Science in
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共 116 题- PREFACE.
- W. M. W.
- CONTENTS.
- Dr. Siemens’ Theory of the Sun 38
- Another World Down Here 41
- The Origin of Lunar Volcanoes 50
- Note on the Direct Effect of Sun-Spots on Terrestrial Climates 56
- The Philosophy of the Radiometer and its Cosmical Revelations 59
- On the Social Benefits of Paraffin 65
- The Solidity of the Earth 72
- A Contribution to the History of Electric Lighting 75
- The Formation of Coal 88
- The Solar Eclipse of 1871 93
- Meteoric Astronomy 104
- The “Great Ice Age” and the Origin of the “Till” 112
- The Barometer and the Weather 140
- The Chemistry of Bog Reclamation 159
- Aerial Exploration of the Arctic Regions 170
- The Limits of our Coal Supply 189
- The Coloring of Green Tea 223
- Concert-Room Acoustics 231
- Science and Spiritualism 237
- Mathematical Fictions 251
- World-Smashing 257
- The Dying Trees in Kensington Gardens 261
- Luminous Paint 269
- The Origin and Probable Duration of Petroleum 273
- The Origin of Soap 281
- Oiling the Waves 285
- Travertine 296
- The Action of Frost in Water-Pipes and on Building Materials 300
- The Corrosion of Building Stones 308
- Fire-Clay and Anthracite 312
- Count Rumford’s Cooking-Stoves 320
- The “Consumption of Smoke” 327
- The Air of Stove-Heated Rooms 332
- Ventilation by Open Fireplaces 337
- Domestic Ventilation 341
- Home Gardens for Smoky Towns 351
- Solids, Liquids, and Gases 367
- Murchison and Babbage 386
- Atmosphere _versus_ Ether 389
- A Neglected Disinfectant 392
- Another Disinfectant 393
- Ensilage 394
- The Fracture of Comets 396
- The Origin of Comets 398
- SCIENCE IN SHORT CHAPTERS.
- THE FUEL OF THE SUN.
- 1. The sources of solar and stellar heat and light.
- 3. The origin of the general and particular phenomena of the sun-spots.
- 5. The forces which upheave the solar prominences.
- 6. The origin of the corona and zodiacal light.
- 7. The origin of the meteorites and the asteroids.
- 8. The meteorological phenomena of the planets.
- 9. The origin of the rings of Saturn.
- 10. The origin of the special structure of the nebulæ.
- DR SIEMENS’ THEORY OF THE SUN.
- ANOTHER WORLD DOWN HERE.
- THE ORIGIN OF LUNAR VOLCANOES.
- NOTE ON THE DIRECT EFFECT OF SUN-SPOTS ON TERRESTRIAL CLIMATES.
- THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE RADIOMETER AND ITS COSMICAL REVELATIONS.
- ON THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PARAFFIN.
- THE SOLIDITY OF THE EARTH.
- A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
- THE FORMATION OF COAL.
- THE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1871.
- THE FIRST TELEGRAMS.
- FURTHER DETAILS BY POST.
- METEORIC ASTRONOMY.
- THE “GREAT ICE AGE” AND THE ORIGIN OF THE “TILL.”
- THE BAROMETER AND THE WEATHER.
- EXPLANATION OF WEATHER CHART.
- THE CHEMISTRY OF BOG RECLAMATION.
- AERIAL EXPLORATION OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
- THE ANGLO-AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
- MR. WALTER POWELL.
- THE LIMITS OF OUR COAL SUPPLY.[23]
- THE COLORING OF GREEN TEA.
- CONCERT-ROOM ACOUSTICS.
- SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALISM.
- MATHEMATICAL FICTIONS.
- WORLD-SMASHING.
- Let her paint an inch thick, to this favor she must come
- THE DYING TREES IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
- LUMINOUS PAINT.
- THE ORIGIN AND PROBABLE DURATION OF PETROLEUM.
- THE ORIGIN OF SOAP.
- OILING THE WAVES.
- I made a number of experiments verifying some of his results.
- ON THE SO-CALLED “CRATER NECKS” AND “VOLCANIC BOMBS” OF IRELAND.
- A PAPER READ AT THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION, DECEMBER 6, 1878.
- TRAVERTINE.
- THE ACTION OF FROST IN WATER-PIPES AND ON BUILDING MATERIALS.
- THE CORROSION OF BUILDING STONES.
- FIRE-CLAY AND ANTHRACITE.
- COUNT RUMFORD’S COOKING-STOVES.
- 1. All cooking fires should be enclosed.
- 5. Different fires should be used for different work.
- THE “CONSUMPTION OF SMOKE.”
- THE AIR OF STOVE-HEATED ROOMS.
- VENTILATION BY OPEN FIREPLACES.
- DOMESTIC VENTILATION.
- A LESSON FROM THE COAL-PITS.
- HOME GARDENS FOR SMOKY TOWNS.
- The vote of thanks having been passed—
- SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES.
- MURCHISON AND BABBAGE.
- A NEGLECTED DISINFECTANT.
- ANOTHER DISINFECTANT.
- ENSILAGE.
- THE FRACTURE OF COMETS.
- THE ORIGIN OF COMETS.
- FOOTNOTES
- Transcriber’s Notes
- End of Project Gutenberg's Science in Short Chapters, by W. Mattieu Williams