Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained

by Mrs. Marcet; Thomas P. Jones

S.

• Satellites, [80], [111], [113].
• Saturn, [85].
• Scales, or balance, [55].
• Screw, [54], [67].
• Shadow, [110], [111].
• Siderial time, [106].
• Sight, [165].
• Signs of the zodiac, [86], [93].
• Smoke, [14], [29].
• Solar microscope, [202].
• Solstice, [100], [102].
• Sound, [151].
  • acute, [155].
  • musical, [155].
• Space, [33].
• Specific gravity, [123].
  • of air, [140].
• Spectrum, [190].
• Speaking-trumpet, [154].
• Sphere, [26].
• Springs, [130].
• Spring tides, [116].
• Square, [81], [85].
• Stars, [77], [86], [102].
• Storms, [147].
• Substance, [10].
• Summer, [76], [100].
• Sun, [71], [75], [78], [162], [182].
• Swimming, [41].
• Syphon, [132].

T.

• Tangent, [49], [73].
• Telescope, [203], [204].
  • reflecting, [204].
  • refracting, [204].
• Temperate zone, [92], [101].
• Thermometer, [142].
• Tides, [114], [116].
  • neap, [116].
  • spring, [116].
  • ærial, [150].
• Time, [105], [107].
  • siderial, [107].
  • equal, [107].
  • solar, [107].
• Tone, [155].
• Torrid zone, [93], [147], [182].
• Transit, [114].
• Transparent bodies, [157].
• Treble and bass, [155].
• Tropics, [92].

V.

• Valve, [143].
• Vapour, [17], [29], [104], [129].
• Velocity, [33], [57].
• Venus, [84].
• Vesta, [84].
• Vibration, [98], [152].
• Vision, [164], [168].
• Vision, angle of, [168], [170].
  • double, [171].

U.

• Undulation, [153].
• Unison, [155].

W.

• Water, [118], [130].
  • spring, [130].
  • rain, [130].
  • level of, [120].
• Wedge, [54], [66].
• Weight, [23].
• Wheel and axle, [54], [65].
• Wind, [146].
  • trade, [147].
  • periodical, [148].
• Winter, [76], [101].