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An Evening among the Stars, Part 2

In 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. …

14 The Chemist as Creator

In The Outline of Science, Vol 3

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J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

Harnessing the Water-Fall

In Marvels of Modern Science

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Paul Severing


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 i…

Appendix I, part 1

In South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

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Ernest Shackleton


Shackleton's most famous expedition was planned to be an attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea south of the Atlantic to the Ross …

Stenography and the Typewriter

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 092

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Willis Duff Piercy


Calling men the "Bawling Brotherhood," Sarah Grand penned a lively essay on The New Aspect of the Woman Question in 1894. Stenogra…

Chapter 3 -ORGANIZATION OF THE EXPEDITION.

In How I Found Livingstone

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Sir Henry M Stanley and Henry Morton Stanley


Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying "Dr Livingstone, i Presume?". Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United…

Sponges and the Sponge Fishery

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 089

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Richard Rathbun


"From vocalists you may learn much, but do not believe all that they say." Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians is replete …

Ch. IX: Movements of the Earth's Crust, pt 1

In The Elements of Geology

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William Harmon Norton


Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in th…

THE FOUNDERS OF ACADIA

In Chronicles of Canada Volume 09 - The Acadian Exiles: A Chronicle of the Land o…

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Arthur Doughty and Arthur G. Doughty


The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song, was first used by the French to distinguish the eastern or…

Electricity - Chapter 7 - Development of Electro-Chemistry

In The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 3: Physics & Electricity

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Francis Rolt-Wheeler


Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The third volume is on physics written by George Matthew and on electricity wri…

All the News That's Fit to Print

In The American Newspaper

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Will Irwin


The American Newspaper is a critical study of journalism conducted by Will Irwin from 1909 to 1910 spanning fifteen articles that discuss th…

Chapter Two

In Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees

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Johnny Gruelle


Raggedy Ann, you remember, always thought lovely kindly thoughts because there was a little candy heart with the words "I love you"…

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