The seven follies of science; to which is added a small budget of interesting paradoxes, illusions, marvels, and popular fallacies. A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. With numerous illustrations (1912)
Phin, John, 1830-1913 · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 56
Hg. s- Fig- 6- will be thrown out, in proportion as the wheel revolves, itthence follows, say they, that the wheel will continue tomove in the same direction. But notwithstanding thespecious appearance of this reasoning, experience hasproved that the machine will not go; and it may indeed…
Scientific recreations · Geometry
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