CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGEIThe Six3IIThe Fairy Tale and the True Story7IIIThe Building of the City11IVThe Cows16VThe Sheepfold20VIThe Wily Dervish25VIIThe Numerous Family30VIIIThe Old Pear-Tree37IXThe Age of Trees40XThe Length of Animal Life45XIThe Kettle49XIIThe Metals52XIIIMetal Plating55XIVGold and Iron59XVThe Fleece64XVIFlax and Hemp67XVIICotton71XVIIIPaper77XIXThe Book80XXPrinting84XXIButterflies88XXIIThe Big Eaters93XXIIISilk99XXIVThe Metamorphosis104XXVSpiders108XXVIThe Epeira’s Bridge112XXVIIThe Spider’s Web116XXVIIIThe Chase120XXIXVenomous Insects126XXXVenom132XXXIThe Viper and the Scorpion136XXXIIThe Nettle140XXXIIIProcessionary Caterpillars144XXXIVThe Storm150XXXVElectricity155XXXVIThe Experiment with the Cat160XXXVIIThe Experiment with Paper163XXXVIIIFranklin and De Romas165XXXIXThunder and the Lightning-Rod172XLEffects of the Thunderbolt179XLIClouds181XLIIThe Velocity of Sound187XLIIIThe Experiment with the Bottle of Cold Water192XLIVRain197XLVVolcanoes201XLVICatania205XLVIIThe Story of Pliny210XLVIIIThe Boiling Pot216XLIXThe Locomotive221LEmile’s Observation227LIA Journey to the End of the World232LIIThe Earth238LIIIThe Atmosphere244LIVThe Sun250LVDay and Night257LVIThe Year and Its Seasons264LVIIBelladonna Berries271LVIIIPoisonous Plants275LIXThe Blossom284LXFruit290LXIPollen295LXIIThe Bumble-Bee301LXIIIMushrooms307LXIVIn the Woods313LXVThe Orange-Agaric317LXVIEarthquakes322LXVIIShall We Kill Them Both?329LXVIIIThe Thermometer334LXIXThe Subterranean Furnace337LXXShells344LXXIThe Spiral Snail349LXXIIMother-of-Pearl and Pearls353LXXIIIThe Sea358LXXIVWaves Salt Seaweeds363LXXVRunning Water369LXXVIThe Swarm373LXXVIIWax378LXXVIIIThe Cells382LXXIXHoney389LXXXThe Queen Bee395