Favorite Chemistry Books - other than Hoke.

[Photobacterium]

I'm curious if any members have favorite chemistry books other than Hoke.

For example, if you were teaching a class in gold-refining at a technical college like Georgia Tech, and wanted to require some pre-requisites so that students knew some basics before diving into Hoke - what book or books would you recommend ?

I got an A in college inorganic chemistry but stopped there. I remember valence, orbits, etc. that are related to how molecules combine - but it's been a long time.

I would like some background to go with my reading of Hoke.

I'm just wondering what other chemistry books you might revere as a "damn good book".

 

[jimmydolittle]

I'm not a chemist, but if I had to choose just one book, then it would be: C. W Ammen’s Recovery and Refining of Precious Metals.

 

[publius]

I'm not a chemist, but if I had to choose just one book, then it would be: C. W Ammen’s Recovery and Refining of Precious Metals.

+1 on that title! :shock:

 

[butcher]

I pick up a chemistry book from the second hand store when they have them, collected about dozen books, most all have some information, but most of the more modern school books seem to make good fire starters for my wood stove, some of the older chemistry books are jewels, I like reading from more than one source when I study, sometimes authors say things in different way's, out of ten people saying the same thing sometimes one of them say it, so that it makes sense to you and it click's, sorry I cannot recommend any particular book, but there are some I have heard about (i really do not know what their proper name is so the name I use can be wrong) sounds like MERK index? CRC? Maybe a real chemist will help you find some book titles from his library; I also would like to hear their recommendation.

Also I find many download books, and old mining books complete with equations.

 

[jimdoc]

Here are some hard to find classic chemistry basics to download;

http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=7890#p73130

Jim

 

[rusty]

I'm not a chemist, but if I had to choose just one book, then it would be: C. W Ammen’s Recovery and Refining of Precious Metals.

+1 on that title! :shock:

+2 on that tittle

 

[Photobacterium]

Here are some hard to find classic chemistry basics to download;

http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=7890#p73130

Jim

good intro.

thanks for the replies !

i was hoping to find something more theoretical, with more math.

i did find one fairly comprehensive list of the core textbooks that might be used for a first year college chem program ... but it's a *.pdf with some kind of lock. you can highlight the text (of the URL or title) but you can't copy/paste it into a search engine. you can open the *.pdf in a browser window & then access the links.

http://www.concisechem.com/chapter1.pdf

of the first 5, the Brady & Chang links are 'live'.