Project Gutenberg 2016-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 318 Somerville, Mary 1780 1872 Somerville, Mary Fairfax On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Connexion_of_the_Physical_Sciences Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences" by Mary Somerville is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the interrelationship between various physical sciences, particularly focusing on the principles of astronomy and gravitation. It delves into how these scientific concepts are interconnected, emphasizing the unity and harmony present in natural laws. At the start of the text, Somerville introduces her overarching theme: the pursuit of knowledge in science as a form of elevated contemplation. She argues that understanding the physical world, especially through the lens of astronomy, reveals the grandeur of the universe and the laws governing it, which reflect a higher order. The opening portions lay the groundwork for detailed discussions on celestial mechanics, gravitation, and the mathematical theories that underpin the motions of heavenly bodies, thereby emphasizing the beauty and complexity of the physical sciences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science Physical sciences Q Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 1691463 2025-09-21T07:07:00.279097 text/html 1602964 2024-10-23T01:01:07 text/html 2786863 2025-09-21T07:07:27.816938 application/epub+zip 2787538 2025-09-21T07:07:07.343101 application/epub+zip 636913 2025-09-21T07:07:02.258064 application/epub+zip 2905049 2025-09-21T07:07:40.241929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2776668 2025-09-21T07:07:22.812962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931659 2022-09-24T01:46:45.737919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1365355 2025-09-21T07:06:56.674100 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1345462 2024-10-23T01:01:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16411 2025-09-21T07:07:40.408961 application/rdf+xml 10898 2025-09-21T07:07:02.712088 image/jpeg 1800 2025-09-21T07:07:02.566155 image/jpeg 2661622 2025-09-21T07:07:00.578078 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia