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Science In short Chapters

Science In short Chapters

by W. Mattieu Williams

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Author
Williams, W. Mattieu (William Mattieu), 1820-1892
Title
Science in Short Chapters
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Science
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 55626
Release Date
September 25, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.SCIENCE IN Short Chapters .
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.SCIENCE IN SHORT CHAPTERS.
  5. 5.THE FUEL OF THE SUN.
  6. 6.DR SIEMENS’ THEORY OF THE SUN.
  7. 7.ANOTHER WORLD DOWN HERE.
  8. 8.THE ORIGIN OF LUNAR VOLCANOES.
  9. 9.NOTE ON THE DIRECT EFFECT OF SUN-SPOTS ON TERRESTRIAL CLIMATES.
  10. 10.THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE RADIOMETER AND ITS COSMICAL REVELATIONS.
  11. 11.ON THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PARAFFIN.
  12. 12.THE SOLIDITY OF THE EARTH.
  13. 13.A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
  14. 14.THE FORMATION OF COAL.
  15. 15.THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1871. — The First Telegrams. — Further Details by Post.
  16. 16.METEORIC ASTRONOMY.
  17. 17.THE “GREAT ICE AGE” AND THE ORIGIN OF THE “TILL.”
  18. 18.THE BAROMETER AND THE WEATHER. — On Winds and Currents, from the Admiralty Physical Atlas.
  19. 19.THE CHEMISTRY OF BOG RECLAMATION.
  20. 20.AERIAL EXPLORATION OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS. — The Anglo-American Arctic Expedition. — Mr. Walter Powell.
  21. 21.THE LIMITS OF OUR COAL SUPPLY. 23
  22. 22.“THE ENGLISHMAN’S FIRESIDE.”
  23. 23.“BAILY’S BEADS.” — TO THE EDITOR OF THE Times .
  24. 24.THE COLORING OF GREEN TEA.
  25. 25.“IRON FILINGS” IN TEA.
  26. 26.CONCERT-ROOM ACOUSTICS.
  27. 27.SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALISM.
  28. 28.MATHEMATICAL FICTIONS. — ( British Association , 1871.)
  29. 29.WORLD-SMASHING.
  30. 30.THE DYING TREES IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
  31. 31.THE OLEAGINOUS PRODUCTS OF THAMES MUD: WHERE THEY COME FROM AND WHERE THEY GO.
  32. 32.LUMINOUS PAINT.
  33. 33.THE ORIGIN AND PROBABLE DURATION OF PETROLEUM.
  34. 34.THE ORIGIN OF SOAP.
  35. 35.OILING THE WAVES.
  36. 36.ON THE SO-CALLED “CRATER NECKS” AND “VOLCANIC BOMBS” OF IRELAND. A Paper Read at the Geologists’ Association, December 6, 1878.
  37. 37.TRAVERTINE.
  38. 38.THE ACTION OF FROST IN WATER-PIPES AND ON BUILDING MATERIALS.
  39. 39.THE CORROSION OF BUILDING STONES.
  40. 40.FIRE-CLAY AND ANTHRACITE.
  41. 41.COUNT RUMFORD’S COOKING-STOVES.
  42. 42.THE “CONSUMPTION OF SMOKE.”
  43. 43.THE AIR OF STOVE-HEATED ROOMS.
  44. 44.VENTILATION BY OPEN FIREPLACES.
  45. 45.DOMESTIC VENTILATION. A Lesson from the Coal-Pits.
  46. 46.HOME GARDENS FOR SMOKY TOWNS. — The Discussion which followed the reading of the preceding paper at the Society of Arts.
  47. 47.SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES.
  48. 48.MURCHISON AND BABBAGE.
  49. 49.ATMOSPHERE versus ETHER.
  50. 50.A NEGLECTED DISINFECTANT.
  51. 51.ANOTHER DISINFECTANT.
  52. 52.ENSILAGE.
  53. 53.THE FRACTURE OF COMETS.
  54. 54.THE ORIGIN OF COMETS.
  55. 55.FOOTNOTES
  56. 56.Transcriber’s Notes

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