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The book of science : a familiar introduction to the principles of natural philosophy, adapted to the comprehension of young people, comprising mechanics, hydraulics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, acoustics, pyronomics, optics, electricity, galvanism, magnetism
The book of science : a familiar introduction to the principles of natural philosophy, adapted to the comprehension of young people, comprising mechanics, hydraulics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, acoustics, pyronomics, optics, electricity, galvanism, magnetism
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The book of science : a familiar introduction to the principles of natural philosophy, adapted to the comprehension of young people, comprising mechanics, hydraulics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, acoustics, pyronomics, optics, electricity, galvanism, magnetism

Date1833
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Dimensions22.5 x 15.7 cm, 4Pages (8 7/8 x 6 3/16 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Ann B. Shteir
CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131062438882D
Dewey NumberNS MOF
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General knowledge made easy, or, The childs first step : to mechanics, mineralogy, agriculture. sculpture, architecture, anatomy, botany, pharmacy, chemistry, painting, drawing, mythology, commerce, algebra, electricity, astronomy, navigation, biography, logic, philosophy, poetry, religion, geometry, rhetoric, mathematics, optics, jurisprudence, arithmetic : also easy descriptions of clouds -- rain -- snow -- dew -- hail -- tides -- earthquakes -- thunder -- lightning -- &c. &c
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Book cover; marbled black and white
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