# The wonders of science

Author: Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887; Gilbert, John, 1817-1897 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76706

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+wonders+of+science+Mayhew&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

These words were addressed to a little group of tradesmen and others who were assembled in a small room over a mercer’s shop, in the town of Penzance. There was Jan Penberthy, the neighbouring miller, who, though in his holiday clothes, had sufficient of the flour clinging to his black eyebrows and whiskers to indicate his calling; and Malachy Carteret, the carpenter and builder, who had slipped on his best coat, as he ran out from his work, to be present at the meeting, and had still the brass ends of his foot-rule projecting from the little fob at the side of his fustian trousers. There was Mr. Trevisky, too, the sporting lawyer, in his check shooting-jacket, all over pockets, and those...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-wonders-of-science-76706/chapters/12/index.md)