Conversations on Natural Philosophy In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE ENGRAVINGS
- ERRATUM
- CONVERSATION I ON GENERAL PROPERTIES OF BODIES
- CONVERSATION II ON THE ATTRACTION OF GRAVITY
- CONVERSATION III ON THE LAWS OF MOTION
- CONVERSATION IV ON COMPOUND MOTION
- CONVERSATION V ON THE MECHANICAL POWERS
- CONVERSATION VI ASTRONOMY CAUSES OF THE EARTH'S ANNUAL MOTION
- CONVERSATION VII ON THE PLANETS
- CONVERSATION VIII ON THE EARTH
- CONVERSATION IX ON THE MOON
- CONVERSATION X HYDROSTATICS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
- CONVERSATION XI OF SPRINGS, FOUNTAINS, &C
- CONVERSATION XII PNEUMATICS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AIR
- CONVERSATION XIII ON WIND AND SOUND
- CONVERSATION XIV ON OPTICS
- CONVERSATION XV ON THE ANGLE OF VISION, AND THE REFLECTION OF MIRRORS
- CONVERSATION XVI ON REFRACTION AND COLOURS
- CONVERSATION XVII OPTICS ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE EYE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
- INDEX
CONVERSATION VIII - ON THE EARTH
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE ENGRAVINGS
- ERRATUM
- CONVERSATION I ON GENERAL PROPERTIES OF BODIES
- CONVERSATION II ON THE ATTRACTION OF GRAVITY
- CONVERSATION III ON THE LAWS OF MOTION
- CONVERSATION IV ON COMPOUND MOTION
- CONVERSATION V ON THE MECHANICAL POWERS
- CONVERSATION VI ASTRONOMY CAUSES OF THE EARTH'S ANNUAL MOTION
- CONVERSATION VII ON THE PLANETS
- CONVERSATION VIII ON THE EARTH
- CONVERSATION IX ON THE MOON
- CONVERSATION X HYDROSTATICS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
- CONVERSATION XI OF SPRINGS, FOUNTAINS, &C
- CONVERSATION XII PNEUMATICS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AIR
- CONVERSATION XIII ON WIND AND SOUND
- CONVERSATION XIV ON OPTICS
- CONVERSATION XV ON THE ANGLE OF VISION, AND THE REFLECTION OF MIRRORS
- CONVERSATION XVI ON REFRACTION AND COLOURS
- CONVERSATION XVII OPTICS ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE EYE, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
- INDEX
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- Conversations on Natural PhilosophyIn Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils, pp. 173 - 207Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014