An Introduction to Natural Science,
Establishing the Fundamentals for the
Explanation of the Events and Changes that
occur in Nature.
Translated
from the German by Dr. Ernest Hirsch.
These are the chapters translated to date. Click on a chapter to access it.
Chapter 1. On Natural Science in General.
Chapter 2. On Extent as the First General Property of Material Bodies.
Chapter 3. On Mobility as the Second General Property
of Bodies.
Chapter 4. On
Persistence as the Third General Property of Bodies.
Chapter 5&6. On the Impenetrability as the Fourth General
Property of Bodies and of their Essence.
Chapter 7. On the Effect of Forces on the Speed of
Material Bodies.
Chapter 8. On the Effect of Forces on the Direction
of Bodies.
Chapter
9. Determination of the Motion of a Body that
is acted upon by Forces.
Chapter 10.
On
Apparent Movement.
Chapter 11.
General
Basic Rules of Natural Science.
Chapter 12.
On
the Difference between Bodies as regards their Extent and Persistence.
Chapter 13.
On
the Special Properties of Coarse and Subtle Matter.
Chapter 14.
On
the Aether or the Subtle Celestial Air.
Chapter 15.
On
the Liquid State.
Chapter 16.
On
the Various Types of Bodies.
Chapter 17.
Explanation
of the Strengths of Bodies.
Chapter 18.
On
the compression and spring force of Bodies.
Chapter 19.
On
Gravity and the Forces Acting on Heavenly Bodies.
Chapter 20.
On
the Laws of Equilibrium in Liquid Substances.
Ian Bruce. July 30th, 2010 latest revision.