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PHILOSOPHY IN SPORT MADE SCIENCE IN EARNEST
BEING AN ATTEMPT TO ILLUSTRATE THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY BY THE AID OF THE POPULAR TOYS AND SPORTS |
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John Ayrton Paris, George Cruikshank (Illus) |
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Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108057403 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108057400 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
18 April, 2013 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Education |
| Pages: |
328 |
| Description: |
Originally published in 1827, this three-volume work is a book of science for children, intended 'to blend amusement with instruction'. |
| Synopsis: |
John Ayrton Paris (1785-1856), writer and physician, became a member of the Linnean Society in 1810, and served as president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1844 until his death. Intended for children and originally composed for the author's family, this three-volume work about science was first published in 1827. Dedicated to the writer Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) and with illustrations by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), it aims 'to blend amusement with instruction', since youth, as Paris writes, 'is naturally addicted to amusement'. Topics covered in Volume 2 include the collision of bodies, vacuums, motion in flight, and echoes; the science behind these is demonstrated using marbles, a kite and musical instruments, among various other toys and games. A fascinating and popular text in the history of science education, the engaging narrative seeks to prove 'how profitably, and agreeably, the machinery of fiction may be worked for the dissemination of truth'. |
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22 b/w illus. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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