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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Corporate Authors: World Scientific Firm
Group Author: James, Frank A. J. L., 1955; Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867; Tyndall, John, 1820-1893; Ball, Robert S. Robert Stawell, Sir, 1840-1913; Lankester, E. Ray Edwin Ray, Sir, 1847-1929; Thompson, Silvanus Phillips, 1851-1916; Bragg, William Henry, Sir, 1862-1942; Bragg, William Lawrence, Sir, 1890-1971; Gregory, R. L. Richard Langton; Stewart, Ian, 1945
Published: World Scientific Pub.,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: 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.
ISBN: 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