Tom Telescope books sought to make science into an entertaining game, using nursery objects as philosophical apparatus. They projected an idealised vision of children and adults brought together in a common pursuit of science. Newton, through Tom, was upheld as a model for children to follow.
Tom Telescope
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The Newtonian System of Philosophy Adapted to the Capacities of Young Gentlemen and Ladies, ... Being the Substance of Six Lectures Read to the Lilliputian Society, By Tom Telescope, A.M. and Collected and Methodized the Third Edition
2018
The Newtonian System of Philosophy Adapted to the Capacities of Young Gentlemen and Ladies, ... Being the Substance of Six Lectures Read to the Lilliputian Society the Fifth Edition
2018
The Newtonian System of Philosophy; Explained by Familiar Objects, ... for the Use of Young Ladies and Gentlemen, by Tom Telescope, ... A New Improved Edition, With Many Alterations and Additions, .. By William Magnet, F.L.S
2018
The Newtonian System of Philosophy Adapted to the Capacities of Young Gentlemen and Ladies... . Being the Substance of Six Lectures Read to the Lilliputian Society, by Tom Telescope, A. M. and Collected and Methodized Ed 7
2018
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The Newtonian System of Philosophy: Explained by Familiar Objects in an Entertaining Manner, For The Use Of Young Ladies And Gentlemen (1803) by Tom Telescope
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Introduces readers to Tom's day of looking through a telescope. Discusses the Moon and Sun through Tom's experience.
May 3, 2021 · Enlightenment ideas about science and philosophy take center stage in this small book of lectures presented to children by a boy called Tom Telescope.
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Tom Telescope(4) ; 2175. current price $21.75 ; 3195. current price $31.95 ; 1896. current price $18.96 ; 3095. current price $30.95.
It came out in 1768 and was based on the second English edition. It had the plates from the English edition, albeit reduced in size.