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Excerpt from The Elements of Natural Philosophy: Copiously Illustrated by Familiar Experiments, and Containing Descriptions of Instruments, With Directions for Using; Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies From long personal Observation, we are satisfied that a want of the requisite practical directions renders useless a very large portion Of the apparatus for scientific illustrations purchased and deposited in the various institutions of our country; thus depriving the pupils in those institutions of a large portion of that practical instruction which their wants demand. d104-books Of Natural Philosophy seldom contain any really serviceable directions for the inexperienced manipulator. In prescribing the more Obvious rules, they too Often pass over the real difficulties in philosophical experimenting. Nor is this a matter for wonder, since such works are so Often prepared by those unacquainted with the structure and practical Operation of the instruments described by them. 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.