First Lessons in Science: Designed for the Use of Children (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John William Colenso

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267639457 ISBN 13: 9780267639458

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how nature works and what it means for curious readers like you.

This children’s science book uses clear explanations and gentle storytelling to show how the Sun, Moon, and stars fit into a larger world framed by wonder and moral insight. It pairs early astronomy with simple geology, tracing how discoveries were made and why they mattered in their own time—and today.

Across topics from celestial motions to the vast ages of the Earth, the book invites readers to see science as a path to understanding our universe and our place in it. It presents historical figures, like Galileo, and explains how observations opened new ideas about the heavens, all while encouraging reverence for the natural world and its laws.

• How the Moon moves around the Earth and the Sun, and what that means for our view of the sky.
• How scientists like Galileo observed the heavens and how new ideas challenged old beliefs.
• Basic ideas about planetary moons and how gravity shapes their motion.
• An introduction to geology and the concept of deep time, shown through the coal beds of Nova Scotia and other Earth records.

Ideal for readers curious about science and its history, this edition blends clear facts with a hopeful, thoughtful tone about our world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267639457
• ISBN 13: 9780267639458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 239