Science in Short Chapters
by W. Mattieu WILLIAMS (1820 - 1892)Meteoric Astronomy
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 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 , Murchison and Babbage , Oiling the Waves , On the so-called “Crater Necks” and “Volcanic Bombs” of Ireland , 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 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 Soap , Travertine , Ventilation by Open Fireplaces , World-Smashing