Project Gutenberg 2011-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 117 Marcet, Mrs. (Jane Haldimand) 1769 1858 Marcet, Jane Haldimand Jones, Thomas P. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Stephen H. Sentoff, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained" by the author of "Conversations on Chemistry" is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work aims to introduce the general principles of natural philosophy, focusing on explaining complex scientific ideas in an accessible manner through a conversational format. The content emphasizes foundational concepts in physics and mechanics, intending to educate and engage young learners. At the start of the book, the conversation is initiated as Emily seeks help from Mrs. B. to explain natural philosophy to her inquisitive younger sister, Sophia. Emily expresses her curiosity about why the earth does not require support and what exists beyond it. Mrs. B. responds by encouraging Emily to acquire a broader knowledge of natural laws, beginning with the general properties of bodies such as impenetrability, extension, and attraction. The opening lays the groundwork for exploring fundamental concepts in natural philosophy, intertwining scientific exploration with educational dialogue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Physics QC Text Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 806997 806857 2024-09-15T12:50:14.282818 2023-09-16T06:25:13.149607 text/html text/html 781789 2011-07-10T15:41:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2475972 2011-07-10T15:45:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2777266 2024-09-15T12:50:32.253759 application/epub+zip 2779818 2024-09-15T12:50:19.019028 application/epub+zip 316921 2024-09-15T12:50:16.803841 application/epub+zip 3192119 2024-09-15T12:50:40.782674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3149621 2024-09-15T12:50:29.961772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510216 2022-09-16T17:02:00.555810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635083 634999 2024-09-15T12:50:11.452834 2023-09-16T06:25:10.529595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 634879 2011-07-10T15:37:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205098 2011-07-10T15:37:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 634907 2011-07-10T15:37:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205091 2011-07-10T15:37:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20153 2024-09-15T12:50:40.970669 application/rdf+xml 27692 2024-09-15T12:50:17.280825 image/jpeg 5019 2024-09-15T12:50:17.042809 image/jpeg 2608609 2024-09-15T12:50:14.445843 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia