Author : James William M'Gauley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1330681150
Lectures on Natural Philosophy (Classic Reprint) by James William M'Gauley Pdf
Excerpt from Lectures on Natural Philosophy Tub latest discoveries and improvements have been, as far as possible, introduced into this enlarged edition. - When the original treatise was written, since it was intended, chiefly, as a means of preparing the teachers in training for ray lectures, much was reserved for oral explanation. But I have endeavoured, to adapt the present for private study; and have given in it every detail which is likely to be of any value to those who arc desirous of acquiring accurate, though, at the same time, elementary, information. Since no amount of scientific knowledge worth possessing, can be obtained without much labour and assiduity, an attempt to popularize subjects which do not admit of it, must be attended with the worst consequences, and practically illustrate the wisdom of the poet's advice - "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." None are found to make such gross mistakes, or to fall into so great absurdities, as those who try to learn without trouble, and by the mere hasty perusal of philosophical works. The various branches of experimental science are intimately connected, and serve, often, to explain each other. Hence, numerous references will be found in the following work: and, by means of them, a fact or a principle, that may have been forgotten, can be easily recalled to memory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
