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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
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