Rough ways made smooth: a series of familiar essays on scientific subjects.
By: By Richard A. Proctor.
Publisher: R. Worthington
Published: 1880
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Science.
Table of contents: title: The sun's corona and his spots.; title: Sun-spots and commercial panics.; title: New planets near the sun.; title: Results of the British transit expeditions.; title: The past history of our moon.; title: A new crater in the moon.; title: The November meteors.; title: Expected meteor shower.; title: Cold winters.; title: Oxford and Cambridge rowing.; title: Rowing styles.; title: Artificial somnambulism.; title: Hereditary traits.; title: Bodily illness as a mental stimulant.; title: Dual consciousness.; title: Electric lighting.; title: Great storms.; title: The recent storms.; title: Mechanical chess-players.; title: Influence of the mind on the body.