A guide to the scientific knowledge of things familiar / by the Rev. Dr. Brewer.
- E. Cobham Brewer
- Date:
- [1853]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A guide to the scientific knowledge of things familiar / by the Rev. Dr. Brewer. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![24. Why do stars iwinhle more than usual, just previous to rain ? p. 421. 2c. Why (Ines milk Inil over more readily tlian water? p. 365. 2H. H a picture be glazed, you cannot see it iu certain positions —Why not? p. 396. 27. l>iist very rnrely flies by wjV/^/—Why so ? p. 227. 28. Why does I he curlt of a soda-water bottle make a loud re- port, when drawn? p. 108. 29. Why does ihe cork of a xoda-wnter bottle /7y off, as sooa as it has been released from the bond w hicli held it in ? p. '2,11. 30. Why do our hands and lips chap in frosty and windy weather? ]). 333. 31. When a black subsoil is dujr or ploughed up, it turns of a reddish hrnwn after a short time—Why is tins? p. 2fi0. 8'2. Why are devaijiiig vegetables rtlw ays wet ? p. 284. 33. If a house be laced witb stucco to resemljle stone, why does the facing very often Jlake off in winter, and leave the liousei unsightly ? p. 375. 34. Wiiy do the lustres of a chandelier seem tinted with sucli «>ar/o«* and beauliful co/o//rj? p 411. 35. Horn is transparent, wliy are )tot horn shavings trans, parent also ? p. 416. 3'i. When a glazier is mending a window, and clean the pane? with his brush, why do the loose pieces of puity (on I he opposite side of the window-pane) dance up and down? p. 293. 37- When you rub a piece of paper with Indian rubber, why is it sticky ? p. 29. 38. If you dry a piece of common broicn paper by the fire, and draw it once or twice between your two Itnces, why will it itick fast to the wall ? p. 29. 39 Why c;\n persons be heard (in a calm day) at a greater distance on the sea, tlian on land ? p. 430. 40. The htight of mountains may be ascertained by a barom- eter: Explain the reason of ihis. p. 335. 41. How does starch assist iu giving a smooth glazed svrface to linen ? p. 421. 42. If a drop of v:nter be spilt on a table cloth, why will it jpre^i^ in all directions ? p 7t). 43. Why dw's salt preserve meat? p. 438. 44. Why does melled wax become hard w hen cold? p. 1G9. 45. Why (iuespaiut oflen b/ister from heat? p. 375. 46. 'W\\y acre rotting leaves hot ? p/;. 58, 283. 47. Why are rotting leaves damp ? p. 283. 48. Why does bread become hard, after it has been kep{ a few days? p. 169.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21495464_0450.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
