Excerpt from Everyday ScienceEveryday science was written primarily for eighth and ninth grade pupils who will never have any further training in science. The book, therefore, covers a wide field, and does not unduly emphasize any of the special sciences. The subject matter is chosen not for the purpose of appealing to any group Of special science teachers, but rather with a View to making pupils as intelligent and useful citizens as possible.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.