Elements of Natural Philosophy: Embracing the General Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, and Astronomy; Illustrated by Several Hundred Engravings (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Elements of Natural Philosophy: Embracing the General Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, and Astronomy; Illustrated by Several Hundred Engravings The treatise on' Astronomy is mostly from Smith's edition of Blair, a treatise highly creditable to Mr. Smith, and one which it was found impracticable to present in a more con cise form.' Some parts of it, howeder, were considered too scientific for the purposes for which it was designed, and se cordingly, such portions have been removed, and their places supplied with other and more popular matter. 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. |
