W. Mattieu Williams
Science in Short Chapters
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664648372
Table of Contents
DR SIEMENS’ THEORY OF THE SUN.
THE ORIGIN OF LUNAR VOLCANOES.
NOTE ON THE DIRECT EFFECT OF SUN-SPOTS ON TERRESTRIAL CLIMATES.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE RADIOMETER AND ITS COSMICAL REVELATIONS.
ON THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PARAFFIN.
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
THE “GREAT ICE AGE” AND THE ORIGIN OF THE “TILL.”
THE BAROMETER AND THE WEATHER.
On Winds and Currents, from the Admiralty Physical Atlas.
THE CHEMISTRY OF BOG RECLAMATION.
AERIAL EXPLORATION OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
The Anglo-American Arctic Expedition.
THE LIMITS OF OUR COAL SUPPLY. 23
THE DYING TREES IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
THE OLEAGINOUS PRODUCTS OF THAMES MUD: WHERE THEY COME FROM AND WHERE THEY GO.
THE ORIGIN AND PROBABLE DURATION OF PETROLEUM.
THE ACTION OF FROST IN WATER-PIPES AND ON BUILDING MATERIALS.
THE CORROSION OF BUILDING STONES.
COUNT RUMFORD’S COOKING-STOVES.
THE AIR OF STOVE-HEATED ROOMS.
VENTILATION BY OPEN FIREPLACES.
DOMESTIC VENTILATION. A Lesson from the Coal-Pits.