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"A lot of chemistry being taught without it feeling like it...explanations of the experiments make it very doable for a student...much better than having to read a textbook." -Kindle Customer "An introduction to chemistry for children...wonderful literary gift." -Kindle Customer"Using it as a part of teaching chemistry to my children." -Kindle CustomerJean-Henri Casimir Fabre (1823 – 1915) was a French teacher, physicist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on chemistry and the lives of insects."The Wonder Book of Chemistry" is similar in coverage to "Middle School Chemistry" but covers more including some biochemistry. The book consists of a lively "Uncle Paul" teaching his nephews chemistry by performing various demonstrations and chemical experiments.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTIONII. MIXING AND COMBININGIII. THE SLICE OF TOASTIV. SIMPLE SUBSTANCESV. COMPOUND SUBSTANCESVI. EXPERIMENTS WITH THE BREATHVII. EXPERIMENTS WITH AIRVIII. FURTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH AIRIX. THE TWO SPARROWSX. BURNING PHOSPHORUSXI. BURNING METALSXII. SALESXIII. A TALK ON TOOLSXIV. OXYGENXV. AIR AND COMBUSTIONXVI. BUSTXVII. AT THE BLACKSMITH'SXVIII. HYDROGENXIX. A DROP OF WATERXX. A PIECE OF CHALKXXI. CARBONIC-ACID GASXXII. DIFFERENT KINDS OF WATERXXIII. PLANTS AT WORKXXIV. SULPHURXXV. CHLORINXXVI. NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

Starting with a mixture of iron filings and sulphur, Uncle Paul awakens in his young nephews an eagerness to learn more about the properties of the elements. Through a series of carefully-devised experiments and conversations about the experiments, he leads the boys to an understanding of some of the basic principles of chemistry. Excellent as a follow-on to "The Story Book of Science" and "The Secret of Everyday Things" by the same author. Suitable for ages 11 and up.

"A lot of chemistry being taught without it feeling like it...explanations of the experiments make it very doable for a student...much better than having to read a textbook." -Kindle Customer "An introduction to chemistry for children...wonderful literary gift." -Kindle Customer"Using it as a part of teaching chemistry to my children." -Kindle CustomerJean-Henri Casimir Fabre (1823 – 1915) was a French teacher, physicist, chemist, botanist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on chemistry and the lives of insects."The Wonder Book of Chemistry" is similar in coverage to "Middle School Chemistry" but covers more including some biochemistry. The book consists of a lively "Uncle Paul" teaching his nephews chemistry by performing various demonstrations and chemical experiments.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTIONII. MIXING AND COMBININGIII. THE SLICE OF TOASTIV. SIMPLE SUBSTANCESV. COMPOUND SUBSTANCESVI. EXPERIMENTS WITH THE BREATHVII. EXPERIMENTS WITH AIRVIII. FURTHER EXPERIMENTS WITH AIRIX. THE TWO SPARROWSX. BURNING PHOSPHORUSXI. BURNING METALSXII. SALESXIII. A TALK ON TOOLSXIV. OXYGENXV. AIR AND COMBUSTIONXVI. BUSTXVII. AT THE BLACKSMITH'SXVIII. HYDROGENXIX. A DROP OF WATERXX. A PIECE OF CHALKXXI. CARBONIC-ACID GASXXII. DIFFERENT KINDS OF WATERXXIII. PLANTS AT WORKXXIV. SULPHURXXV. CHLORINXXVI. NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

Translated from the French by Florence Constable Bicknell. A wondrous introduction to the world of chemistry, designed specifically for younger readers with the intention of arousing their interest in science. Using everyday objects found around the house or in the local store, this book is set as a storyline in which an "Uncle Paul" teaches his two nephews the secrets behind building an artificial volcano; how to set metals on fire; the flammable properties of water; how to make a fire hotter; how to make soap bubbles rise; how to make invisible ink; the science behind effervescent wines, ciders, and beer; how plants feed on carbon, water, and air-and much, much more. From the translator's preface: "The personal, biographical interest of the book is not to be overlooked. The boys Jules and Emile are the author's own children; faithfully portrayed even to the names they bear. In his captivating fashion the man of vast learning makes himself at once teacher and comrade to his young hearers, and we learn that 'his chemistry lessons especially had a great success.' "With apparatus of his own devising and of the simplest kind he could perform a host of elementary experiments, the apparatus as a rule consisting of the most ordinary materials, such as a common flask or bottle, an old mustard-pot, a tumbler, a goose-quill or a pipe-stem. "A series of astonishing phenomena amazed their wondering eyes. He made them see, touch, taste, handle, and smell, and always 'the hand assisted the word,' always 'the example accompanied the precept,' for no one more fully valued the profound maxim, so neglected and misunderstood, that 'to see is to know.'"

Translated by Florence Constable Bicknell. A wondrous introduction to the world of chemistry, designed specifically for younger readers with the intention of arousing their interest in science. Using everyday objects found around the house or in the local store, this book is set as a storyline in which an "Uncle Paul" teaches his two nephews the secrets behind building an artificial volcano; how to set metals on fire; the flammable properties of water; how to make a fire hotter; how to make soap bubbles rise; how to make invisible ink; the science behind effervescent wines, ciders, and beer; how plants feed on carbon, water, and air-and much more. From the translator's preface: "The personal, biographical interest of the book is not to be overlooked. The boys Jules and Emile are the author's own children; faithfully portrayed even to the names they bear. In his captivating fashion the man of vast learning makes himself at once teacher and comrade to his young hearers, and we learn that 'his chemistry lessons especially had a great success.' "With apparatus of his own devising and of the simplest kind he could perform a host of elementary experiments, the apparatus as a rule consisting of the most ordinary materials, such as a common flask or bottle, an old mustard-pot, a tumbler, a goose-quill or a pipe-stem. "A series of astonishing phenomena amazed their wondering eyes. He made them see, touch, taste, handle, and smell, and always 'the hand assisted the word,' always 'the example accompanied the precept,' for no one more fully valued the profound maxim, so neglected and misunderstood, that 'to see is to know.' "Though living creatures necessarily claimed the naturalist's first affections, he nonetheless 'animates even the simple elementary bodies, celebrating the marvelous activities of the air, the violence of chlorin, the metamorphoses of carbon, the miraculous bridals of phosphorus,' and the 'splendors which accompany the birth of a drop of water.'"

Excerpt from The Wonder Book of Chemistry Thus it is that the followmg chapters will be found to have a human and personal appeal to supplement their scientific interest. May they yield both pleas ure and profit to their readers! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...the blue liquid would turn green immediately when acted upon by an oxid, without having to be previously reddened by an acid. It is to be noted, further, that weak acids might not be able to change the blue of violets to red, and therefore litmus is preferable as a test. "Our interlude is over and we will go on with the performance. We are going to burn several substances in oxygen and watch their manner of burning. First comes sulphur. "Adopting the method you saw employed when we tried in vain to make phosphorus and sulphur burn in a bottle filled with nitrogen, I make a little cup out of a bit of broken earthenware, and bend the end of an iron wire into a circle for holding this cup. The iron wire is then passed through a large cork stopper that will serve to hold it in place in the bottle rather than to stop up the bottle itself. Hence it does not matter much if the cork is too large for the bottle. A small disk of stout cardboard laid over the mouth of the bottle would answer just as well. The end of the wire, projecting above the supporting cork or cardboard, will serve as a handle for lowering or raising the cup so as to bring it into or near the center of the bottle, in the midst of the supply of oxygen." Having finished these preparations, Uncle Paul carefully took up one of the large bottles in reserve, together with the glass full of water in which it stood and which served to close its mouth. These, without disturbing their relative position, he carried to the bowl, and there, under water, the glass was removed and replaced by the palm of the hand applied to the bottle's mouth. In this way it was possible to set the bottle upright on the table without bringing its contents into communication with the outside air. A small sheet...

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What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations? asks A lice, disgustedly, just before taking her departure for Wonderland, where she finds no lack of animated discourse. This book, like its predecessors in the series, is conversational in form and has as many pictures as the subject-matter calls for. All boys and some girls, as well as their elders, take more or less interest in the marvels of chemistry. To give an elementary but useful knowledge of these marvels, chiefly by means of simple experiments clearly described by the writer and easily performed at home by any wide -awake young reader, is the object of tlie, foil owing talks by Uncle Paul. The personal, biographical interest of the book is not to be overlooked. The boys Jules andE mile are the authors own children faithfully portrayed even to the names they bear. In his captivating fashion the man of vast learning makes himself at once teacher and comrade to his young hearers, and we learn that his chemistry lessons especially had a great success.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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