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Little Wanderers - Margaret Warner Morley
Little Wanderers - Margaret Warner Morley
- Author: Margaret Warner Morley
- Genre: Science
This book discusses a great variety of plants and their seeds in a simple, yet interesting way that children will enjoy. As the books says, "Plants are great travelers; they often wander far and wide. Sometimes they even cross the ocean and take up...
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 2 - Pliny the Elder
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 2 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Science
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious...
Within the Deep - R. Cadwallader SMITH
Within the Deep - R. Cadwallader SMITH
- Author: R. Cadwallader SMITH
- Genre: Science
Presented in the form of lessons, R. Cadwallader Smith vividly portrays life in the ocean. Learn about the common and not so common that swim about in the deep, how they hunt for food and hide from enemies, visit a nursery and find out about the...
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph - Henry M. FIELD
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph - Henry M. FIELD
- Author: Henry M. FIELD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Science
Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stretching across the great Atlantic Ocean. It took him thirteen years, a lot of money, and many men and ships and...
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual - L. L. LANGSTROTH
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual - L. L. LANGSTROTH
- Author: L. L. LANGSTROTH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving an even, approximately bee-sized space between the top of the frames holding the honeycomb and the flat...
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 3 - Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 3 - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: Science
III. SEXUAL SELECTION IN RELATION TO MAN, AND CONCLUSION.Part 3 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work,...
Book of the Damned - Charles Hoy FORT
Book of the Damned - Charles Hoy FORT
- Author: Charles Hoy FORT
- Genre: Nature / Science
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from the sky, odd...
Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, and Others - Jeannette Augustus MARKS
Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, and Others - Jeannette Augustus MARKS
- Author: Jeannette Augustus MARKS
- Genre: Science
These short stories about crickets, ants, bees, beetles and other little busybodies are intended by the two authors to show their children the wonderland of insectcs if we just take the time to look closely. "We hope that you will realize that more...
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1 - Hans GROSS
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 1 - Hans GROSS
- Author: Hans GROSS
- Genre: Psychology / Science
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on criminal investigation. This treatise covers everything from the qualities of a good investigating officer...
The Seven Follies of Science - John PHIN
The Seven Follies of Science - John PHIN
- Author: John PHIN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
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.(Summary by John Phin)...
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Solo) - J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Solo) - J. Arthur Thomson
- Author: J. Arthur Thomson
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
In The Outline of Science, Thomson gives us a window into scientific thinking as it stood in 1922 on the big, the little, and the biological. With straightforward language intended for a general audience, this book covers astronomy from the Solar...
A Text-book of Assaying - Cornelius BERINGER
A Text-book of Assaying - Cornelius BERINGER
- Author: Cornelius BERINGER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This is a formal but relaxed text covering assaying techniques for most of the substances which are mined. As the authors say: "At first our intention was to supply a description of those substances only which have a commercial value, but on...
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1 - Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1 - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies...
Sea Stories for Wonder Eyes - Mary Earle HARDY
Sea Stories for Wonder Eyes - Mary Earle HARDY
- Author: Mary Earle HARDY
- Genre: Science
Water is fascinating! Which child is not delighted by the sea shore, by rivers, even by puddles in the street? This little book explains to children that a river can cut through rock to weave its way to the sea, how sand is made, and how fish can...
Sophistical Elenchi - Aristotle
Sophistical Elenchi - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Science
The Sophistical Elenchi is the sixth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument"). In the Sophistical Elenchi Aristotle identifies 13 falacies. Verbal Fallacies are: Accent or Emphasis; Amphibology;...
Histology of the Blood - Paul EHRLICH
Histology of the Blood - Paul EHRLICH
- Author: Paul EHRLICH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This is a textbook on the science of blood and bloodwork by (1908) Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. Should appeal to hematologists, phlebotomists, and just plain folks interested in how our bodies work. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...
Seed-Babies - Margaret Warner Morley
Seed-Babies - Margaret Warner Morley
- Author: Margaret Warner Morley
- Genre: Science
Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style between two brothers and the various seeds they encounter. These seeds offer grammatical advice, chastises poor...
Moths of the Limberlost - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
Moths of the Limberlost - Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Author: Gene STRATTON-PORTER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, specializing in the birds and moths in one of the last of the vanishing wetlands of the lower Great Lakes Basin. The...
Dinosaurs, With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections - William Diller MATTHEW
Dinosaurs, With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections - William Diller MATTHEW
- Author: William Diller MATTHEW
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science / Life Sciences
America has had a fascination with dinosaurs, particularly since the wild enthusiasm of Jurassic Park and its sequels. The term "dinosaur" was coined in 1841 by the Victorian scientist Sir Richard Owen. By the end of the 19th century, geologists and...
The Bee People - Margaret Warner Morley
The Bee People - Margaret Warner Morley
- Author: Margaret Warner Morley
- Genre: Science
"The Honey-bees are buzzy-fuzzy little pepper pots" Thus this wonderful nature writer begins to tell us about bees, their habits, their way of living and their many contributions to the world and to ourselves. The author writes for all ages and...
