THE SEVEN FOLLIES 

 OF SCIENCE- 



A 

 POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE MOST FAMOUS 



SCIENTIFIC IMPOSSIBILITIES 



AND THE ATTEMPTS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE TO SOLVE THEM. 



To WHICH is ADDED A SMALL BUDGET OF INTERESTING 

 PARADOXES, ILLUSIONS, AND MARVELS. 



WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS 



BY 



JOHN PHIN 



AUTHOR OF " How TO USE THE MICROSCOPE"; " THE WORKSHOP COMPANION"; 



"THE SHAKESPEARE CYCLOPEDIA "; EDITOR MARQUIS OF WORCESTER'S, 



" CENTURY OF INVENTIONS " ; ETC. 



SECONI> EDITION 



NEW YORK 



D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY 



23 MURRAY AND 27 WARREN STS. 



1906 



