A sequel to The Fairyland of Science, these lectures take young readers into a magician’s chamber where telescope, microscope and spectroscope reveal hidden wonders. Buckley explains how fairy rings are made, the life-history of lichens and mosses, a lava stream’s story, sunspots and the solar corona, and more.
Victorian popular science at its most inviting, by a writer who once served as Charles Lyell’s secretary. Download the free EPUB.