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Rocks and Their Origins - Grenville A. J. COLE
Rocks and Their Origins - Grenville A. J. COLE
- Author: Grenville A. J. COLE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
Do you know the difference between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks? Are you interested in their geologic origin, chemical composition or how each type affects the landscape? Do you know the differences between limestone, granite and...
The Fairyland of Science - Arabella B. Buckley
The Fairyland of Science - Arabella B. Buckley
- Author: Arabella B. Buckley
- Genre: Science
"I have promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science, -- a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and...
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects - Edward J. RUPPELT
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects - Edward J. RUPPELT
- Author: Edward J. RUPPELT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
'Straight from the horse's mouth', as they say. Edward Ruppelt was the first head of the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book, the official project initiated to investigate UFO reports beginning in 1952. This report from 1956 takes us inside these...
The Children's Life of the Bee - Maurice MAETERLINCK
The Children's Life of the Bee - Maurice MAETERLINCK
- Author: Maurice MAETERLINCK
- Genre: Science
Buzz, buzz, buzz. A fascinating and beautifully written explanation of the life of the honey bee. Maeterlinck, who won the Noble Prize for Literature, wrote a more scholarly work called The Life of the Bee but then rewrote it in simpler terms so...
The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century - Thomas Henry Huxley
The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century - Thomas Henry Huxley
- Author: Thomas Henry Huxley
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
Thomas H. Huxley, an English biologist and essayist, was an advocate of the theory of evolution and a self-proclaimed agnostic. A talented writer, his essays helped to popularize science in the 19th century, and he is credited with the quote, "Try...
Our Journey to Sinai - Agnes von Blomberg BENSLY
Our Journey to Sinai - Agnes von Blomberg BENSLY
- Author: Agnes von Blomberg BENSLY
- Genre: Science / Travel & Geography
Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai peninsula has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century. According to tradition, the monastery sits at the base of the mountain where...
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 3 - Pliny the Elder
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 3 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Science / Reference / Antiquity
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...
Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development - Sir Francis GALTON
Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development - Sir Francis GALTON
- Author: Sir Francis GALTON
- Genre: Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Francis Galton, credited with the discovery of identification by fingerprinting, also took a long term interest in the study of biometrics. In this book, many different faculties, both observable and measurable are discussed in length and methods of...
Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration - Elisha GRAY
Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration - Elisha GRAY
- Author: Elisha GRAY
- Genre: Science
Elisha Gray 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 considered by some writers to be the...
Woman in Science - John Augustine ZAHM
Woman in Science - John Augustine ZAHM
- Author: John Augustine ZAHM
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Science
A history of woman's role in science through the ages and the many contributions she has made. (summary by Guero)...
The Burgess Animal Book for Children - Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Animal Book for Children - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Science
Peter Rabbit goes to school, with Mother Nature as his teacher. In this zoology book for children, Thornton W. Burgess describes the mammals of North America in the form of an entertaining story, including plenty of detail but omitting long...
The Chemical History of A Candle - Michael FARADAY
The Chemical History of A Candle - Michael FARADAY
- Author: Michael FARADAY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
The Chemical History of a Candle is a series of 6 lectures on chemistry presented to a juvenile audience in 1848. Taught by Michael Faraday - a chemist and physist, and regarded as the best experimentalist in the history of science - it is probably...
Stories of Starland - Mary PROCTOR
Stories of Starland - Mary PROCTOR
- Author: Mary PROCTOR
- Genre: Science
Henry asks his sister Mary about the sky. She tells him all about the Sun, the Planets, the Moon, Comets and Meteors, and Stars. Mary tells her brother about mythologies people believed about the earth and sky along with true scientific information....
The Secret of Everyday Things - Jean-Henri FABRE
The Secret of Everyday Things - Jean-Henri FABRE
- Author: Jean-Henri FABRE
- Genre: Science
The clearness, simpicity, and charm of the great French naturalist's style are nowhere better illustrated than in this work, which in its variety of subject-matter and apt use of entertaining anecdote rivals "The Story-Book of Science," already a...
Topics - Aristotle
Topics - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
The Topics is is the fifth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument"). The Topics constitutes Aristotle's treatise on the art of dialecticβthe invention and discovery of arguments in which the...
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2 - Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2 - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
Part 2 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, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin...
The Burgess Bird Book for Children - Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Bird Book for Children - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Science
The Burgess Bird Book for Children is a zoology book written in the form of a story featuring Peter Rabbit. Peter learns from his friend Jenny Wren all about the birds of North America, and we meet many of them in the Old Orchard, the Green Meadow,...
The Hurricane Hunters - Ivan Ray TANNEHILL
The Hurricane Hunters - Ivan Ray TANNEHILL
- Author: Ivan Ray TANNEHILL
- Genre: Nature / Science / Technology & Engineering
This 1955 book by an acknowledged authority is an absorbing account of meteorology before the advent of weather satellites. βThis is the lively account of the hair-raising experiences of the men who have probed by sea and air into the inner...
Hereditary Genius - Sir Francis GALTON
Hereditary Genius - Sir Francis GALTON
- Author: Sir Francis GALTON
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Science
A biographical summary of the pre-eminent men of Britain grouped by profession. The extensive survey draws from information including college graduation, reputation during career, fellowships, and even known relatives. Includes discussions on...
