Webster, J: Elements of Natural Philosophy

Excerpt from Elements of Natural Philosophy: Explaining the Laws and Principles of Attraction, Gravitation, Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Electricity, and Optics; With a General View of the Solar System; Adapted to Public and Private InstructionProfessor Patterson's American edition Of this work, published in 1808, is out Of print. Had his edition still been in the booksellers' shops, I should not have undertaken, this; though I can but hope, that both teacher and pupil will derive considerable advantage from my subdivisions into Principles, Il lustrations, and Remarks.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.