Popular Scientific Recreations: A Storehouse of Instructions and Amusement: In which the marvels of natural philosophy, chemistry, geology, astronomy etc. are explained and illustrated mainly by means of pleasing experiments and attractive Pastimes

Tissandier, Gaston

Published by Ward, Lock and Co., London

About this Item

Translated and enlarged from "les Recreations Scientifiques" of Gaston Tissandier. new and enlarged edition with great 906 engravings plus 114 engravings in supplement or 1020 numbered text engravings. xi, 884pp with index, 4pp of ads. no date - circa 1890. 60 chapters plus 11 more chapters in the supplement. Filled with fascinating experiments. Supplement at back includes: mathematical games, mechanical toys and optical illusions. Brown cloth. sm4to. Nice pictorial front cover. A most fun and fascinating book on the scientific investigating process as examined through amazing yet simple experiments. Spine of cover missing. Front hinge cracked. Page 771 has a cutout. Front and back separated at page 672. Back cover loose. In need of rebinding with the original pictorial front cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Popular Scientific Recreations: A Storehouse of Instructions and Amusement: In which the marvels of natural philosophy, chemistry, geology, astronomy etc. are explained and illustrated mainly by means of pleasing experiments and attractive Pastimes
• Publisher: Ward, Lock and Co., London
• Binding: Hardcover
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