Insect Adventures - Jean-Henri FABRE
Insect Adventures - Jean-Henri FABRE
- Author: Jean-Henri FABRE
- Genre: Science
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattosβ Translation of Fabreβs βSouvenirs Entomologiques,β retold for children. It's made up of first-person narratives, and using his exceptional observation skills, gives us a close-up...
Is Mars Habitable? - Alfred Russel WALLACE
Is Mars Habitable? - Alfred Russel WALLACE
- Author: Alfred Russel WALLACE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built by intelligent beings. Wallace did months of research, consulted various experts, and produced his own...
Relativity: The Special and General Theory - Albert EINSTEIN
Relativity: The Special and General Theory - Albert EINSTEIN
- Author: Albert EINSTEIN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This is an introduction to Einsteinβs space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively....
On the Elementary Electrical Charge - Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
On the Elementary Electrical Charge - Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
- Author: Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining e and N and thus obtaining a higher accuracy than had before been possible in the evaluation of these most...
Mighty Animals - Jennie Irene MIX
Mighty Animals - Jennie Irene MIX
- Author: Jennie Irene MIX
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / Science
A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by Guero)...
Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life - Elisha GRAY
Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life - Elisha GRAY
- Author: Elisha GRAY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 β 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...
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust - Hallam HAWKSWORTH
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust - Hallam HAWKSWORTH
- Author: Hallam HAWKSWORTH
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / Science
This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to enrich the soil for farmers - each in its own special way. Join our narrator, The Grain of Dust on a...
A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery - Anonymous
A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This book, a reprint of a successful English publication, has been so enlarged as to be to all intents and purposes new. It has been carefully revised by a Reverend gentleman, who for some time filled the chair of Physics and Chemistry in one of our...
By Pond and River - Arabella B. Buckley
By Pond and River - Arabella B. Buckley
- Author: Arabella B. Buckley
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / Science
In By Pond and River, another of Arabella Buckley's wonderful science books for children, she explains the habitats of ponds and rivers, exposing children to the animals and plant life that are found there. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)...
The Monadology - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
The Monadology - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Author: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Science
The Monadology (La Monadologie, 1714) is one of Gottfried Leibnizβs best known works representing his later philosophy. It is a short text which sketches in some 90 paragraphs a metaphysics of simple substances, or monads. What he proposed can be...
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2) - J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2) - J. Arthur Thomson
- Author: J. Arthur Thomson
- Genre: Science
The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and easily understood prose,...
The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits - Charles Darwin
The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: Science
Charles Darwin LL.B F.R.S was the discoverer of evolution and argued the role of "natural selection" in directing the evolution of species. Darwin also had an interest in the formation of soils (moulds) that began relatively early in his life, with...
Little Masterpieces of Science - Mind - George ILES
Little Masterpieces of Science - Mind - George ILES
- Author: George ILES
- Genre: Science
Another in the series "Little Masterpieces of Science" edited by George Iles, Mind is a collection of articles and book chapters that provide insight into the study of the workings of the mind the nineteenth century. - Summary by J.M. Smallheer...
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 4 - Pliny the Elder
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 4 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Reference / 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...
Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects - Hermann von Helmholtz
Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects - Hermann von Helmholtz
- Author: Hermann von Helmholtz
- Genre: Science
This presents a summary of many of Hemholtz's areas of research. He investigated the workings of the brain in its appreciation of art and music, and also developed some of the first rigorous ideas of how our solar system formed itself. Then, he was...
Marvels of Modern Science - Paul Severing
Marvels of Modern Science - Paul Severing
- Author: Paul Severing
- Genre: Science / Technology & Engineering
The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. For instance, the flying machine is engaging the attention of the old, the young and the middle-aged, and soon the whole world will be on the...
Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks - May Farinholt Jones
Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks - May Farinholt Jones
- Author: May Farinholt Jones
- Genre: Science / Health & Fitness
"The child's mind dwells constantly in the realm of imagination; dry facts are too prosaic to enter this realm. The "Land of Story Books" is the most fascinating of all lands, and therefore the Author has endeavored to weave hygienic facts into...
Little Masterpieces of Science - Invention and Discovery - George ILES
Little Masterpieces of Science - Invention and Discovery - George ILES
- Author: George ILES
- Genre: Science / Technology & Engineering
A collection of essays on various inventions and scientific discoveries, this volume of Little Masterpieces of Science from 1902 includes topics such as the discovery of electricity, the invention of the telegraph, the telephone, Roentgen rays, and...
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 7: Anthropology & Medicine - Francis ROLT-WHEELER
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 7: Anthropology & Medicine - Francis ROLT-WHEELER
- Author: Francis ROLT-WHEELER
- Genre: Medical / Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The seventh volume is on Anthropology written by the editor himself and on Medicine written by Theodore H. Allen. An introduction to the Anthropology section was written by Frederick...
Science in Short Chapters - W. Mattieu Williams
Science in Short Chapters - W. Mattieu Williams
- Author: W. Mattieu Williams
- Genre: Science
This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interesting to all readers who are sufficiently intelligent to prefer sober fact to sensational fiction, but who, at the...
Dead Men Tell Tales - Harry Rimmer
Dead Men Tell Tales - Harry Rimmer
- Author: Harry Rimmer
- Genre: Science / Antiquity
"Dead men tell no tales" was a common adage before the days of forensic science. In this book, the well-known evangelist and scientist uses Egyptology and archaeology to counter the argument in the investigation of Bible lore.. - Summary by Lynne...