Synopsis
The book ""First Year of Scientific Knowledge"" by Bert, Paul is a comprehensive guide that aims to provide the readers with an introduction to the world of science. The book is designed for students who are in their first year of science studies and covers a wide range of topics related to various scientific disciplines.The book begins by introducing the readers to the scientific method and the various tools and techniques used in scientific research. It then goes on to cover topics such as physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, providing a detailed overview of each discipline.The author has presented the information in a clear and concise manner, making it easy for the readers to understand even the most complex scientific concepts. The book is also filled with numerous illustrations, diagrams, and examples to help the readers visualize the concepts discussed.In addition to the scientific concepts, the book also covers the history of science and its impact on society. It discusses the contributions of famous scientists and their discoveries, and how these discoveries have shaped our understanding of the world around us.Overall, ""First Year of Scientific Knowledge"" is an excellent resource for students who are new to the field of science. It provides a solid foundation of knowledge that will help them build a successful career in science, and also serves as a valuable reference for anyone interested in learning more about the fascinating world of science.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
And if you have ever happened to look at a butchers stall, or to have seen any one prepare a rabbit or a hare, you know that the ox, the sheep, the pig. the rabbit, and many other animals have an internal organization more or less similar to our own. Thus in studying animals pretty closely we study pur own selves, and you can all easily conceive how very interesting this must be. But the first difficulty that presents itself is, to, determine with which part of our wide and interesting subiect we shall begin; and I have no doubt you would foet Vouweivei yiu0T iata a los?; Jkfc fdwe to decide this. I will give you my opittiprti (lii Uid course of these last years, since you were quite little children, we have learnt together a great many things about animals; your reading books, story books ana picture books have also given you instructive and attractive information on the same subject. You all know, as well as I do, that the lion is a great African animal that kills and devours oxen and even men; that the ostricli is a large bird that lives also in the African desert, and you may have pretty correct notions about sharks, rattle snakes, humming birds, crocodiles, camels, and so on. Now that you have grown big, we must give up learning all these things at random, and arrange all our notions of animals in proper order, for this is the only way to retain what we learn, and to be able to profit by it. We will complete our knowledge as we go along. For this purpose we must not study animals the one after the other, without method. We must follow out what naturalists call a classification, and group together the animals that have the greatest resemblance to each other, so as to avoid having to repeat in reference to each of them that which they all have in common. Thus we will put all the birds side by side, and say once for all that they all have a beak, wings and
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