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Author Tyndall, John, 1820-1893.

Title Fragments of science for unscientific people [electronic resource] : a series of detached essays, lectures, and reviews. By John Tyndall ...

Imprint New York, D. Appleton & co., 1871.

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 Axe Making of America E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description # incl. illus., pl. 20cm.
Series Making of America.
Contents The constitution of nature.--Thoughts on prayer and natural law.--Miracles and special providences.--Matter and force.--An address to students.--Scope and limit of scientific materialism.--Scientific use of the imagination.--On radiation.--On radiant heat in relation to the colour and chemical constitution of bodies.--On chemical rays and the structure and light of the sky.--Dust and disease.--Life and letters of Faraday.--An elementary lecture on magnetism.--Shorter articles: Slates. Death by lightning. Science and spirits. Vitality. Additional remarks on miracles.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 2000. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of Making of America IV: the American voice, 1850-1877.
System Details Mode of access: Internet.
Subject Electronic information resources.
Added Author University of Michigan. Library.
In: Making of America. URL: http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/

 
    
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