Preliminary Discourse On The Study Of Natural Philosophy Herschel, John Frederick William

Published: 1830. New Edition. Issued in Dionysius Lardner's 'The Cabinet of Natural Philosophy' series. Series: Issued in Dionysius Lardner's 'The Cabinet of Natural Philosophy' series. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Lightly rubbed boards. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Heavy spotting to endpapers, fly pages and title page. Light pencil annotation to some margins. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages vii, 372. Size: 16.5cm by 10cm. BOOK RESUME: Exhaustive study of Natural Philosophy by the English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer. Herschel was the originator of the 'Julian day' system in astronomy. Part I introduces general aspects of Natural Philosphy, part II introduces the principles and rules by which a systematic examination of nature should be conducted.