Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils
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Title
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils
Subject
Physics, Physical Science
Description
The book "Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils" demonstrates the typical classroom approach to physics diagrams, with figures showing physical properties. These similarities end with the text, where the approach is more familiar, using a conversational approach to teach the concepts and answer questions the reader would have.
Source
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00041229/00001?search=physics
Publisher
George Goodwin, Baldwin Library
Date
1823
Format
Images
Type
Book
Collection Items
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (1)
Plate 1 from the book, in which many different physical properties are displayed in figures. This plate helps show the reader various was pendulums can work, the geometric relationship between points above the earths surface and it's center, and…
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (2)
This plate from Conversations on Natural Philosophy shows many different mechanical situations. The figures show how the radius of a circle determines the area, the affect of baked curves, and center of mass calculations respectively.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (3)
This plate from Conversations on Natural Philosophy shows many different functionalities of scales.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (4)
These figures from Conversations on Natural Philosophy look into rotational motion. The pictures help make the transition between linear and rotational kinematics much easier to understand.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (5)
At this point Conversations on Natural Philosophy starts to look into interstellar physics. This plate shows near relative sizes of stellar bodies to help make these easier for young pupils to understand.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (6)
This plate continues the exploration of stellar physics, now looking at stars. Both figures show how stars are visible on Earth and why the stars we see changes throughout the year.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (7)
This plate again continues on the path of stellar exploration. Here we look at why we have day and night along with why we have seasons.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (8)
These plate begins to explain various fluid motion. These ideas are not as fleshed out as the others due to it's highly complicated nature, and is mostly just observational.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (9)
This plate looks at how light works to create images. This is done to preface the upcoming section on optics. This pattern of building up is critical to many approaches to physics education.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils (10)
These plates address the principles involved in optics. These topics are given a lot of time due to the complicated nature of optics, hoping that the extended exposure will help ease the understanding.