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100 1 _aWhiston, William,
_d1667-1752
245 1 2 _aA Course of Mechanical, Magnetical, Optical, Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Experiments :
_bperform'd by Francis Hauksbee, and the Explanatory Lectures read by William Whiston, M.A.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-10-23
508 _aProduced by Enrico Segre and the Distributed Proofreading team at DP-test Italia, http://dp-test.dm.unipi.it
520 _a"A Course of Mechanical, Magnetical, Optical, Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Experiments" by Francis Hauksbee is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The work presents a series of experiments and demonstrations related to various scientific principles, including mechanics and optics. It aims to elucidate natural philosophy concepts, primarily focusing on the laws of physics as demonstrated through practical experimentation. The opening of the text introduces readers to various experiments conducted over multiple days, beginning with the foundational laws of motion established by Sir Isaac Newton. Hauksbee outlines experiments designed to observe the behavior of falling bodies, utilize levers and pulleys, and explore the properties of gravity and forces in motion. Further, there are detailed explanations of subsequent days focusing on magnetism, optics, hydrostatics, and pneumatics, including experiments that illustrate principles such as the reflection and refraction of light and the behaviors of fluids in various conditions. Overall, the beginning sets a rigorous and systematic approach to understanding these scientific phenomena through experimentation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhysics -- Early works to 1800
653 _aPhysical instruments
653 _aPhysics -- Experiments
700 1 _aHauksbee, Francis,
_d1687-1763
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44019
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