First Principles of Natural Philosophy —by A. E. Dolbear ©1897
Looking for physics books which make simple statements like: "water always seeks to level itself" can be a bit daunting these days. I notice they tend to cover every physical aspect of water, but they avoid stating that one fact (I spent hours last week looking for a quote online, and never found anything substantial and authoritative).
This book however was of course printed back in a time before all textbooks went through rigorous screening before being approved - and before the government controlled all the schools (indoctrination).
The book also touches on the Aether - another thing you'll never see discussed in detail and with seriousness in a modern textbook.
You can find it free to download doing a pdf search. I recommend it for any collector.
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