Excerpt from The Scientific Reader and Practical Elocutionist: Containing Original Readings in the Sciences; A New Collection of Modern Poetry, Orations, and Dramatic Scenes; Accompanied by an Introduction to the Practice of Elocution, &C It had been for a considerable time a subject of regret amongst the scholastic profession, that while Scientific and Literary Societies were so universal, and afforded adults such opportunities for acquiring information, there was no school book of cheap price, hose Object was to initiate the more juvenile part of society into the science of Na tural Philosophy. The scientific reader, it is pre sumed, will form this desideratum so that while the pupil is acquiring a correct method of reading, he will at the same time become acquainted with the principal facts and general phenomena Of Philosophical Science. The writer begs to acknowledge, that in drawing up the Scientific Readings, he has availed himself of assistance wherever he could obtain it: his principal aim has been to condense as much information in as few words as pos sible, and in language which cannot but be understood. The questions for examination, which are numerous, and comprise the chief facts contained in the readings. 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.