Brown cloth binding with black title on the spine and front board.

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For this book’s condition please view our photographs. Ownership of this textbook hails from Cambridge University during the time that Cambridge led the world and helped develop today’s scientific world. 

First edition of this historic 1938 textbook. This book presents a manual for the younger reader on the nature of magnetism and electricity. Historical detail is included to avoid an overly technical approach and to reflect the cultural aspects of science and scientific growth. Numerous illustrative figures are also contained throughout the text, together with questions and answers for students. This volume will be of value to anyone with an interest in books for schools, the development of scientific education and the history of science.