Every-day Science: Volume 6. The Conquest of Nature

Every-day Science: Volume 6. The Conquest of Nature

The Conquest of Nature, p. 4Man's use of Nature's gifts, p. 6Man the "tool-making animal," p. 7Science and Civilization, p. 8Clothing and artificially heated dwellings of primitive man, p. 10Early domestication of animals, p. 11Early development to the time of gunpowder, p. 12The coming of steam and electricity, p. 15Mechanical aids to the agriculturist, p. 19The development of scientific agriculture, p. 20Difficulties of the early manufacturer, p. 21The development of modern manufacturing, p. 24The relation of work to human development, p. 25The decline of drudgery and the new era of labor-saving devices, p. 27. Primitive man's use of the lever, p. 29The use of the lever as conceived by Archimedes, p. 21Wheels and pulleys, p. 32Other means of transmitting power, p. 35Inclined planes and derricks, p. 37The steam-scoop, p. 38Friction, p. 39Available sources of energy, p. 41. The oldest machine in existence, p. 43The relation of muscle to machinery, p. 44How muscular energy is applied, p. 44The two types of muscles, p. 45How the nerve-telegraph controls the muscles, p. 47The nature of muscular action, p. 49Applications of muscular energy, p. 52The development of the knife and saw, p. 53The wheel and axle, p. 55Modified levers, p. 57Domesticated animals, p. 59Early application of horse-power, p. 60The horse-power as the standard of the world's work, p. 61. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 44502
Author: Williams, Edward Huntington
Release Date: Dec 24, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Contributor (Author): Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943