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New Discoveries in Science

New Discoveries in Science

by Hereward Carrington

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Author
Carrington, Hereward, 1880-1959
Title
New discoveries in science
Original Publication
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1924.
Credits
Tim Miller, anthropohistorian and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Science
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 79745
Release Date
October 9, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.New Discoveries in Science
  3. 3.WHY DO YOU CRY? — WHY DO YOU FROWN? — WHY DO YOU SMILE? — WHY DO YOU BLUSH? — WHY DO YOU TURN PALE? — WHY DO YOU KEEP WARM? — WHY DO YOU FEEL HUNGRY? — WHY DOES YOUR HAIR TURN GREY? — WHY DO YOU LAUGH? — WHY DOES YOUR BLOOD COAGULATE? — WHY DO BLONDS LIVE IN THE NORTH: BRUNETTES IN THE SOUTH? — WHY DON’T YOU FEEL PAIN WHEN EXCITED? — WHY ARE YOU TALLER IN THE MORNING THAN AT NIGHT? — WHY DOES THE BABY SAY “DA” AND NOT “GA”? — WHY DO OBJECTS HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS? — SOAP BUBBLES, AND WHAT THEY TEACH US. — WHAT SPINNING TOPS TEACH US. — HOW A SINGLE STONE HAS INFLUENCED HISTORY. — NEW THEORIES AS TO THE FORMATION OF OUR EARTH. — WHAT KEEPS THE SUN HOT? — WHAT HAPPENS TO AVIATORS? — WHAT ARE COMETS? — IS MARS INHABITED? — WHERE DAYS BEGIN. — HOW YOU CAN SEE YOUR OWN BRAIN. — HAS THE SECRET OF GRAVITATION BEEN DISCOVERED? — LIGHT WITHOUT HEAT. — SHALL WE FIND AN ELIXIR OF LIFE? — WHAT ARE EARTHQUAKES? — WHAT IS THE “FOURTH DIMENSION”? — WHAT “RELATIVITY” MEANS. — HOW TO BOIL WATER, CONTAINING ICE, WITHOUT MELTING THE ICE. — A NEW TEST TO SHOW THE PRESENCE OF LIFE. — YOUR AURA, AND WHAT IT IS. — THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY CALENDAR. — TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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