Index, First
SuppLement, continues from there and covers the handbook voLumes
published up to the end of 1979. This First SuppLement wiLL consist of
eight voLumes, which wiLL appear at intervaLs of four to six months. The
basic structure of the FormuLa Index has been fully retained in the
First Supplement: The index Lists aLL eLements, compounds, ions, and
systems having definite composition that are described in the handbook
text. The first coLumn gives the empiricaL formuLa, whiLe the second
gives the conventionaL formuLa. The third coLumn Lists the pertinent
pages. (The detaiLs are avaiLabLe in "Instructions for the FormuLa
Index," on the next pages. ) This First SuppLement was prepared and
printed with extensive use of computers. In the future this wiLL allow
publication of cumuLative indexes. The procedures were worked out
together with the TechnicaL Section of the Gesellschaft fUr Information
und Dokumentation mbH (GID), Frankfurt, and I take this occasion to
thank them for their generous help. I wouLd aLso Like to thank our
printers, Universitatsdruckerei H. SWrtz AG, WOrzburg, for their advice
and cooperation.