Notes of Lectures on Natural Philosophy
Mss.504.W95
Date: 1857-1858
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Size: 1 volume(s), 323 p.
Table of contents | ||||
Statics | ||||
Lecture I - Introduction | p. 1 | |||
Lecture II - Science | p. 10 | |||
Lecture III - Induction, deduction; natural philosophy | p. 18 | |||
Lecture IV - General properties of ponderable matter | p. 28 | |||
Lecture V - Instrumentation (sketches) | p. 37 | |||
Lecture VI - Properties of matter | p. 48 | |||
Lecture VII - Properties, liquids, gases, glasses | p. 53 | |||
Lecture VIII - Comrpessibility, dilatability | p. 61 | |||
Lecture IX - Heat and its measurement | p. 69 | |||
Lecture X - Mobility and motion, force | p. 82 | |||
Lecture XI - Motion, velocity, inertia | p. 88 | |||
Lecture XII - Physical forces, attraction, repulsion, gravitation | p. 97 | |||
Lecture XIII - Gravitation, weight | p. 103 | |||
Lecture XIV - Gravitation, specific gravity | p. 112 | |||
Lecture XV - Length and its measurement; molecular forces, material strength, tenacity | p. 118 | |||
Lecture XVI - Cohesion and adhesion | p. 129 | |||
Lecture XVII - Repulsion and attraction, molecular forces, capillary attraction | p. 134 | |||
Lecture XVIII - Capillary forces, contractile forces | p. 147 | |||
Lecture XIX - Chemical affinity, atomic theory | p. 159 | |||
Lecture XX - Molecular constitution of matter | p. 169 | |||
Lecture XXI - Molecular constitution of matter (cont.), gases | p. 185 | |||
Lecture XXII - Elasticity, torsion, brittleness, pliability | p. 197 | |||
Lectures on Motion | September 16, [1857] | |||
Lecture I - Laws of motion, inertia, illustrations, momentum | p. 206 | |||
Lecture II - Momentum (cont.), reaction | p. 218 | |||
Lectures on the applications of statics | Oct 22-Dec 3, 1857, written in Jan. 1858 | |||
Lecture I - Application of force, power | p. 229 | |||
Lecture II - Funicular force | p. 236 | |||
Lecture III - Levers | p. 242 | |||
Lecture IV - Levers, wheel and axle, pulleys | p. 253 | |||
Lecture VI - Cogs, pulleys | p. 262 | |||
Lecture VII - Inclined planes, screws, wedges | p. 271 | |||
Lecture VIII - Wedges, strength and resistance of materials | p. 287 | |||
Lecture IX - Ratchets, dynamic forces, power | p. 304 | |||
Lecture X - Friction | p. 310 | |||
Lecture XI - Springs; mechanical devices in the human frame | p. 317 |