Lectures on Natural Philosophy, title spread

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The opening spread from “Lecture the Second, Mechanics,” from Lectures on Natural Philosophy, a textbook by school mistress Margaret Bryan, published by George Kearsley and Jordan Hookham in 1806. Images are available for download through the Princeton University Library catalog, (CTSN) 17131 Eng 18Q. https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9948434313506421

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The title spread for Bryan's chapter on “Mechanics.” The left page shows educational aids and diagrams demonstrating the screw and pendulum, two simple machines shown combined to make a rudimentary clockwork mechanism, while the title page lists the chapter contents. Note that the chapter concludes by reflecting on human anatomy, a subject often covered as a subtopic of mechanics, enabling children to see their mastery of mechanical philosophy as a way of governing their own bodies.

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    Margaret Bryan, Lectures on Natural Philosophy (London: George Kearsley and Jordan Hookham, 1806).
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    Cotsen Children’s Library, Courtesy of Princeton University Library
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    public domain