Elementary Lessons in Physics

Rare original edition. First printing; no additional dates. Brown full-cloth boards, stamped cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub. Ornate crest and leaf patterns w/borders to cover. Blind-stamped publisher's insignia initials at back. Pages very good, clean. Bind solid; hinges intact. An introductory text into general physics for the broader interdisciplinary student. Illustrated w/instructional and demonstrative drawings throughout. From preface: It is confidently hoped that these Lessons will meet a a want being increasingly felt by teachers for a suitable text to aid in educating pupils to observe, think, and express thought, and revealing to them some of the laws in accordance w//which physical changes occur. Contents inc.: Nature of, Divisions of, States of, and Changes of, Matter; Force; Gravity; Simple Machines; Heat; Magnetism; Frictional or Static Electricity; Sound; Light; and, Chemistry of Air and Water. Indexed. 161 pages. Printed by the University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.…