FRAGMENTS OF SCIENCE:
A Series ofDetached
ESSAYS, ADDRESSES, AND REVIEWS.
BY
JOHNTYNDALL, F.R.S.
PrintedBy Spottiswoode AND CO.
NEW-STREET SQUARE
PARLIAMENT STREET
SIXTH EDITION,
VOL. 1.
LONDON:LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
1879.
All rights reserved.
PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION.*
VOL. I. INORGANIC NATURE *
I. THE CONSTITUTION OF NATURE.*
II. RADIATION. *
1. Visible and Invisible Radiation.*
2. Origin and Character of Radiation. TheAether. *
3. The Atomic Theory in reference to theAether. *
4. Absorption of Radiant Heat by Gases.*
5. Formation of Invisible Foci. *
6. Visible and Invisible Rays of the ElectricLight. *...