Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 96 Buckley, Arabella B. (Arabella Burton) 1840 1929 Fisher, Arabella Burton Buckley Buckley, Arabella Burton The Fairy-Land of Science Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The fairy-land of science: how to enter it; how to use it; and how to enjoy it -- Sunbeams, and the work they do -- The aerial ocean in which we live -- A drop of water on its travels -- The two great sculptors: water and ice -- The voices of nature, and how we hear them -- The life of a primrose -- The history of a piece of coal -- Bees in the hive -- Bees and flowers. "The Fairy-Land of Science" by Arabella B. Buckley is a collection of educational lectures written in the late 19th century. The book aims to bridge the gap between the realms of science and imagination, presenting scientific concepts in a way that evokes the wonder and enchantment of fairy tales. It explores various natural phenomena and encourages readers, especially children, to look at science as a land filled with beautiful and poetic stories rather than a mere collection of dry facts. The opening of the work introduces the concept that science is a magical fairyland where forces and elements work unseen to create the wonders of nature. Buckley uses captivating examples like water's transformation into ice, the alluring process of crystallization in snowflakes, and the unseen workings of sunlight to illustrate that invisible forces shape our world. She emphasizes the importance of imagination in perceiving these scientific fairies and encourages readers to observe nature closely, asking questions and seeking answers through personal exploration and inquiry. This engaging introduction sets the tone for a series of lectures that promise to delight and inform about the hidden magic inherent in scientific phenomena. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Science -- Juvenile literature Physical sciences -- Juvenile literature Science -- History -- Juvenile literature Q Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science - General 370129 370130 2024-10-03T06:23:04.531423 2023-10-03T06:18:35.281296 text/html text/html 370122 370123 2024-10-03T06:23:04.779410 2023-10-03T06:18:35.445298 text/html text/html 203680 2024-10-03T06:23:11.523395 application/epub+zip 208148 2024-10-03T06:23:07.652399 application/epub+zip 193564 2024-10-03T06:23:06.508392 application/epub+zip 348040 2024-10-03T06:23:14.586353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331316 2024-10-03T06:23:10.827388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298351 2022-09-03T08:35:40.665968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350683 350711 2024-10-03T06:23:04.115415 2023-10-03T06:18:35.049311 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 345736 2020-12-29T02:42:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125456 2020-12-29T02:42:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20003 2024-10-03T06:23:14.709356 application/rdf+xml 12062 2024-10-03T06:23:07.035384 image/jpeg 3244 2024-10-03T06:23:06.769405 image/jpeg 201494 2024-10-03T06:23:04.811560 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