The reason why : $b a careful collection of many hundreds of reasons for things which, though generally believed, are imperfectly understood. A book of condensed scientific knowledge for the million — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
The reason why : $b a careful collection of many hundreds of reasons for things which, though generally believed, are imperfectly understood. A book of condensed scientific knowledge for the million
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Jew's-harps, why will they not produce loud sounds unless they are
applied to the mouth, 852
Jew's-harps, why does the alteration of the form of the mouth alter the
sounds, 853
Kangaroos and opossums, why have they pouches in which they carry their
young, 1139
LESSON XLIII.
Kettle-holders, of what use are they, 128
Kettles and saucepans, why should the lids and fronts of be kept
bright, 206
Kettles, why do they become encrusted with stony deposits, 762
Kite, why does it rise in the air, 840
Kite-string, why does it feel hot when running through the hand, 841
Kite, why does running with it cause it to ascend, 812
Knowledge, why should we seek it, 1
Knowledge, why does the possession of it give us power, 2
Knowledge, what are the benefits of, 3
Latent heat, will the abstraction of it reduce the bulk of bodies, 337
Latent heat, how do we know that it exists in air, 339
Laugh, why do we, 1026
Ligaments, what are they, 937
Ligaments, why are they wrapped around the joints, 938
Light, what is it, 451
Leaves, why are they green, 1181
Leaves, why do some turn yellow, 1186
Leaves, why do they fall off in the autumn, 1187
Leaves, how to make skeleton, 1159
LESSON XLIV.
Leaves, why do they turn brown in autumn, 1183
Legs crossed, why do we see the elevated leg move at regular intervals,
918
Light, at what velocity does it travel, 453
Light, how long does it take to travel from the sun to the earth, 454
Light what are the minor sources of, 457
Light, what is a ray of, 458
Light, what is a medium of, 459
Light, what is a beam of, 460
Light, what is a pencil of, 461
Light, what is the radiant point, 462
Light, what is the focus of, 463
Light, what is the constitution of a ray of, 464
Light, why are its rays white, 465
Light, what are the estimated vibrations of, 465
Light, what is the refraction of, 472
Light, is it refracted when it falls upon a surface in a straight line,
473
Light, is the direction in which its rays are best dependent on the
densities of the media, 474
Light, why does a spoon look bent when placed in a basin of water, 477
Light, why do we see the rays of the sun burst through the clouds in
different directions, 478
LESSON XLV.
Light, why is the apparent depth of water always deceptive, 479
Light, why are some substances opaque to it, 511
Light, how do we know that bodies reflect it in every direction, 517
Light, meditation on, 517
Light and heat, what are the differences between, 540
Light and heat, are they combined in the sun's rays, 541
Light and heat, how do we know that they are separate elements, 542
Light and heat, in what respects are they similar, 543
Light and heat, in what respects are they dissimilar, 544
Light, what is polarized, 549
Light, what is the velocity of artificial, 546