GENERAL SCIENCE
BY
BERTHA M. CLARK, PH.D.
HEAD OF THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM PENN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK - CINCINNATI - CHICAGO
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
1912
PREFACE
CHAPTER I HEAT
CHAPTER II TEMPERATURE AND HEAT
CHAPTER III
OTHER FACTS ABOUT HEAT
CHAPTER IV BURNING OR OXIDATION
CHAPTER V FOOD
CHAPTER VI WATER
CHAPTER VII AIR
CHAPTER VIII GENERAL PROPERTIES OF GASES
CHAPTER IX INVISIBLE OBJECTS
CHAPTER X LIGHT
CHAPTER XI REFRACTION
CHAPTER XII
PHOTOGRAPHY
CHAPTER XIII COLOR
CHAPTER XIV HEAT AND LIGHT AS COMPANIONS
CHAPTER XV ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
CHAPTER XVI MAN'S WAY OF HELPING HIMSELF
CHAPTER XVII THE POWER BEHIND THE ENGINE
CHAPTER XVIII PUMPS AND THEIR VALUE TO MAN
CHAPTER XIX THE WATER PROBLEM OF A LARGE CITY
CHAPTER XX MAN'S CONQUEST OF SUBSTANCES
CHAPTER XXI FERMENTATION
CHAPTER XXII BLEACHING
CHAPTER XXIII DYEING
CHAPTER XXIV CHEMICALS AS DISINFECTANTS AND PRESERVATIVES
CHAPTER XXV DRUGS AND PATENT MEDICINES
CHAPTER XXVI NITROGEN AND ITS RELATION TO PLANTS
CHAPTER XXVII SOUND
CHAPTER XXVIII MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
CHAPTER XXIX SPEAKING AND HEARING
CHAPTER XXX ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER XXXI SOME USES OF ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER XXXII MODERN ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS
CHAPTER XXXIII MAGNETS AND CURRENTS
CHAPTER XXXIV HOW ELECTRICITY MAY BE MEASURED
CHAPTER XXXV HOW ELECTRICITY IS OBTAINED ON A LARGE SCALE |
