{"product_id":"lectures-on-natural-philosophy-the-result-of-many-years-practical-experience-of-the-facts-elucidated-paperback-9781108038089","title":"Lectures on Natural Philosophy; The Result of Many Years' Practical Experience of the Facts Elucidated (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108038089","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLectures on Natural Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Result of Many Years' Practical Experience of the Facts Elucidated\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe lectures, published in 1806, of Margaret Bryan, a teacher who was an early proponent of scientific education for women.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret Bryan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108038089, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e470 pages, 37 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.4 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMargaret Bryan (c.1760–1816) taught natural science to women at a time when it was largely the preserve of men. She ran a boarding school for girls in Blackheath, London, from 1795 to 1806, and the curriculum included mathematics and sciences - rarely offered to young women. She published her lecture notes on astronomy in 1797, and after their positive reception she decided to undertake another volume of lectures. This resulting work, published in 1806, is a collection of Bryan's lectures on 'natural philosophy', containing thirteen chapters on topics such as mechanics, pneumatics and acoustics, magnetism and electricity. Each chapter provides illustrations, and at the end of the volume there is an appendix with astronomical and geographical questions and exercises, as well as a scientific glossary. These lectures provide a glimpse into the little-known world of women's education towards the end of the Georgian period.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e Address to my pupils\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the first. On the advantages arising from the proper application of philosophical knowledge - of the essential properties of matter - of that elementary principle called gravity - of the nature of fire and the surprising effects of heat\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the second. Mechanics: The laws of motion considered - of the centre of gravity in bodies - the six mechanical powers described and their properties explained - of the vibrations of pendulums - the sublime evidences of the deity observable in the structure of the human body duly contemplated\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the third, and the first on pneumatics. Of the mechanical properties of air: Air a material substance. Its invisibility, its weight, compressibility and elasticity, exhibited by a variety of pleasing and interesting experiments\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the fourth. Pneumatics and acoustics: The air's resistance considered - of the wise construction and adaptation of the organs of birds for respiration and flight - of the organs of respiration in man - vegetables restore the vital principle to the air. The cause of winds explained, and their varieties accounted for on natural principles - air the medium of sound, of echoes and other effects of reflected sound\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the fifth. On water and hydrostatics: The hydrostatic balance explained, and hydrostatic principles illustrated, by many pleasing experiments on the specific gravity of various substances\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the sixth. A continuation of hydrostatic principles: As employed in aerostation, etc. Also in hydraulics, or the pressure and motion of fluids under various circumstances, as in pumps, syphons, air-vessels, etc.\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the seventh. On magnetism: On the poles of a magnet and their effect on each other - of the direction, declination, and inclination of a magnet - of the variation of the needle, and the circumstances of the attractive and repulsive powers of a magnet exemplified by a great variety of beautiful and sublime experiments\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the eighth, and the first on electricity. The known properties of electricity exhibited by a variety of evidences on conducting substances - the two popular theories considered and impartially appreciated\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the ninth, and the second on electricity. Of charged glass - of the different effects of electricity on balls and points - the effects of conducting rods fixed to buildings considered - of the identity of lightning and electricity\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the tenth, and the first on optics. The affections of light considered - the nature of lenses explained - the laws that govern the affections of light contemplated and clearly elucidated by a variety of evidences both theoretical and practical\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the eleventh, and the second on optics. The observable adaptations of the organ of sight to the rays of light and their various affections - the nature of vision and its extensive usefulness contemplated\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the twelfth, and the third on optics. The construction and operations of various optical instruments explained - the most curious and brilliant phenomena of colour displayed by the prism - on the various coloured appearances of the particles of light. Conjectures offered respecting the permanent colours of natural bodies\u003cbr\u003e Lecture the thirteenth. On astronomy: The solar system explained, also the circumstances which prove the rotundity of the earth and the sun being the centre of the system, with other phenomena relating to the revolution of the planets, and the causes of eclipses, etc.\u003cbr\u003e Concluding address\u003cbr\u003e Astronomical tables\u003cbr\u003e Table of specific gravities\u003cbr\u003e Geometrical definitions with references\u003cbr\u003e Explanation of certain signs used to express arithmetical and geometrical proportions or quantities\u003cbr\u003e The starts very conspicuous at the latitude of London, with the names of all the constellations visible there, even those in which there are no remarkable start\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266055229720,"sku":"9781108038089","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108038089i.jpg?v=1696746345","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lectures-on-natural-philosophy-the-result-of-many-years-practical-experience-of-the-facts-elucidated-paperback-9781108038089","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}