10,000 WONDERFUL THINGS.
Comprising the Marvellous and Rare, Odd, Curious, Quaint, Eccentric and Extraordinary, in all Ages and Nations, in Art, Nature and Science, including many Wonders of the World, enriched with Hundreds of Authentic Illustrations.
EDITED BY EDMUND FILLINGHAM KING, M. A., AUTHOR OF "LIFE OF NEWTON," &c.
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The Reason Why:
GENERAL SCIENCE.
A CAREFUL COLLECTION OF
Some Thousands of Reasons
FOR THINGS WHICH, THOUGH GENERALLY KNOWN, ARE IMPERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD.
A Book of Condensed Scientific Knowledge for the Million.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "INQUIRE WITHIN."
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This Work assigns REASONS, for the thousands of things that daily fall under the eye of the intelligent observer, and of which he seeks a simple and clear explanation.
EXAMPLE.
Why does silver tarnish when exposed to the light?
Why do some colors fade and others darken when exposed to the sun?
What develops electricity in the clouds?
Why does lightning sometimes appear red, at others yellow, at others white?
Why does dew form round drops on the leaves of plants?
Why is the sky blue?
This volume answers 1,325 similar questions.
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