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Peter Parley's familiar tales, in illustration of natural philosophy.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, author.
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physical sciences--Juvenile fiction.
- Physical sciences.
- Physics--Juvenile fiction.
- Physics.
- Scientific recreations--Juvenile fiction.
- Scientific recreations.
- Telescopes--Juvenile fiction.
- Telescopes.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 302 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (folded)) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Fourth edition, corrected, enlarged, and greatly improved.
- Other Title:
- Familiar tales in illustration of natural philosophy
- Newtonian system of philosophy
- Half title: Newtonian philosophy and natural philosophy in general for the use of young persons : comprising accounts of the discoveries and advances in natural philosophy and the physical sciences brought down to the present time
- Place of Publication:
- London : William Tegg, 1864.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Factual information about physical sciences presented in a fictional framework.
- Notes:
- Peter Parley was a pseudonym used by S.G. Goodrich.
- Illustrations engraved and signed by T. Williams.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 905336819
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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