Item #31940 Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest; Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of Youth. John Ayrton Paris.
Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest; Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of Youth

Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest; Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of Youth

London: John Murray, 1853. Seventh edition, considerably enlarged (1st pub. 1827). Hardcover (embossed green cloth). 528p +32p of publisher's ads, many line ills. Owner's ink name, 1853. Good (spine chipped, rear pages soiled; occasional light stains within). Item #31940

The physician-author explains for (advanced) children the principles of gravity, motion, atmospheric pressure, the weather, flight, optics, botany, and more by way of children's pastimes such as marbles, bubbles, kites, tops, etc. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.

Price: $30.00

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