The Prospective Mother - J. Morris SLEMONS
The Prospective Mother - J. Morris SLEMONS
- Author: J. Morris SLEMONS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science / Self-Help
A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy. This book, written for women who have no special knowledge of medicine, aims to answer the questions which occur to them in the course of pregnancy. Directions for safeguarding their health have been given in...
The Concept of Nature - Alfred North WHITEHEAD
The Concept of Nature - Alfred North WHITEHEAD
- Author: Alfred North WHITEHEAD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Science
In The Concept of Nature, Alfred North Whitehead discusses the interrelatedness of time, space, and human perception. The idea of objects as 'occasions of experience', arguments against body-mind duality and the search for an all-encompassing...
The Elements of Geology - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Geology - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: Education / Science / Modern (19th C)
Elements of Geology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1846 presents an introduction to geology. The information, albeit not current, is still...
Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast - George SUTHERLAND
Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast - George SUTHERLAND
- Author: George SUTHERLAND
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, presents ideas for inventions and new developments in the areas of power, transportation, agriculture, mining,...
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals - Charles Darwin
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: Animals / Science
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects of behaviour. It was published thirteen years after On the Origin of Species and alongside his 1871 book The...
Opticks - Sir Isaac NEWTON
Opticks - Sir Isaac NEWTON
- Author: Sir Isaac NEWTON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
The famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton lectured on optics from 1670 - 1672. He worked on refraction of light into colored beams using prisms and discovered chromatic aberration. He also postulated the corpuscular form of light and an ether to...
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - W. G. Aitchison ROBERTSON
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology - W. G. Aitchison ROBERTSON
- Author: W. G. Aitchison ROBERTSON
- Genre: Medical / Science
A 1922 source-book for British criminal pathologists, this will be of particular interest to fans of popular police forensics television shows, films, and murder mysteries.(Summary by BellonaTimes)...
Ways of Wood Folk - William J. Long
Ways of Wood Folk - William J. Long
- Author: William J. Long
- Genre: Science / Animals
Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us in to the secret worlds of the woodland animals. Containing Long's own animal observations along with stories related to him by other humans who inhabit the woods, these stories give us...
Home Geography for Primary Grades - C. C. LONG
Home Geography for Primary Grades - C. C. LONG
- Author: C. C. LONG
- Genre: Science
Lessons and exercises for young children, exploring map and compass, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, wind and rain, and more. (Summary by Sarah Jennings)...
Nature's Miracles Volume 3: Electricity and Magnetism - Elisha GRAY
Nature's Miracles Volume 3: Electricity and Magnetism - Elisha GRAY
- Author: Elisha GRAY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois and is...
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island - PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE M
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island - PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE M
- Author: PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE M
- Genre: Science / Modern (20th C)
At 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, a serious accident occurred at the Three Mile Island 2 nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. The accident was initiated by mechanical malfunctions in the plant and made much worse by a combination of...
The Elements of Ornithology - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Ornithology - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Science
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to ornithology. The information, albeit not...
Madam How and Lady Why - Charles Kingsley
Madam How and Lady Why - Charles Kingsley
- Author: Charles Kingsley
- Genre: Science / Earth Sciences
Did you ever wish you knew how to explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes to your children? Search no more, this book has all the answers (at least all the ones that were known in 1869) and gives them in a pedagogical way. Listed...
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt - Gaston Maspero
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt - Gaston Maspero
- Author: Gaston Maspero
- Genre: History / Science
A handbook of Egyptian archaeology, issued by the British Museum, considered suitable for British tourists traveling to Egypt in the 19th Century. (Introduction by Timothy Ferguson)...
The Andes and The Amazon - James ORTON
The Andes and The Amazon - James ORTON
- Author: James ORTON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedion of 1867 to the equatorial Andes and the Amazon. The route was from Guayaquil to Quito, over the Cordillera, through the forest to Napo, and,...
Metaphysics - Aristotle
Metaphysics - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Science
Metaphysics (Ancient Greek: ΜΕΤΑ ΤΑ ΦΥΣΙΚΑ; Latin: METAPHYSICA; English: After the Physics) discusses topics including substance, accident, causation and God. The text was lost in Western Europe during the Dark Ages. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)...
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures - Arabella B. Buckley
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures - Arabella B. Buckley
- Author: Arabella B. Buckley
- Genre: Science
"The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, The Fairyland of Science. It travels over a wide field, pointing out a few of the marvellous facts which can be studied and enjoyed by the...
The Story of Electricity - John MUNRO
The Story of Electricity - John MUNRO
- Author: John MUNRO
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Science
In the book's preface, the author writes: "Let anyone stop to consider how he individually would be affected if all electrical service were suddenly to cease, and he cannot fail to appreciate the claims of electricity to attentive study." In these...
Water Wonders Every Child Should Know - Jean M. Thompson
Water Wonders Every Child Should Know - Jean M. Thompson
- Author: Jean M. Thompson
- Genre: Science
Water: essential for life and in much of the world, we take it for granted. In this work, Jean Thompson explains various aspects of the water cycle in simple terms, for the benefit of young readers with enquiring minds. Listeners are referred to the...
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 3 - Hans GROSS
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 3 - Hans GROSS
- Author: Hans GROSS
- Genre: Psychology / Science
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on criminal investigation. This treatise covers everything from the qualities of a good investigating officer...