According to the proverb, as the days lengthen, the cold strengthens. Why, once the winter solstice has passed, does our weather become increasingly colder? The answer lies in the phenomenon of specific heat, identified by the 18th century Scottish scientist, Joseph Black, and the insulating properties of water. Incidentally, it also explains why pans heat up more quickly than the liquid inside them.
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