Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 368 Tissandier, Gaston 1843 1899 Popular Scientific Recreations in Natural Philosphy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, etc., etc., etc. Produced by Chris Curnow, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Popular Scientific Recreations" by Gaston Tissandier is a collection of scientific experiments and principles written in the late 19th century. The work aims to instruct readers on various topics in natural philosophy, astronomy, geology, and chemistry through engaging activities and experiments that can be performed with simple, everyday materials. It seeks to bridge the gap between science and leisure by demonstrating how the natural world can be observed and explored through enjoyable recreational activities. The opening of the book introduces this unique interplay between science and amusement. It begins with a historical reference to Ozanam's idea that mathematical and physical recreations serve to entertain and educate people of all ages. Tissandier outlines the intention of his work as providing genuine scientific experiments rather than mere tricks or illusions. He emphasizes the theme of outdoor exploration, where readers are encouraged to observe nature directly and engage in scientific inquiry with minimal equipment. The author sets the stage for an extensive exploration of scientific concepts that will follow, making it clear that the book is designed to captivate both young and mature audiences alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scientific recreations Q Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General Category: Science - Physics Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: How To ... 2237526 2025-06-21T06:39:04.140834 text/html 2106963 2024-10-23T00:56:21 text/html 24545188 2025-06-21T06:39:49.602097 application/epub+zip 24548030 2025-06-21T06:39:15.488232 application/epub+zip 876479 2025-06-21T06:39:09.789306 application/epub+zip 24973368 2025-06-21T06:40:10.397015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 24791071 2025-06-21T06:39:43.261155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1243047 2022-09-24T00:20:28.503236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1753618 2025-06-21T06:38:55.507880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1733751 2024-10-23T00:56:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16566 2025-06-21T06:40:10.677965 application/rdf+xml 20495 2025-06-21T06:39:10.166258 image/jpeg 1698 2025-06-21T06:39:09.983284 image/jpeg 27178825 2025-06-21T06:39:06.502815 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia