Hand-Books of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy (Classic Reprint)

Science & Math

Lardner, Dionysius

Physics

Forgotten Books

Excerpt from The Museum of Science and Art, Vol. 1Chap. II. - 1. Encke's calculation of the direction of the shooting-stars seen from 1833 to 1838.-2. Apparent magnitudes of those objects - 3. The luminous train which follows them not an optical illusion. - 4. Hypotheses to explain them. - 5. Heights, directions, and velocity of shooting-stars, calculated by Brandes. - 6. A like calculation by Quetelet.-7. A like calculation by Wartmann. - 8. Shooting-stars and fire-balls identical. - 9. Lunar origin rejected - 10. Received explanation of the phenomena. 11. Difficulties and objections - 12. Description of great shower of stars witnessed in 1799 by Humboldt and Bonpland. 13. Description of like showers in 1833-49 - 14. August meteors - 15. Halley suggests the use of these meteors to deter mine the longitude. - 16. Table of shooting-stars from 763 to 1837. - 17. Inferences from this - 18. Observation of Sir J. Herschel in 1836. - 19. Of Wartm nn in 1837. - 20. Of Tharand in 1832 - 21. Annual epochs of t e prevalence of these meteors. - 22. Why those masses are not visible like the moon and planets by the re&#64258;ected light of the sun. - 23. Zodiacal light. 24. The nebulous matter producing it may cause shooting-stars. 25. Shooting-stars may become satellites to the earth. - 26. M Petit claims to have discovered one. - 27. Sun-stones.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.

The Museum of Science and Art, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Astronomy & Space Science

Railway Economy: A Treatise On the New Art of Transport, Its Management, Prospects and Relations

History

Franklin Classics

The First Six Books Of The Elements Of Euclid: With A Commentary And Geometrical Exercises. To Which Are Annexed A Treatise On Solid Geometry, And ... Analysis, And The Theory Of Transversals

Excerpt from The Museum of Science and Art, Vol. 5The appearance of the rows of rivets along the edges of the plates composing the boiler is shown in the general view of a waggon-boiler in fig. 7.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.

The Museum of Science and Art, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

A Manual of Electricity, Magnetism and Meteorology, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Locke had a profound influence on the 18th century and beyond. The early reception and interpretation of Locke is illustrated here in original texts, not only important in their own right but providing useful research material for studies on Locke.

John Locke Collection I (History of British Philosophy)

Carroll, William

Wynne, John

Marion, Henri

Webb, Thomas E.

Schärer, Emanuel

Foster, T.

Watts, Issac

Reference

Routledge

Excerpt from The Museum of Science Art, Vol. 11: Illustrated by Engravings on WoodThis vast and rapid extension of the art, combined with skill which the earlier printers displayed in it, seems to be tot! Incompatible with the date assigned to the invention, and i more probable, that the art having been long practised in prii under continued attempts at secrecy, it at length broke i publicity after it had already attained a considerable degra perfection.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.

The Museum of Science Art, Vol. 11: Illustrated by Engravings on Wood (Classic Reprint)

Earth Sciences

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A Treatise On Algebraic Geometry

Mathematics

Kessinger Publishing

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