A short account of a course of natural and experimental philosophy In which wll be exhibited the experiments neccessary for the explanation of natural philosophy in general, or the properties of matter and the law by which it acts. Mechanics. Astronomy; or the phœnomena arising from the motion of the heavenly bodies. Geography, and the use of the globes, &c. Hydrostatics; or the nature and laws of fluids explained. Pneumatics, explaining the surprising properties of the air, which depend upon its pressure and elasticity, its rarefaction, condensation, &c. Optics; or the science of vision. By J. Arden, teacher of Experimental Philosophy at Beverly. The charge of going through this course is one guinea each, to be paid or the time of subscribing, or at the first lecture; and to begin as soon as thirty or more have subscribed

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Arden, James
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Birmingham printed by M. Swinney, at No. 76, in High Street 1773, M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]
Subjects:	Natural History / Great Britain / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1410401100?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa