Catalogue Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1583571
APA Citation
Proctor, Richard A. 1871 Light science for leisure hours. A series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. &c. by Richard A. Proctor Longmans, Green, and co., London,
MLA Citation
Proctor, Richard A. Light science for leisure hours. A series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. &c. by Richard A. Proctor Longmans, Green, and co., London, 1871
Australian Citation
Proctor, Richard A. 1871, Light science for leisure hours. A series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. &c. by Richard A. Proctor Longmans, Green, and co., London,
Light science for leisure hours. A series of familiar essays on scientific subjects, natural phenomena, &c. &c. by Richard A. Proctor
| Bib ID | 1583571 |
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| Format | Book |
| Author |
Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888
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| Description |
London, Longmans, Green, and co., 1871.
viii, 316 p. 20 cm. |
| Full contents | Strange discoveries respecting the aurora. -- The earth a magnet.--Our chief timepiece losing time.--Encke, the astronomer.--Venus on the sun's face.--Recent solar researches.--Government aid to science.--American alms for British science.--The secret of the North pole.--Is the Gulf Stream a myth?--Floods in Switzerland.--A great tidal wave.--Deep-sea dredgings.--The tunnel through Mont Cenis.--Tornadoes.--Vesuvius.--The earthquake in Peru.--The greatest sea-wave ever known.--The usefulness of earthquakes.--The forcing power of rain.--A shower of snow crystals.--Long shots.--Influence of marriage on the death-rate--The topographical survey of India.--A ship attacked by a sword-fish.--The safety-lamp.--The dust we have to breathe.--Photographic ghosts.--The Oxford and Cambridge rowing styles.--Betting on horse races; or, The state of the odds.--Squaring the circle.--A new theory of Achilles' shield. |
| Subjects |
Science.
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| Details | Collect From | |
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| YY 500 P964 | Main Reading Room (Overseas Monograph Collection) |
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