Christmas at the Royal Institution : an anthology of lectures by M. Faraday, J. Tyndall, R.S. Ball, S.P. Thompson, E.R. Lankester, W.H. Bragg, W.L. Bragg, R.L. Gregory, and I. Stewart /
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World Scientific Pub.,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/6583#t=toc |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxxiii,366pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9812771107 (electronic bk.) 9789812771100 (electronic bk.) |
CLC: | O6 |
Contents: | Preface / Susan Greenfield -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Frank A. J. L. James -- Biographical notes on lecturers -- The correlation of the physical forces / Michael Faraday -- Carbon or charcoa, Coal gas, Respiration and its analogy to the burning of a candle, Conclusion / Michael Faraday -- The forms of water in clouds and rivers, ice and glaciers / John Tyndall -- Lessons in electricity / John Tyndall -- Stars / Robert Stawell Ball -- Ro $1 |