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Physics · In English · 1860

On the Various Forces of Nature

Faraday's lectures on gravity, magnetism, heat and electricity, each backed by simple experiments you can picture and repeat.

16 chapters · about 4 h of reading

Opening the book

Opening the book

How the book begins

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Contents

  1. 01Opening
  2. 02Lecture I
  3. 03Lecture II
  4. 04Lecture III
  5. 05Lecture IV
  6. 06Lecture V
  7. 07Lecture VI (1/2)
  8. 08Lecture VI (2/2)
  9. 09Lecture I
  10. 10Lecture II
  11. 11Lecture IV
  12. 12Lecture VI (1/5)
  13. 13Lecture VI (2/5)
  14. 14Lecture VI (3/5)
  15. 15Lecture VI (4/5)
  16. 16Lecture VI (5/5)

About this edition

Public domain: the author died in 1867, more than seventy years ago, and the book was first published in 1860. It is free to read, copy and share in the EU, Russia and the United States.

We removed the source's wrapper, rejoined the lines and split the book into chapters. The words are the author's.

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