R. S. Ball's Mechanics: bringing Newton to the masses? by Hollings, C

“…In 1879, the Irish astronomer Robert Stawell Ball published a slim book entitled simply Mechanics [1]. …”

Performing scientific naturalism: the popular scientific lecture and Victorian culture, c. 1860-1890 by Hanks, S

“…In so doing, it argues that scientific naturalists such as Thomas Henry Huxley, John Tyndall and Robert Stawell Ball, adopted the lecture form as a specific tool with which to persuade the public of the validity of empirical scientific methods. …”