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  Publications, Illustrations

  The Furnace and How it Works

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Diagram from page 189 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting a home heating furnace. Arrows demonstrate the flow of air through the furnace and labels indicate the components of the furnace and stages…

  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Scientific illustration, Furnaces, Heating, Heating--Equipment and supplies
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  Publications, Illustrations

  How Coal Burns

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Diagram from page 163 of the 1922 volume The Science of Common Things depicting how coal ignites and burns in a stove. Arrows illustrate the movement of air through the stove. The reactions between oxygen, carbon,…

  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Scientific illustration, Coal--Combustion, Coal
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  Maps, Publications

  Daily weather map

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Daily weather map of the United States with symbols indicating the state of weather as well as isobars and isotherms illustrated by continuous or dotted lines, respectively. Arrows denote wind direction.

  Illustration…

  • After United States. Weather Bureau
  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Weather, Weather forecasting, Science
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  Maps, Publications

  Commonwealth of Massachusetts metropolitan water district/Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Map illustrating the Wachusett, Sudbury and Cochituate watersheds with the reservoirs, aqueducts and pipe pines that supply water to Boston, Massachusetts. Caption reads "This is one of the greatest water systems of the…

  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Science, Textbooks, Watersheds
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  The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Junior high school/high school-level textbook on science with topics including air; food; water; weather; fire; heating, lighting and electricity within homes; clothing and microscopic organisms. Begins with a foreword…

  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
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  Publications

  Percentage composition of foods

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including a pork chop, cod, egg, cream cheese, bean and bread. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…

  • After Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932, Food--Composition, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
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  Publications

  Percentage composition of foods

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Scientific diagram illustrates the percentage composition of foods including corn, potato, onion, apple, peanut butter and olive oil. Illustrations are after the charts created by Charles Ford Langworthy of the United…

  • After Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932
  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Langworthy, C. F. (Charles Ford), 1864-1932, Food--Composition, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science
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  Publications

  Electrical wiring diagram for doorbells

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Printed photographic reproduction illustrating two wiring plans for a doorbell: one bell and two push buttons with either button ringing the bell, the other showing two bells and two push buttons with each button…

  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Electrical engineering--Study and teaching, Electricity, Science
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  Publications

  Students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment

  • Part of The Science of Common Things; a Textbook of General Science

  • 1922

  Junior high school or high school-aged male students gather around a teacher who is conducting a scientific experiment. Several students have their hands raised. Pennants on the wall list "Pioneer Science Club" and…

  • Author Tower, Samuel Francis
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Middle school education, Education, Secondary, Textbooks, Science