A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, also known as The Guide to Science or Brewer's Guide to Science, is a book by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer presenting explanations for common phenomena. First published in the United Kingdom around 1840, the book was very popular with 47 editions being printed by 1905 in English alone, and this popularity enabled Brewer to gather material for his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable which remains a classic reference work.

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  • A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, also known as The Guide to Science or Brewer's Guide to Science, is a book by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer presenting explanations for common phenomena. First published in the United Kingdom around 1840, the book was very popular with 47 editions being printed by 1905 in English alone, and this popularity enabled Brewer to gather material for his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable which remains a classic reference work.
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  • Title page from the 38th edition published in 1880
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  • Chronological list of books, p. xiii
  • Editor's Preface, p. v
  • Introduction, p. vii
  • Introduction, p. x
  • Preface
  • Title Page
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  • A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar
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  • 57-58
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  • 1840-47? (first edition)
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  • A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, also known as The Guide to Science or Brewer's Guide to Science, is a book by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer presenting explanations for common phenomena. First published in the United Kingdom around 1840, the book was very popular with 47 editions being printed by 1905 in English alone, and this popularity enabled Brewer to gather material for his Dictionary of Phrase and Fable which remains a classic reference work.
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