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The conservation of energy

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THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES.

VOLUME VII.

THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES.

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I. FORMS OF WATER, in Clouds, Rain, Rivers, Ice, and Glaciers. By Prof. John Tyndall, LL. D., F. R. S. 1 vol. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

II. PHYSICS AND POLITICS; or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of “Natural Selection” and “Inheritance” to Political Society. By Walter Bagehot, Esq., author of “The English Constitution.” 1 vol. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

III. FOODS. By Edward Smith, M. D., LL. B., F. R. S. 1 vol. Cloth. Price, $1.75.

IV. MIND AND BODY: the Theories of their Relations. By Alex. Bain, LL. D., Professor of Logic in the University of Aberdeen, 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

V. THE STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY. By Herbert Spencer. Price, $1.50.

VI. THE NEW CHEMISTRY. By Prof. Josiah P. Cooke, Jr., of Harvard University. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $2.00.

VII. THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. By Prof. Balfour Stewart, LL. D., F. R. S. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

VIII. ANIMAL LOCOMOTION; or, Walking, Swimming, and Flying, with a Dissertation on Aëronautics. By J. Bell Pettigrew, M. D., F. R. S. E., F. R. C. P. E. 1 vol., 12mo. Fully illustrated. Price, $1.75.

IX. RESPONSIBILITY IN MENTAL DISEASE. By Henry Maudsley, M. D. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

X. THE SCIENCE OF LAW. By Prof. Sheldon Amos. 1 vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.75.

XI. ANIMAL MECHANISM. A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aërial Locomotion. By E. J. Marey. With 117 Illustrations. Price, $1.75.

XII. THE HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RELIGION AND SCIENCE. By John Wm. Draper, M. D., LL. D., author of “The Intellectual Development of Europe.” Price, $1.75.

XIII. THE DOCTRINE OF DESCENT, AND DARWINISM. By Prof. Oscar Schmidt, Strasburg University. Price, $1.50.

XIV. THE CHEMISTRY OF LIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPHY. In its Application to Art, Science, and Industry. By Dr. Hermann Vogel. 100 Illustrations. Price, $2.00.

XV. FUNGI; their Nature, Influence, and Uses. By M. C. Cooke, M. A., LL. D. Edited by Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M. A., F. L. S. With 109 Illustrations. Price, $1.50.

XVI. THE LIFE AND GROWTH OF LANGUAGE. By Prof. W. D. Whitney, of Yale College. Price, $1.50.

XVII. THE NATURE OF LIGHT, with a General Account of Physical Optics. By Dr. Eugene Lommel, Professor of Physics in the University of Erlangen. With 188 Illustrations and a Plate of Spectra in Chromo-lithography. (In press.)

THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES.

THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY.

BY BALFOUR STEWART, LL. D., F.R.S., PROFESSOR OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AT THE OWENS COLLEGE, MANCHESTER.

WITH AN APPENDIX, TREATING OF THE VITAL AND MENTAL APPLICATIONS OF THE DOCTRINE

NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 549 & 551 BROADWAY. 1875.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by D. APPLETON & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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