Elementary Lessons In Physics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt From Elementary Lessons In Physics The Following Lessons Have Been Growing Into Their Present Form For Several Years, During Which Time They Have Been Used In Classes Under The Supervision Of The Author. Within The Past Year They Have Been Revised, With The Aim Of Adapting Them To General Use. It Is Confidently Hoped That These Lessons Will Meet A Want Which Is Being Increasingly Felt By Teachers And School Officers For A Suitable Text-Book To Aid Them In Training The Pupils Of The Upper Grammar And Lower High School Grades To Observe, To Think, And To Express Thought, And In Revealing To Them Some Of The Laws In Accordance With Which Physical Changes Occur. It Has Been The AuthorS Aim To Guide The Investigations Of The Learner By Directions And Questions So Definite That He Will Generally Be Able To Get The Points Desired Without Aid. Occasionally A Question Is Asked Which Only A Small Proportion Of The Class May Be Able To Answer; But The Question Should At Least Secure The Attention Of All, And Prepare Them To Grasp The Truth When It Comes; And The Closer Workers Will Get The Exercise Which They Need. About The Publisher Forgotten Books Publishes Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rare And Classic Books. Find More At This Book Is A Reproduction Of An Important Historical Work. Forgotten Books Uses State-Of-The-Art Technology To Digitally Reconstruct The Work, Preserving The Original Format Whilst Repairing Imperfections Present In The Aged Copy. In Rare Cases, An Imperfection In The Original, Such As A Blemish Or Missing Page, May Be Replicated In Our Edition. We Do, However, Repair The Vast Majority Of Imperfections Successfully; Any Imperfections That Remain Are Intentionally Left To Preserve The State Of Such Historical Works.