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Mary Swift, Natural Philosophy, pendulem
A spread from the chapter on the pendulum, from First Lessons on Natural Philosophy for Children: Part Second by American author Mary Swift, published by Belnap and Hamersley in 1837. Held at the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, 15h3332. The entire 1851 edition with the same images is available to view or download through the Digital Collections of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00031637/00001/flipbook/33
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“Lesson Fifth” introduces the pendulum through a dialog between child and parent about the feeling of centripetal force while sledding, with an illustration of a child whipping down a hill.
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- container titleMary A. Swift, First Lessons on Natural Philosophy for Children: Part Second (Hartford: Belknap and Hamersley, 1837
- creditCourtesy of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
- rightsPublic Domain
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