- Science in Short Chapters
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W. Mattieu Williams
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This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interesting to all readers who are sufficiently intelligent to prefer sober fact to sensational fiction, but who, at the same time, do not profess to be scientific specialists." This book offers and intriguing glimpse into the scientific ideas of late 19th century. Though nowadays these essays should not be seen as wholly scientifically accurate, they are still entertaining and in many basic aspects remain truthful.
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- Chapters
- The Fuel of the Sun, Part I
- The Fuel of the Sun, Part II
- The Fuel of the Sun, Part III
- 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”, Part I
- The “Great Ice Age” and the Origin of the “Till”, Part II
- The Barometer and the Weather, Part I
- The Barometer and the Weather, Part II
- The Chemistry of Bog Reclamation
- Aerial Exploration of the Arctic Regions, Part I
- Aerial Exploration of the Arctic Regions, Part II
- The Limits of our Coal Supply, Part I
- The Limits of our Coal Supply, Part II
- “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, Part I
- Home Gardens for Smoky Towns, Part II
- Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Part I
- Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Part II
- Murchison and Babbage
- Atmosphere versus Ether
- A Neglected Disinfectant
- Another Disinfectant
- Ensilage
- The Fracture of Comets
- The Origin of Comets
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