First and Second Series of Science Lectures, Delivered in the Carpenters’ Hall and Hulme Town Hall, Manchester, in the Years 1866, 1867, 1870, and 1871 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Alcock

9780267117536: First and Second Series of Science Lectures, Delivered in the Carpenters’ Hall and Hulme Town Hall, Manchester, in the Years 1866, 1867, 1870, and 1871 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0267117531 ISBN 13: 9780267117536

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore science made approachable—workshops that bring big ideas to everyday readers.

This edition presents the “Science Lectures for the People” from Manchester, showing how science was shared with large audiences in the 1860s. It highlights clear explanations, practical experiments, and diagrams that illustrate how matter changes, how energy works, and how everyday foods sustain the body. The text emphasizes that science can be understood by anyone willing to learn, with opportunities to join classes and continue studying after the lectures.

Learn the idea that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
See how chemistry, physiology, and physics connect to daily life, from digestion to the steam engine.
Discover how diagrams and simple experiments revealed the hidden processes inside foods and the body.
Understand how scientists measure and observe vast phenomena, like sunlight and solar activity, using accessible methods.

Ideal for readers of science history, popular science, and anyone curious about how foundational ideas were shared with broad audiences in the past.

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