OR,

ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION

IN

THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

OF

LITERATURE AND SCIENCE;

WITH

Practical Bules

FOR STUDYING

EACH BRANCH OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

BY THE REV. W. SHEPHERD,
THE REV. J. JOYCE,

AND THE REV. LANT CARPENTER, LL.D.

SECOND EDITION.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

London:

PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW,

CONTENTS

OF

VOL. II.

CHAP. I. Natural Philosophy, Mechanics (J. J.)

Hydrostatics, Hy-

draulics, Pneumatics, and Acous-

Electricity, Galva-

Page.

1

Optics

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