on the various forces of nature - michael faraday - Arvind Gupta

135 Pages·2006·6.49 MB·English

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ON THE
Various Forces Nature
of
AND THEIR
RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER
A COURSE OF LECTURES DELIVERED
BEFORE A JUVENILE AUDIENCE
AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION
BY Michael Faraday, D. c. L., F. R. s.
EDITED, AND WITH A PBEFACE AND NOTES,
BY William Crookes, F.c.s.
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION
BY Keith Gordon Irwin
AND BEPEODUCTIONS OF THE OKIGINAL
ILLUSTKATIONS
NEW YORK THE VIKING PRESS
:
COPYRIGHT 1960 BY THE VIKING PBESS, INC.
ALL BIGHTS RESERVED
EXPLORER BOOKS EDITION
PUBLISHED IN 1960BY THE VIKING PRESS, INC.
625 MADISONAVENUE, NEW YORK 22, N. Y.
PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY EST CANADA BY
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. BY 1HE COLONIAL PRESS INC.
Contents
Introduction to the Explorer edition vii
Preface by William Crookes xxiii
LECTURE I. The Force of Gravitation 3
LECTURE II. Gravitation Cohesion 23
LECTURE III. Cohesion Chemical Affinity 41
LECTURE IV. Chemical Heat 57
Affinity
LECTURE V. Magnetism - Electricity 71
LECTURE VI. The Correlation of the Physical Forces 87
Notes by William Crookes 104