A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts, Volume 1

Thomas Young

J. Johnson, 1807 - Science - 1534 pages

Contents

• LECTURE Ι Introduction Page 1 LECTURE V On confined motion: 42
• Erroneous inductions 16 Newtonian Circular road Principle of the least action 48: 48
• motion All motion relative 19 Quiescent space Definition of a moveable body without regard to: 53
• force Gravitation Laws of falling bodies Atwoods LECTURE VII On pressure and equi: 59
• Whirling table 34 Laws of central forces 35 independent of equilibrium 68 Situation and: 65
• nery Experiments of Robins 40 41 Wheel and axis Wheels and pinions Doubleaxis: 80
• Screws Nuts Hunters screw 72 De tions 110 Comparison of measures Instruments: 113
• the velocity Smeatons apparatus Centre of gyration LECTURE XII On statics: 123
• portional compasses 103 Sector Measurement of adhesion Transverse force 146 Fracture by flex: 147
• moving weights: 203
• friars bridge Dome 164 St Pauls cathedral Pan plane Duke of Bridgwaters canal 207 Screws: 209
• Teeth of wheels 176 Kinds of wheels 177 ing the forms of bodies: 220
• dulum Balance spring 191 Principal requisites: 236
• Roger Bacon Clocks Engraving and printing 246 mathematicians and mechanics 250 Timekeepors: 253
• Division of the subject into Ily Experiments of Du Buat Motions of rivers 202: 263
• Steams and vapours Weight of the air by the motion of a floating body Form of a ship: 271
• of the atmosphere 272 See Corrections Measure faces Hydraulic pressure of the air 305 Concave: 307
• noullis inferences 278 Velocity of a jet of a fluid cific gravities of particular substances Mixtures: 315
• Mechanical power of a stream 321 Breast wheel Robins Dalembert Kaestner 360 Euler Smea: 323
• Side wind 324 Form and arrangement of a vessel man Romme Hutton Rumford Du Buat: 364
• 327 Venturis drain finition of sound 367 Propagation of sound Velocity: 376
• Torricellian vacuum Air pump 339 Double barrel Lateral vibrations 380 Flexible chords and mem: 385
• culations of Bernoulli and of Count Rumford pro Beats 390 Grave harmonics Concords: 391
• Canals Gunpowder Galileo Tor: 397
• Divided speculum 433 optics: 472
• Aristotle Archimedes Euclid Ptolemy Alhazen guer Porterfield Jurin Smith Dollond Hall: 483
• Distances of the stars 491 Clusters or ne ones Motions of the stars and sun Motions of: 490
• Arrangement of the stars in general earth 523 Apparent revolution of the sun 524: 499
• Solar heat 501 Suns attraction Solar atmosphere Newly discovered planets Jupiter 534 Saturn: 505
• Nutation of the earths axis Proportional distances nomy: 536
• Extent of the force ofgravity 516 the sun Transits 544 Densities of the sun: 567
• tions of fluids Waves 287 Reflection of waves Stopcocks and valves 317 Pitots tube Hydrome: 608
• city Measurements of degrees 569 Zones 570 pulsion of liquids and solids Reciprocality of repul: 617
• Direct and inverted tides Tides of a Capillary tubes Horizontal surface 623 Detached: 629
• Importance of minute objects 605 Definition of pering of metals 644: 644
• meter Different scales 648 Temporary change of LECTURE LV On magnetism 685: 651
• Supposed electric fluid Its attrac ing and ringing a magnet Hammering brass Solu: 695
• trical apparatus Velocity 668 Spark Perfora Local modifications Monsoons 703 Land and: 704
• menes 743 Pythagoras Anaxagoras Democritus: 723
• Diseases of plants Exposure to the air Linnean Bauhins Ray Willughby 748 Philosophical: 750
• Vermes 737 Senses Nutrition 738 Advantages to be expected from modern institutions: 756

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts, Volume 1; A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts, Thomas Young
• Author: Thomas Young
• Publisher: J. Johnson, 1807
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Jul 19, 2011
• ISBN: 0384704069, 9780384704060
• Length: 1534 pages
• Subjects: Science / General; Science / Reference; Technology & Engineering / Reference