W. Jerome Harrison — Elementary Lessons in Magnetism

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1895. Cloth. A very scarce volume teaching school students the fundamental principles of magnetism, written by the founder of the National Photographic Record. Elementary Lessons in Magnetism, a very scarce volume outlining its principles for classroom teaching, written by British geologist and amateur photographer W. Jerome Harrison. Part of the Royal School series, relating to Stage III of Magnetism and Electricity focusing on Voltaic Electricity. Only three institutional copies of this work are available in the UK. In the publisher's original green cloth, with numerous in-text illustrations. Contains publisher's original advertisments to the rear. A book intended for the Department of Education outlining the elementary principles behind magnetism for school students, including magnetic induction, terrestrial magnetism and atmospheric electricity. Harrison wrote several science textbooks in his lifetime and was also the founder of the National Photographic Record and Survey Movement. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, the odd mark to boards, including a white mark to head of front joint. Puncture to front joint, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Rubbing to edges with minor loss to cloth, lighter rubbing to joints. Offsetting to free end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with minor age toning. Good . Ill.: Unknown. Good .