Philosophy in sport made science in earnest
Subtitle: being an attempt to implant in the young mind the first principles of natural philosophy by the aid of the popular toys and sports of youth
By: [by J.A. Paris]
Edition: Eighth edition / revised and considerably enlarged, with several additional chapters.
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Clark, Austin & Smith
Published: 1853
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Science; Juvenile literature
Notes: Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
Table of contents: title: Tom Seymour's arrival from school; title: On gravitation; title: Motion, absolute and relative; title: A sad accident to a good account; title: The Chinese tumblers; title: The arrival of Major Snapwell; title: Compound forces; title: The subject of rotatory motion continued; title: Trap and ball; title: Marbles; title: Mr. Seymour and his family visit at Osterley Park; title: A short chapter brought to a violent and untimely end; title: The soap-bubble; title: The kite; title: The weather; title: A short discourse; title: A curious and discoursive dialogue; title: A learned discussion; title: Origin of the crescent as the Turkish ensign; title: The whispering gallery in the dome of St. Paul's; title: An interesting communicative from ...; title: The flower-garden; title: A new optical toy; title: Preparation for the approaching fete; title: The arrival of the populace at Osterley Park.