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Science Amusements
by Gaston Tissandier

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Science Amusements by Gaston Tissandier

Translated from the French by Henry Frith. The French original from 1880 is considered the very first title in the genre of books of simple science experiments that anybody can conduct in their own home. But this book is much more than a collection of kitchen sink science experiments. It is an engineering and science primer that touches on many topics of physics and chemistry including organic chemistry, material science, heat, light, sound, gases, aeronautics, and a lot more.

Based on page numbering it appears to be a compilation of several books:

Excerpt from the preface of Marvels of the Elements:

To the child and the savage everything is equally strange and unknown. They do not even imagine that there are such things as elements and compounds. They see certain things, and they perceive or feel certain effects. Water boils and steam rises. Fire burns, and if a hot thing is touched pain is felt. Heat is the first thing the effects of which are noticed, in addition to such things as downpour of rain and brightness of light followed by darkness. And from the study of the effects of heat many of our most important discoveries have arisen.

  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER I.—PROPERTIES OF BODIES
    • Strength
    • Elasticity
    • Porosity. Permeability.
    • Resistance of Substances.
    • Hardness
    • Centrifugal Force
    • The Principle of Inertia
  • CHAPTER II.—EQUILIBRIUM OF BODIES.
    • The Centre Of Gravity
  • CHAPTER III.—DENSITY, HYDROSTATICS, ETC.
    • Hydrostatics
    • The Movements of Gases
    • Resistance of the Air
  • CHAPTER IV.—PRESSURE OF THE AIR
    • Pressure of the Air
    • Experiments with Compressed Air
    • Aeronautics
  • CHAPTER V.—HEAT
    • The Conductibility of Metals
    • Dilatation of Bodies by Heat
  • CHAPTER VI.—LIGHT, OPTICAL ILLUSIONS, ETC.
    • Refraction
    • Vision and Optical Illusions
    • Persistence of Impressions on the Retina
  • CHAPTER VII.—ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
  • CHAPTER VIII.—CHEMISTRY WITHOUT A LABORATORY
  • CHAPTER IX.—MATHEMATICAL GAMES
    • The Dice Trick
  • CHAPTER X.—NATURAL SCIENCE IN THE COUNTRY
  • CHAPTER XI.—MECHANICAL TOYS, ETC.
  • MARVELS OF THE ELEMENTS.
    • PREFACE
    • CHAPTER I.—INTRODUCTION.
    • CHAPTER II.—CHEMISTRY WITHOUT A LABORATORY
    • CHAPTER III.
    • CHAPTER IV.—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
    • CHAPTER V.—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS. (Continued.)
    • CHAPTER VI.—THE METALS
    • CHAPTER VII.—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • MARVELS OF HEAT, LIGHT, AND SOUND
    • INTRODUCTION
    • CHAPTER I.—HEAT
    • CHAPTER II.—HEAT (continued)
    • CHAPTER III.—LIGHT
    • CHAPTER IV.—VISION
    • CHAPTER V.—OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
    • CHAPTER VI.—OPTICAL ILLUSIONS (Continued)
    • CHAPTER VII.—OPTICAL APPARATUS
    • CHAPTER VIII.—SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS
    • CHAPTER IX.—ACOUSTICS
    • CHAPTER X.—ACOUSTICS. (Continued.)
    • CHAPTER XI.—ACOUSTICS. (Continued)
  • MARVELS OF EARTH, AIR, AND WATER.
    • INTRODUCTION
    • CHAPTER I.—THE STUDY OF NATURE
    • CHAPTER II—SCIENCE IN THE OPEN AIR
    • CHAPTER III.—SIMPLE PHYSICS
    • CHAPTER IV.—SOLID BODIES
    • CHAPTER V.—GASES AND LIQUIDS
    • CHAPTER VI.—AERONAUTICS
    • CHAPTER VII.—WATER

1st edition ~1890, 684 pages; PDF 413 pages.
word count: 135719 which is equivalent to 542 standard pages of text


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