A YEAR IN SCIENCE 



CHAPTER I 

 MATTER 



What we understand by Science. The subject with 

 which we are about to deal in this study is Science. 

 To many this is a new study, and, no doubt, ideas of its 

 meaning differ widely. However, we shall learn, as we 

 proceed with this work, that we are dealing with very 

 common things and common changes that are going on 

 about us daily. 



Some of the subjects we shall study, perhaps we feel 

 we know from our daily observations. All of us know 

 that water flows down hill and not up; that a stone 

 thrown into the air returns to the earth again. Have 

 we stopped to learn why ? To answer these and similar 

 questions is the work of science. It deals with seeking 

 truths concerning nature. 



The field of science is usually sub-divided into the 

 natural sciences and the physical sciences. The natural 

 sciences deal with living material, plants and animals. 

 To the study of plants the name Botany is given, to the 

 study of animals, Zoology. 



The physical sciences deal with inanimate material in 



