The Reason Why
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Preface
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
11:55 -
Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24 Refraction and Reflection of Light
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Chapter 25 Mirrors and Reflection
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Chapter 26
18:32 -
Chapter 27 What is Electricity
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Chapter 28 Lightning
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Chapter 29 Thunder
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Chapter 30 Atmosphere
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Chapter 31 Wind
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Chapter 32 A Barometer
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Chapter 33 A Thermometer
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Chapter 34 What is Sound
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Chapter 35 What is Water
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Chapter 36 What is Attraction
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Chapter 37 What is Repulsion
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Chapter 38 Why does a Humming Top make a Humming Noise
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Chapter 39 Why are Soap Bubbles Round
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Chapter 40 Mouse and Trap Spinner
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Chapter 41 Why do we Eat Food
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Chapter 42 Food and Nourishment
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Chapter 43 Blood
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Chapter 44 How our Bodies Heal
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Chapter 45 Bones in the Body
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Chapter 46 Ligaments
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Chapter 47 Nerves
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Chapter 48 Why do we see Objects
10:19 -
Chapter 49 Why do we Hear
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Chapter 50 Why do we Taste
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Chapter 51 Part 1 Why do we Perspire
13:48 -
Chapter 51 Part 2
10:20 -
Chapter 51 Part 3
37:56 -
Chapter 52 Animals and Creation
8:43 -
Chapter 53 Birds and Fish
9:33 -
Chapter 54 Moles, Elephants and other creatures
15:04 -
Chapter 55 Quadrupeds
8:25 -
Chapter 56 Weather and Animals
7:59 -
Chapter 57 Insects
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Chapter 58 Animal Plant or Mineral
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Chapter 59 Flowers and Plants
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Chapter 60 Plants
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Chapter 61 Plants and Trees
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Chapter 62 Vegetable Oils and Fats
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Chapter 63 Vegetable Gums
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Chapter 64 Wood
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Chapter 65 Plants and Seeds
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Chapter 66 Caterpillars and other Insects
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Chapter 67
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Conclusion
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The Reason Why (1856) is a public domain work.
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Rolling marbles, soap bubbles and rising balloons provide the starting points for Robert Kemp Philp's explanations of everyday phenomena. Published in 1856, this science reference arranges its material as numbered questions and answers, moving from familiar observations to accounts of friction, elasticity, light and air pressure. An alphabetical index groups related questions so that readers can follow a subject across different chapters.
The preface links curiosity about nature with religious belief and moral improvement, presenting careful observation as a means of understanding the world. In the central excerpt, the motion of a marble leads to discussion of surfaces and sight, while changing bubble colours open a lesson on thin films and light. Readers interested in the history of popular science can see how a nineteenth-century handbook turns ordinary objects into teaching tools, with short explanations designed for a broad audience.
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- Robert Kemp Philp
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