Download or read book Popular Lectures and Addresses, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by William Thomson and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Popular Lectures and Addresses, Vol. 2 of 3 Of the reason why Volume III. appeared before Volume II. nothing need be said here, as it was stated in the Preface to Volume III. The first half of the present volume contains the papers relating to geological subjects referred to in that statement. The remainder of the volume consists of lectures and addresses on various subjects of general physics, given between 1866 and the end of 1893, which have not been included in Vols. I. or III. 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.