Excerpt from The Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1901, Vol. 23A separate investigation, in the method suggested by Renard, ' was conducted to determine the presence of arachidic acid. A small crop of crystals was obtained, showing the characteristic form of arachidic acid under the microscope, but the quantity recovered was too small for further investigation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.