Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the world's greatest experimental philosophers and popularizes of science. These six extraordinary lectures on gravitation, cohesion, chemical affinity, heat, magnetism, and electricity were intended for young audiences. Together, they offer the reader a fascinating introduction to some of Faraday's most important work on the correlation between the physical forces of the universe.
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This book was written for children. It gives an interesting insight into the way Michael Faraday viewed forces (or powers)as he covers his views on gravity,chemical cohesion, heat, electricty and magnetism.
You won't learn any modern science, but it is fascinating to see how science was viewed pre-1867, the date of his death. The book was apparently first published in 1910 so it must have had a relevant message even then.
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An extremely intelligent book,
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This is very well written and the explanations are very clear. Certainly a true classic. This book will appeal to both the layman and the technically inclined.
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If you like history,then you will love this book! Faraday was a genius in his own time.Amazing how relevent he would be today.
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- The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics) by Adam Smith in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Faraday: Chemical Manipulation (The Royal Institution library of science) by FARADAY in Front Matter
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin in Front Matter
- The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine in Back Matter
- The Subjection of Women (Great Books in Philosophy) by John Stuart Mill in Back Matter
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- The Praise of Folly (Great Minds) by Desiderius Erasmus in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Coins, medals, and seals, ancient and modern. Illustrated and described. With a sketch of the history of coins and coinage, instructions for young ... and American coins, medals and tokens, &c. by Michigan Historical Reprint Series in Back Matter
- Lectures on the Harvard Classics by William Allan Neilson on page 116
- Of Men And Galaxies (Great Minds) by Fred Hoyle in Front Matter
- Culture and Science in the Nineteenth-Century Media (The Nineteenth Century Series) by Louise Henson on page 198
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