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Rollo's Philosophy [Fire]

Chapter 1: ROLLO’S PHILOSOPHY. [FIRE.]
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A series of conversations and simple experiments guides a curious child and his companions through the properties and uses of fire. Starting with slow combustion and hearth management, the text moves to lamp-lighting, burning metals, grass and pasture fires, and the effects of gunpowder, then explains heat transfer by radiation and conduction and how conditions influence ignition and flame behavior. Practical demonstrations, episodes about alarms and larger conflagrations, and directed questions for young readers emphasize observation, reasoning, and the relation between theoretical explanation and everyday practice.

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Title: Rollo's Philosophy [Fire]

Author: Jacob Abbott

Release date: July 22, 2020 [eBook #62726]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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SO HE TOOK UP A SMALL COAL OF FIRE.—Page 97.

ROLLO’S PHILOSOPHY.
[FIRE.]

THE ROLLO SERIES
IS COMPOSED OF FOURTEEN VOLUMES, VIZ.:
Rollo Learning to Talk.
Rollo Learning to Read.
Rollo at Work.
Rollo at Play.
Rollo at School.
Rollo’s Vacation.
Rollo’s Experiments.
Rollo’s Museum.
Rollo’s Travels.
Rollo’s Correspondence.
Rollo’s Philosophy—Water.
Rollo’s Philosophy—Air.
Rollo’s Philosophy—Fire.
Rollo’s Philosophy—Sky.
A NEW EDITION, REVISED BY THE AUTHOR.
NEW YORK
THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.
PUBLISHERS
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & CO.,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.