A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
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About two thousand everyday questions get short answers in this book by the Rev. Dr. Brewer of King's College School, Norwich. Why snow and salt are white, why chimneys smoke, what dew is, how a barometer works, what makes echoes and rainbows: each is put as a question followed by a plain reply. The first part deals with heat, and the second takes in air, wind, water, ice, light and sound. Brewer wrote the book for children and for grown readers alike.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 450
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Popular Science
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online