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1890 Experimental Science PHYSICS Galileo Discoveries Isaac Newton Optics RARE

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1890 Experimental Science PHYSICS Galileo Discoveries Isaac Newton Optics RARE

George Hopkins â€œExperimental Science” is a rare, late 19th-century account of various science experiments and research. This book is a complete and thorough discussion on topics ranging from use of gyroscopes, behavior of fluids and gasses, force and inertia, pendulums, and molecular discoveries! However, some of the most interesting include discoveries of Galileo and Isaac Newton!

Item number: #18060

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HOPKINS, George

Experimental science Elementary, practical and experimental physics.

New York, Munn & Co., 1890.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

xiii, [1], 719, [9]

680 in-text illustrations!

Provenance: Handwritten - Wilhelm Segerblom

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Decorative red cloth

Size: ~9.25in X 6.5in (23.5cm x 16.5cm)

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