Scientific French Reader Comprising Extracts From The Writings Of Leading Modern French Scientists PDF Download

Excerpt from French Readings In Science: Selections From Scientific And Technical Writers Arranged And Edited For The Use Of Students The selection of passages has been made chicfly from Chemical, Physical, Astronomical, Physiological, and Botanical treatioes. Some passages have been included, not for their modernity, but because they are connected with the great names of science. I have selected, too, some pieces of more popular interest, both for their vocabulary, and to relieve the sev erity. As most of the readers of this book are not beginners in French, 1 have not compiled a vocabulary, but most of the unusual and technical words will be found translated in the notes, where also will be found brief biographioel details of the authors of the extracts and of the celebrities mentioned therein. The date of the author should be membered when translating. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.