Since its first publication in 1923, this volume has been considered one
of the great books in the literature of chemistry. In the early 1960s,
well-known chemists Kenneth S. Pitzer and Leo Brewer revised and updated
it, adding substantial material on solution thermodynamics, results in
statistical mechanics, surfaces, gravitational and electromagnetic
fields, and other areas.
Upon the second edition's 1961 publication, The Journal of Chemical
Education noted: "The book will undoubtedly resume its place as a
constant guide and reference for chemists using thermodynamics in their
research, and as a textbook and reference for classes in the application
of thermodynamics to chemistry." This new edition of a foundational work
will be welcomed by teachers in the field.
For advanced undergraduates in chemistry and related fields.