Caroline. Pray by what means is this receiver exhausted of its air?
Mrs. B. You must learn something of mechanics in order to understand the construction of a pump. At our next meeting, therefore, I shall endeavour to make you acquainted with the laws of motion, as an introduction to that subject.
Questions
1.(Pg. [22]) What are those properties of bodies called, which are not common to all?
2.(Pg. [23]) Why are they so called?
3.(Pg. [23]) What is the cause of weight in bodies?
4.(Pg. [23]) What is the reason that all bodies near to the surface of the earth, are drawn towards it?
5.(Pg. [24]) If attraction is the cause of weight, could you suppose it possible for a body to possess the former and not the latter property?
6.(Pg. [24]) When a stone falls to the ground, in which of the two bodies does the power of attraction exist?
7.(Pg. [24]) If the attraction be mutual, why does not the earth approach the stone, as much as the stone approaches the earth?