The Preparation of the Child for Science (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Preparation of the Child for ScienceThomas wedgwood. He was assisted in his scientific researches by Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) a then famous physician. His life-long dream was to promote happiness on earth not by the multiplication ofmechanical iappllancesifor comfort and pleasure but by the evolution of a Race gifted with powers of intellectual enjoyment larger than those of man as he now exists. He made a Special study of the faculty which he called Genius and the conditions of its orderly devel opment. By Genius he evidently meant chie?y the power of seeing truth at first hand. The ms. Of his work was entrusted to a friend who is said to have lost it. The rough notes for the book in Wedgwood's handwriting with a fair copy of one or two of the chapters were found in 1883. Among the papers was a scrap on which was written in a Shaking hand the sentence How exhilarating is the thought that if by the labour of my whole life I can add one idea to the stock of those concerning education my life has been well spent.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

Paperback: 164 pages

Publisher: Forgotten Books (December 2 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1331343127

ISBN-13: 978-1331343127

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces