Margaret Bryan

Lectures on Natural Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

The lectures, published in 1806, of Margaret Bryan, a teacher who was an early proponent of scientific education for women.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 804g
• ISBN-13: 9781108038089
• ISBN-10: 1108038085
• Artikelnr.: 34018269

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication; Address to my pupils; Preface; Lecture the first. On the
advantages arising from the proper application of philosophical knowledge -
of the essential properties of matter - of that elementary principle called
gravity - of the nature of fire and the surprising effects of heat; Lecture
the second. Mechanics: The laws of motion considered - of the centre of
gravity in bodies - the six mechanical powers described and their
properties explained - of the vibrations of pendulums - the sublime
evidences of the deity observable in the structure of the human body duly
contemplated; Lecture the third, and the first on pneumatics. Of the
mechanical properties of air: Air a material substance. Its invisibility,
its weight, compressibility and elasticity, exhibited by a variety of
pleasing and interesting experiments; Lecture the fourth. Pneumatics and
acoustics: The air's resistance considered - of the wise construction and
adaptation of the organs of birds for respiration and flight - of the
organs of respiration in man - vegetables restore the vital principle to
the air. The cause of winds explained, and their varieties accounted for on
natural principles - air the medium of sound, of echoes and other effects
of reflected sound; Lecture the fifth. On water and hydrostatics: The
hydrostatic balance explained, and hydrostatic principles illustrated, by
many pleasing experiments on the specific gravity of various substances;
Lecture the sixth. A continuation of hydrostatic principles: As employed in
aerostation, etc. Also in hydraulics, or the pressure and motion of fluids
under various circumstances, as in pumps, syphons, air-vessels, etc.;
Lecture the seventh. On magnetism: On the poles of a magnet and their
effect on each other - of the direction, declination, and inclination of a
magnet - of the variation of the needle, and the circumstances of the
attractive and repulsive powers of a magnet exemplified by a great variety
of beautiful and sublime experiments; Lecture the eighth, and the first on
electricity. The known properties of electricity exhibited by a variety of
evidences on conducting substances - the two popular theories considered
and impartially appreciated; Lecture the ninth, and the second on
electricity. Of charged glass - of the different effects of electricity on
balls and points - the effects of conducting rods fixed to buildings
considered - of the identity of lightning and electricity; Lecture the
tenth, and the first on optics. The affections of light considered - the
nature of lenses explained - the laws that govern the affections of light
contemplated and clearly elucidated by a variety of evidences both
theoretical and practical; Lecture the eleventh, and the second on optics.
The observable adaptations of the organ of sight to the rays of light and
their various affections - the nature of vision and its extensive
usefulness contemplated; Lecture the twelfth, and the third on optics. The
construction and operations of various optical instruments explained - the
most curious and brilliant phenomena of colour displayed by the prism - on
the various coloured appearances of the particles of light. Conjectures
offered respecting the permanent colours of natural bodies; Lecture the
thirteenth. On astronomy: The solar system explained, also the
circumstances which prove the rotundity of the earth and the sun being the
centre of the system, with other phenomena relating to the revolution of
the planets, and the causes of eclipses, etc.; Concluding address;
Astronomical tables; Table of specific gravities; Geometrical definitions
with references; Explanation of certain signs used to express arithmetical
and geometrical proportions or quantities; The starts very conspicuous at
the latitude of London, with the names of all the constellations visible
there, even those in which there are no remarkable start