Bücher von William Crookes

A Practical Treatise on Metallurgy Volume 1 is a comprehensive guide to the science and technology of metallurgy, adapted from the last German edition of Professor Kerl's Metallurgy in 1868. Written by William Crookes, a prominent 19th-century chemist and metallurgist, this book covers a wide range of topics related to the extraction, refining, and processing of metals. It includes detailed descriptions of the physical and chemical properties of various metals, as well as the techniques and equipment used in metallurgical processes. The book also covers the economic and social aspects of metallurgy, including the role of metallurgy in industry and its impact on society. With its clear and concise explanations, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the science and technology of metallurgy.Volume 1 Contains Lead, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, Tin, Mercury, Bismuth, Antimony, Nickel, Arsenic, Gold, Platinum Sulphur. In Three Volumes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Published in 1874, this collection of reports by the chemist and scientific journalist Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) describes his controversial research into psychic forces. In 1870, Crookes decided that science had a duty to study preternatural phenomena associated with spiritualism, and he spent the next four years carrying out experiments which tested famous mediums including D. D. Home, Kate Fox and Florence Cook. This fascinating work describes Crookes' witnessing of the movement of bodies at a distance, rappings, changes in the weights of bodies, levitation of individuals and automatic writing. Although he was strongly criticised by his contemporaries, Crookes would not be deterred from his psychical research, demonstrating that he thought all natural phenomena worthy of scientific investigation. A great experimentalist, Crookes refused to be bound by tradition and convention, and his story reveals one of the important episodes in the history of the spiritualist movement.