Science in Short Chapters
by W. Mattieu WILLIAMS (1820 - 1892)Another World Down Here
This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interesting to all readers who are sufficiently intelligent to prefer sober fact to sensational fiction, but who, at the same time, do not profess to be scientific specialists." This book offers and intriguing glimpse into the scientific ideas of late 19th century. Though nowadays these essays should not be seen as wholly scientifically accurate, they are still entertaining and in many basic aspects remain truthful. - Summary by Kikisaulite
Listen next episodes of Science in Short Chapters:
The “Great Ice Age” and the Origin of the “Till”, Part II , Aerial Exploration of the Arctic Regions, Part II , A Contribution to the History of Electric Lighting , A Neglected Disinfectant , Aerial Exploration of the Arctic Regions, Part I , Another Disinfectant , Atmosphere versus Ether , “Baily’s Beads” , Concert-Room Acoustics , Count Rumford’s Cooking-Stoves , Domestic Ventilation , Ensilage , Fire-Clay and Anthracite , Home Gardens for Smoky Towns, Part I , Home Gardens for Smoky Towns, Part II , “Iron Filings” in Tea , Luminous Paint , Mathematical Fictions , Meteoric Astronomy , Murchison and Babbage , Note on the Direct Effect of Sun-Spots on Terrestrial Climates , Oiling the Waves , On the so-called “Crater Necks” and “Volcanic Bombs” of Ireland , On the Social Benefits of Paraffin , Science and Spiritualism , Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Part I , Solids, Liquids, and Gases, Part II , The Action of Frost in Water-Pipes and on Building Materials , The Air of Stove-Heated Rooms , The Barometer and the Weather, Part I , The Barometer and the Weather, Part II , The Chemistry of Bog Reclamation , The Coloring of Green Tea , The “Consumption of Smoke” , The Corrosion of Building Stones , The Dying Trees in Kensington Gardens , “The Englishman’s Fireside” , The Formation of Coal , The Fracture of Comets , The “Great Ice Age” and the Origin of the “Till”, Part I , The Limits of our Coal Supply, Part I , The Limits of our Coal Supply, Part II , The Oleaginous Products of Thames Mud: Where they Come from and Where they Go , The Origin and Probable Duration of Petroleum , The Origin of Comets , The Origin of Lunar Volcanoes , The Origin of Soap , The Philosophy of the Radiometer and its Cosmical Revelations , The Solar Eclipse of 1871 , The Solidity of the Earth , Travertine , Ventilation by Open Fireplaces , World-Smashing