A guide to the scientific knowledge of things familiar / by the Rev. Dr. Brewer.

  • E. Cobham Brewer
Date:
[1863]
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Credit: A guide to the scientific knowledge of things familiar / by the Rev. Dr. Brewer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Kettle (continued) page runs over 1 '8 „ throngli the spout 118 Saturday's boils best 207 sings 116 steam of 242 top bright 207 Kid gloves, black 196 Killaruey echo 436 Kindling fires 48 damp 45 dry 45 stoaes uufitfor 45 Ladies'fan 185 Luke Averno 270 Lakes which never freeze 372 Lamps 75 Argand 84 safety 295 smoke 84 spirt 161 glasses 85 {See candle,) Land air cold ... .i.... 231 affects climate .... 305 cools before water . 231 Laplanders clad in skin 190 Larvae 160 Latent heat 33, 99 Laundress wets flat-iron 162 Laziness— caused by want of food 92 „ heat 90 Lead, bad conductor .. 172 dulness of .... 261 pencils 20o tarnish 201 Leanness from starving 89 PAGE LEAVEsabsorb carh. acid 251 collect dew .... 215 exhale oxygen .. 250 green 420 in a pond 437 light grn. in spring 420 pale in dark places 420 promote cold .. 103 radiate heat.... 215 yellow in autumn 420 Lemons, juice of 488 salt of 488 Lid of kettle bright .. 207 hot 208 „ rattles .. 110 Light bread 288 colors cool 194 „ bad radiators 204 Light 47, 380 a compound .. 4]0, 417 cause of 381 contracts the eye.. 395 divided by a prism 410 from a flint 109 „ compression 105 none in bent tubes 403 of caudles 77 fire 47 bouses, trees, &c. 381 the sun 381 2ray.scausedarkiu, 421 speed of 'ASl sudden, painful .. 382 Lighting fires 42 Lightning 3 affects iron and steel 31 ,, telegraph .... 3i arm.our safe from.,. „ 21