Title: A COURSE OF SIX LECTURES ON THE VARIOUS FORCES OF MATTER, AND THEIR RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER
Author: Dr. Michael Faraday
Publisher: Harper & Brothers PublishersCity: New YorkYear: 1868 (First U.S. Edition)Binding Style: Hardcover Pagination: 198 pages
Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: First U.S. edition from 1868 of A Course of Six Lectures on the Various Forces of Matter, and Their Relations to Each Other. Blind stamped boards with gilt title on spine. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2". The boards and binding are solid and tight save for for some rubbing on the corners and shelfwear. Bookplate on inside front board. The pages are crisp and clean save for some foxing on the inside back board and corresponding blank page. Illustrated. Contents include:
LECTURE I. THE FORCE OF GRAVITATION
LECTURE II. GRAVITATION — COHESION
LECTURE III. COHESION — CHEMICAL AFFINITY
LECTURE IV. CHEMICAL AFFINITY — HEAT
LECTURE V. MAGNETISM — ELECTRICITY
LECTURE VI. THE CORRELATION OF THE PHYSICAL FORCES: LIGHTHOUSE — THE ELECTRIC LIGHT