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 77
f this contrivance is, that its speedincreases the more it is laden; and when checked on any 64 THE SEVEN FOLLIES OF SCIENCE part of the road, it will, when the cause of stoppage is re-moved, proceed on its journey by mere power of gravity.Its path may be a circular road formed of the… … How any one could ever imagine that such a contrivancewould ever continue in motion for even a short time,except, perhaps, on the famous decensus averni, must be apuzzle to every sane mechanic. I therefore give it asa climax to the absurdities which have been proposed insober earnest. As a fitting…
Scientific recreations · Geometry
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