Bøker av Joseph Ames

This textbook provides a thorough introduction to the principles of general physics, aimed at high school and college students. Author Joseph Ames covers topics such as mechanics, heat, sound, and light, providing clear explanations and numerous examples. With detailed illustrations and practical exercises, students can gain a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This four-volume work on the early history of printing, published between 1810 and 1819, was enlarged by Thomas Frognall Dibdin from the previous works of Joseph Ames and William Herbert. The lives of Ames and Herbert are followed by discussions of printers from Caxton to Thomas Hacket in the late 1500s.