The Net Advance of Physics
RETRO

Being a Compendium of Materials Pertinent to Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy in the Long Nineteenth Century
(1750 - 1925)

for the use of students, historians, revivalists, steampunks, and all interested enquirers

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The Net Advance of Physics.
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VIDEO OF THE MONTH (2015 March):
The Phenakistoscope, a popular Nineteenth Century optical toy.

EDITOR'S BLOG
New entry every other Monday. See also list of all entries since 2012 Oct. 15.

2015 Mar. 02: To the Fiery Exosphere:
A New and Curious Theory of Heat, by Benjamin Franklin [1788].

A COLLECTION OF NINETEENTH CENTURY SCIENCE POETRY

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Image of John D. Runkle

In memory of Professor John D. Runkle, second president of MIT and outspoken advocate of the "Mens et Manus" philosophy.