Experimental Science: An Elementary Course of Physics and Chemistry (Classic Reprint)

This volume provides a course of elementary physics and chemistry suitable for pupils in secondary schools who are preparing for public examinations of Junior School standard. The subjects included are treated, it is believed, with sufficient fulness to enable the young student to understand their true significance. Attention is invited to the prominence given to experimental work throughout the book. The experiments are not only numerous, but can all be performed with very simple apparatus ;in fact, the volume is intended to be as much a laboratory manual covering the rudiments of physics and chemistry as a class text-book. The plan adopted is to give instructions for experiments illustrating a given principle, and then to deal, in the descriptive text which follows the experimental work, with the general facts bearing upon it. A little repetition is thus unavoidable ;but every teacher knows this is a merit rather than a defect in a book designed for beginners. There is little scope for originality in a book of this kind, and the only claim in this direction which the authors wish to be considered is the plan of construction already described. In some of the chemistry chapters free use has been made of Elementary General Science (M acmillan), and the authors desire to express their thanks to Mr. L. M. Jones, B.S c, one of the writers of that book, for permission to do this. R. A. G. A. T. S. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don’t occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books’ Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged te