How to become a scientist : Giving interesting and instructive experiments in…
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"How to Become a Scientist" is a collection of scientific experiments and demonstrations that engages the reader in the fields of chemistry, mechanics, acoustics, and pyrotechnics, likely written in the early 20th century. The book is designed to spark curiosity and provide instructions for various practical experiments, making science accessible and enjoyable for young learners or amateur scientists. The experiments aim to reveal intriguing phenomena from different branches of science, enhancing understanding
while also serving as entertaining activities. The opening of the work sets a playful tone, emphasizing the joys of exploration in science through engaging experiments. It outlines the book's intention to offer an assortment of straightforward yet startling experiments in chemistry that can be performed with common materials. Specific examples provided include experiments with sympathetic inks, lighting candles without touching the wick, and demonstrating various chemical effects like the opalescence of lime-water when breathed into. Throughout the initial chapters, there’s a sincere encouragement for family and youth to engage with science, cultivating a scientific spirit through interactive learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Warford, Aaron A. |
|---|---|
| Title | How to become a scientist : Giving interesting and instructive experiments in chemistry, mechanics, acoustics and pyrotechnics |
| Original Publication | New York: Frank Tousey, 1900. |
| Contents | How to become a scientist -- Pneumatic amusements -- Amusements in mechanics -- Arithmetical amusements -- How to become a chemist -- Acoustics -- Fireworks. |
| Credits | Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Q: Science |
| Subject | Scientific recreations |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71522 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-71522-3 |
| Release Date | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 244 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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