Search Results: fourteen weeks in natural philosophy by steele j dorman

NY: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. Dark brown cloth binding, slightly cocked, moderate chipping of outer hinges, with covers a bit loose but still attached. Former owner's name, else unmarked with light discoloration/foxing. Many illustrations concerning subjects such as physics, optics, electricity, etc..plus fold-out celestial map with tears.

NY: A. S. Barnes. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown blindstamped cloth with gilt-stamped leather backstrip. Index, 222 engravings of scientific apparatus and machines. Boards heavily worn, spine missing top inch from head, owner name on front flyleaf, gift inscription on rear flyleaf, pages toned. The author was the principal of Elmira Free Academy in Elmira, NY, a private boy's school and this volume was one of several scientific textbooks he authored for secondary school use. Natural Philosophy is today referred to as physics, and this book covers general laws of physics, mechanical operation, acoustics, optics, heat and electricity. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages .

New York and Chicago: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1872. 340pgs. frontispiece. 222 black and white illustrations. Dark Brown embossed covers, Leather spine with gilt lettering. Frayed upper spine edge which has been reinforced, scuffing on the spine, pages toned, otherwise a tight, clean copy 19th century school book on physics demonstrating molecular forces, laws of motion, machinery, hydraulics, acoutics, heat, electricity with wonderful, vintage illustrations. . Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Octavo.