Science
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006
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Various
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…
The Elements of Entomology
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Entomology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is…
Woman in Science
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John Augustine Zahm
A history of woman's role in science through the ages and the many contributions she has made. (summary by Guero)
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 4
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 4 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Irrigation in CaliforniaRound about AshevilleA Trip…
The Insect Folk
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Margaret Warner Morley
Through delightful outings with her students, a teacher introduces her class to the fascinating world of insects. She encourages her student…
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers and Lawyers, Volume 2
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Hans Gross
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.2
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Alexander Von Humboldt
In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at L…
First Fifty Digits of Pi
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Scott Hemphill
56 flavors of Pi proudly produced by LibriVox volunteers to celebrate Pi Day, 2008. (3/14) Don't worry, you don't have to listen to an infin…
Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast
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George Sutherland
This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, pre…
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fi…
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
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John Burroughs
Probably no other American writer has a greater sympathy with, and a keener enjoyment of, country life in all its phases—farming, camping, f…
The Seven Follies of Science
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John Phin
The seven follies of science; a popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve…
A General View of Positivism
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Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte was from France and published this book in French in 1844. He made a very great impact on the sciences and claims to have “dis…
Is Mars Habitable?
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Alfred Russel Wallace
In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built…
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists
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Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…
The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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 stret…
History of Farming in Ontario
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C. C. James
This is a paper on the history of farming in Ontario. It take the reader through the early settlement from 1783 to the modern period of 1888…
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures
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Arabella B. Buckley
"The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, The Fairyland of Science. …
The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature
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Thomas R. Henry
"THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD - A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature" This title sums up the wonderful line up…
The Tree-Dwellers
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Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
Katharine E. Dopp was well-known as a teacher and writer of children's textbooks at the turn of the 20th Century. She was among the first e…