Christmas at the Royal Institution an anthology of lectures / by M. Faraday, J. Tyndall ... [et al.] ; editor, Frank A.J.L. James.
| Other author | James, Frank A. J. L., 1955- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, |
| Description | xxvii, 366 p. : ill., 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The correlation of the physical forces / r Michael Faraday -- carbon or charcoal-coal gas-respiration and its analogy to the burning of a candle-conclusion /r Michael Faraday -- The forms of water in clouds and rivers, ice and glaciers /r John Tyndall -- Lessons in electricity / r John Tyndall -- Stars / r Robert Stawell Ball -- Rontgen light / r Silvanus Phillips Thompson -- The great extinct reptiles-dinosaurs from the Oolites-the Pariasaurus and Inostransevia from the Trias of North Russia and South Africa--Marine Reptiles /r Edwin Ray Lankester -- The Atoms of which things are made / r William Henry Bragg -- Our electrical supply / r William Lawrence Bragg -- Objects and pictures / r Richard Langton Gregory -- Gallery of Monsters /r Ian Stewart. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008273188 |
| ISBN | 9789812771087 |
| ISBN | 9812771085 |
| ISBN | 9789812771094 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9812771093 (pbk.) |