SUBJECTS OF THE CHAPTERS.
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PART I.—HEAT.
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I. The Sun a source of heat 2
II. Electricity a source of heat 3
Thunder and lightning 3-29
III. Chemical action a source of heat 30
III.—Combustion 36
IV.—Smoke and smoky chimneys 59
V.—Lamps and candles 74
VI.—Animal heat 83
VII. Mechanical action a source of heat 95
VII.—Percussion 95
VIII.—Friction 98
VIII.—Compression 102
IX. Effects of heat 103
X.—Expansion 103
XI.—Liquefaction 126
XI.—Vaporization (clouds) 127
XII.—Evaporation 156
XIII. Communication of heat 164
XIII.—Conduction 164
XIV.—Absorption 184
XV.—Reflection 192
XVI.—Radiation (dew) 195
XVII.—Convection (boiling) 231
PART II.—AIR.
XVIII. Air 240
Rust 257
Tarnish 259
XIX. Carbonic acid gas 264
Froth. Effervescence. Fermentation, &c. 269
XX. Carburetted hydrogen gas 279
Fire damp 280
Safety lamp 281
XXI. Phosphuretted hydrogen gas 283
Ignis fatuus 285
Ghosts 286
XXII. Wind 287
XXIII. Barometer 317
Ten special Rules 319
XXIV. Snow. Hail. Rain 331
XXV. Water 342
XXVI. Ice 349
Frost 357
Freezing mixtures 360
XXVII. Light 363
Reflection. Telescopes. Refraction 386
Spectacles 389
Rainbows 394
Colour 399
XXVIII. Sound 409
Ear trumpets 415
Echoes 416
XXIX. Miscellaneous 419
Attraction. Anti-putrescents. Sleep. Dreams. 424
Glossary 426
Index 427
PART I.