Science in Short Chapters by W. Mattieu Williams

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Author Williams, W. Mattieu (William Mattieu), 1820-1892
Title Science in Short Chapters
Contents The fuel of the sun -- Dr. Siemens' theory of the sun -- Another world down here -- The origin of lunar volcanoes -- Note on the direct effect of sun-spots on terrestrial climates -- The philosophy of the radiometer and its cosmical revelations -- On the social benefits of paraffin -- The solidity of the earth -- A contribution to the history of electric lighting -- The formation of coal -- The solar eclipse of 1871 -- Meteoric astronomy -- The "great ice age" and the origin of the "till" -- The barometer and the weather -- The chemistry of bog reclamation -- Aerial exploration of the arctic regions -- The limits of our coal supply -- "The Englishman's fireside" -- "Baily's beads" -- The coloring of green tea -- "Iron filings" in tea -- Concert-room acoustics -- Science and spiritualism -- Mathematical fictions -- World-smashing -- The dying trees in Kensington Gardens -- The oleaginous products of Thames mud: where they come from and where they go -- Luminous paint -- The origin and probable duration of petroleum -- The origin of soap -- Oiling the waves -- On the so-called "crater necks" and "volcanic bombs" of Ireland -- Travertine -- The action of frost in water-pipes and on building materials -- The corrosion of building stones -- Fire-clay and anthracite -- Count Rumford's cooking-stoves -- The "consumption of smoke" -- The air of stove-heated rooms -- Ventilation by open fireplaces -- Domestic ventilation -- Home gardens for smoky towns -- Solids, liquids, and gases -- Murchison and Babbage -- Atmosphere versus ether -- A neglected disinfectant -- Another disinfectant -- Ensilage -- The fracture of comets -- The origin of comets.
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