Project Gutenberg 2016-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 109 Somerville, Mary 1780 1872 Somerville, Mary Fairfax On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences" by Mary Somerville is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the interrelationship between various physical sciences, particularly focusing on the principles of astronomy and gravitation. It delves into how these scientific concepts are interconnected, emphasizing the unity and harmony present in natural laws. At the start of the text, Somerville introduces her overarching theme: the pursuit of knowledge in science as a form of elevated contemplation. She argues that understanding the physical world, especially through the lens of astronomy, reveals the grandeur of the universe and the laws governing it, which reflect a higher order. The opening portions lay the groundwork for detailed discussions on celestial mechanics, gravitation, and the mathematical theories that underpin the motions of heavenly bodies, thereby emphasizing the beauty and complexity of the physical sciences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science Physical sciences Q Text Browsing: Science - General 1691280 1691310 2024-09-22T05:09:26.001159 2023-09-23T03:51:27.974245 text/html text/html 1623092 2016-08-21T19:15:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 2649806 2016-08-21T19:16:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2786771 2024-09-22T05:09:56.515059 application/epub+zip 2787527 2024-09-22T05:09:33.436117 application/epub+zip 636910 2024-09-22T05:09:28.070136 application/epub+zip 2905051 2024-09-22T05:10:10.501077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2776352 2024-09-22T05:09:50.970055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931659 2022-09-24T01:46:45.737919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1365509 1365317 2024-09-22T05:09:21.293197 2023-09-23T03:51:23.423686 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1365447 2016-08-21T19:15:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 441687 2016-08-21T19:16:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18103 2024-09-22T05:10:10.665935 application/rdf+xml 10898 2024-09-22T05:09:28.405152 image/jpeg 1800 2024-09-22T05:09:28.237179 image/jpeg 2661571 2024-09-22T05:09:26.317199 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