The poetry of science, or, Studies of the physical phenomena of nature / by Robert Hunt.

  • Hunt, Robert, 1807-1887.
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London : Henry G. Bohn, 1854.

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xvi, 421 pages ; 18 cm

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3rd ed. /

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General conditions of matter.--Motion.--Gravitation.--Molecular forces.--Crystallogenic forces.--Heat.--Solar and terrestrial.--Light.--Actinism.--Chemical radiations.--Electricity.--Magnetism.--Chemical forces.--Chemical phenomena.--Time.--Geological phenomena.--Phenomena of vegetable life.--Phenomena of animal life.--General conclusions.

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