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The Aurora Borealis and Telegraph Cables

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 097

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Scientific American


"One does not care to walk over a rug or carpet that displays a scene in perspective, neither does one wish to gaze into a landscape wr…

The Total Eclipse of the Sun, May 28, 1900; by F. H. Bigelow

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 11

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol XI, January to December 1900.

Sumatra's West Coast

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 11. November 1898

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, November 1898.It includes the following articles:Sumatra's West Coast, by …

The "Dialogues on the Two Systems of the World"

In Galileo

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Walter W. Bryant


Galileo Galilei is considered the father of observational astronomy, modern science, the scientific method and modern-era classical physics.…

Selected excerpts by Epictetus

In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 14

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Various


The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

The Rational Element in Geography

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 - 11. November 1899

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National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, November 1899.It includes the following articles:The Alaskan Boundary, by H…

The Sun's Motion in Space (1891)

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094

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Agnes Mary Clerke


"Fine experience lies at one's own doorstep" writes Raymond S. Spears, suggesting that boating on the Mississippi River offers &qu…

Prince Eugene Vanquishes the Turks, AD 1717, by Prince Eugene of Savoy

In The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13

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Charles F. Horne


A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

Als ich zur Drachenbinderin ritt

In Adventskalender 2022

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Peter Rosegger


Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1. bis 24. Dezember eine Aufnahme über Weihnachten, den …

The Distillation of Sea Water

In Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885

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Various


The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge launched its first publication in …

Franz Liszt

In Little Masterpieces of Autobiography - Artists and Composers

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George Iles


Artists and Composers is Volume 5 of Library of Little Masterpieces of Autobiography in Six Volumes published in 1913, and includes autobiog…

The Development of the Locomotive

In The Romance of Modern Locomotion

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Archibald Williams


In the following pages we shall peep into the history of typical companies in Great Britain, the United States, and elsewhere; consider the …

The lost colonoy of Roanoke Island (1584-1587), by Robert Southey

In The World’s Story Volume XII: The United States

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Eva March Tappan


This is the twelfth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March …

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