Pleasant ways in science /
by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony).
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BookPublisher: New York : R. Worthington, [1879]Description: iv p., 1 l., 402 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.Subject(s): Science
Contents:
Oxygen in the sun. -- Sun-spot, storm, and famine. -- New ways of measuring the sun's distance. -- Drifting light-waves. -- The new star which faded into star-mist. -- Star-grouping, star-drift, and starmist. -- Mallet's theory of volcanoes. -- Towards the North pole. -- A mighty sea-wave. -- Strange sea creatures. -- On some marvels in telegraphy. -- The phonograph, or voice--recorder. -- The gorilla and other apes. -- The use and abuse of food. -- Ozone. -- Dew. -- The levelling power of rain. -- Ancient Babylonian astrogony.
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Oxygen in the sun. -- Sun-spot, storm, and famine. -- New ways of measuring the sun's distance. -- Drifting light-waves. -- The new star which faded into star-mist. -- Star-grouping, star-drift, and starmist. -- Mallet's theory of volcanoes. -- Towards the North pole. -- A mighty sea-wave. -- Strange sea creatures. -- On some marvels in telegraphy. -- The phonograph, or voice--recorder. -- The gorilla and other apes. -- The use and abuse of food. -- Ozone. -- Dew. -- The levelling power of rain. -- Ancient Babylonian astrogony.
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