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THE BOY'S PLAYBOOK OF SCIENCE:
JOHN HENRY PEPPER,
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
THE
BOY'S PLAYBOOK OF SCIENCE.
CHAPTER I.
THE PROPERTIES OF MATTER—IMPENETRABILITY.
INERTIA, OR PASSIVENESS.
GRAVITATION.
CHAPTER II.
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
CHAPTER III.
THE SCIENCE OF ASTRONOMY.
CHAPTER IV.
CENTRE OF GRAVITY.
CHAPTER V.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY.
CHAPTER VI.
ATTRACTION OF COHESION.
CHAPTER VII.
ADHESIVE ATTRACTION.
CHAPTER VIII.
CAPILLARY ATTRACTION.
CHAPTER IX.
CRYSTALLIZATION.
CHAPTER X.
CHEMISTRY.
CHEMICAL AFFINITY.
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS.
EXPERIMENTS WITH OXYGEN GAS.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
Thirteenth Experiment. The Bude Light.
Fourteenth Experiment. A Red Light.
Fifteenth Experiment. A Green Light.
Sixteenth Experiment. A Yellow Light.
Seventeenth Experiment. The Oxy-calcium Light.
Eighteenth Experiment.
Nineteenth Experiment.
Twentieth Experiment.
Twenty-first Experiment.
THE ALLOTROPIC CONDITION OF OXYGEN GAS.
OZONE.
NITROGEN, OR AZOTE.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
HYDROGEN.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
Thirteenth Experiment.
Fourteenth Experiment.
Fifteenth Experiment.
Sixteenth Experiment.
Seventeenth Experiment.
Eighteenth Experiment.
CHAPTER XI.
CHLORINE, IODINE, BROMINE, FLUORINE.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
IODINE.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment. The Wax-paper Process.
Fifth Experiment. Albumen on Glass Process.
Sixth Experiment. The Collodion on Glass Process.
BROMINE.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
FLUORINE.
CHAPTER XII.
CARBON, BORON, SILICON, SELENIUM, SULPHUR, PHOSPHORUS.
CARBON.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
Thirteenth Experiment.
BORON.
SILICON.
SULPHUR.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
SELENIUM.
PHOSPHORUS.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
CHAPTER XIII.
FRICTIONAL ELECTRICITY.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
Thirteenth Experiment.
Fourteenth Experiment.
Fifteenth Experiment.
Sixteenth Experiment.
Seventeenth Experiment.
Eighteenth Experiment.
Nineteenth Experiment.
Twentieth Experiment.
Twenty-first Experiment.
Twenty-second Experiment.
Twenty-third Experiment.
Twenty-fourth Experiment.
Twenty-fifth Experiment.
Twenty-sixth Experiment.
Twenty-seventh Experiment.
Twenty-eighth Experiment.
Twenty-ninth Experiment.
Thirtieth Experiment.
Thirty-first Experiment.
Thirty-second Experiment.
Thirty-third Experiment.
Thirty-fourth Experiment.
Thirty-fifth Experiment.
Thirty-sixth Experiment.
Thirty-seventh Experiment.
Thirty-eighth Experiment.
CHAPTER XIV.
VOLTAIC ELECTRICITY.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
Thirteenth Experiment.
Fourteenth Experiment.
Fifteenth Experiment.
Sixteenth Experiment.
Seventeenth Experiment.
Eighteenth Experiment.
CHAPTER XV.
MAGNETISM AND ELECTRO-MAGNETISM.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
CHAPTER XVI.
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MACHINES.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
THE BATTERY.
THE CONDUCTING WIRES.
THE INSTRUMENTS TO BE WORKED—THE BELL AND THE TELEGRAPH.
COOKE AND WHEATSTONE'S DOUBLE NEEDLE TELEGRAPH.
THE FRAME.
THE COIL.
THE NEEDLE.
THE REVERSER
CHAPTER XVIII.
RUHMKORFF'S, HEARDER'S, AND BENTLEY'S COIL APPARATUS.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
Fifth Experiment.
Sixth Experiment.
Seventh Experiment.
Eighth Experiment.
Ninth Experiment.
Tenth Experiment.
Eleventh Experiment.
Twelfth Experiment.
Thirteenth Experiment.
CHAPTER XIX.
MAGNETO-ELECTRICITY.
MAGNETO-ELECTRICITY.
First Experiment.
Second Experiment.
Third Experiment.
Fourth Experiment.
CHAPTER XX.
DIA-MAGNETISM.
THE DIA-MAGNETIC;
CHAPTER XXI.
LIGHT, OPTICS, AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
The magic mirror.
THE KALEIDOSCOPE.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE REFRACTION OF LIGHT.
CHAPTER XXIII.
REFRACTING OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
I. The Magic Lantern.
II. The Dissolving Views.
III. The Oxy-Hydrogen Microscope.
IV. The Physioscope.
V. The Camera Obscura.
VI. The Decomposition of Light—"its Analysis and Synthesis."
VII. Duration of the Impression of Light.
VIII. The Phenakistiscope.
IX. The Thaumatrope.
X. The Kalotrope.
XI. The Photodrome.
XII. The Kaleidoscopic Colour-top.
XIII. Simple Microscopes and Telescopes.
XIV. The Stereoscope.
XV. The Stereomonoscope.
XVI. The Stereomoscope.
XVII. The Pseudoscope.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE ABSORPTION OF LIGHT.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE INFLECTION OR DIFFRACTION OF LIGHT.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE POLARIZATION OF LIGHT.
Polarization by Reflection, and by Single Refraction.
POLARIZATION BY DOUBLE REFRACTION.
POLARIZATION BY THE TOURMALINE.
Splendid Chromatic effects produced by Polarized Light.
CHAPTER XXVII.
HEAT.
Sensible Heat.
Conduction of Heat.
The Radiation of Heat.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE STEAM-ENGINE.
Heat the Cause of Vapour.
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE STEAM-ENGINE—continued.
THE END.
Transcriber's Notes.
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