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Familiar lectures on scientific subjects.
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Familiar lectures on scientific subjects.

Author: John F W Herschel, Sir
Publisher: London, A. Strahan, 1871.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John F W Herschel, Sir
OCLC Number: 4768828
Description: xii, 507 p. diagrs. 18 cm.
Contents: About volcanos and earthquakes.--The sun.--On comets.--The wealther and weather prophets.--Celestial measurings and weighings.--On light: pt. I. Reflexion, refraction, dispersion, colour, absorption. pt. II. Theories of light, interferences, diffraction. pt. III. Double refraction, polarization.--On sensorial vision.--The yard, the pendulum, and the metre.--On atoms.--A dialogue.--On the origin of force.--On the absorption of light by coloured media, viewed in connexion with the undulatory theory.--On the estimation of skill in target shooting.

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