The Fairy-Land of Science
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The Fairy-Land of Science is by Arabella B. Buckley. The table of contents lists lectures titled, among others, Sunbeams, and the Work They Do, The Aerial Ocean in Which We Live and The History of a Piece of Coal. In the lecture headed How to Enter It, How to Use It and How to Enjoy It, the lecturer has promised to introduce the listeners to the fairy-land of science, a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of them probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts.
The text says that, if the day is cold and frosty, the water does not fall in a shower of rain but comes down in the shape of noiseless snow. Professor Geikie is reported to say that the waves beat in a storm against the Bell Rock Lighthouse with as much force as if you dashed a weight of 3 tons against every square inch of the rock. Stevenson found stones of 2 tons' weight which had been thrown during storms right over the ledge of the lighthouse.
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- Author
- Arabella B. Buckley
- Pages
- 122
- Language
- English
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- Popular Science
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