Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life


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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 considered by some writers to be the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, despite losing out to Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone patent.

Nature's Miracles: Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, is a discussion of science and technology for the general public. Volume I is subtitled World Building and Life: Earth, Air and Water. (Summary from Wikipedia) (5 hr 44 min)

Chapters

00 - Introduction 5:47 Read by Steve Belleguelle
01 - Earth - Chapter I. World-building and Life 15:14 Read by Lazuli
02 - Earth - Chapter II. Limestone 15:04 Read by Lazuli
03 - Earth - Chapter III. Coal 13:43 Read by Lazuli
04 - Earth - Chapter IV. Slate and Shale 7:35 Read by Lazuli
05 - Earth - Chapter V. Salt 6:44 Read by Matthew Reece
06 - Air - Chapter VI. The Atmosphere 12:45 Read by Steve Belleguelle
07 - Air - Chapter VII. Air Temperature 12:03 Read by Steve Belleguelle
08 - Air - Chapter VIII. Cloud Formation 12:48 Read by Garth Burton
09 - Air - Chapter IX. Cloud Formation (Continued) 13:16 Read by Garth Burton
10 - Air - Chapter X. Wind -- Why it Blows 11:49 Read by Lonelle Yoder
11 - Air - Chapter XI. Wind (Continued) 14:17 Read by Lonelle Yoder
12 - Air - Chapter XII. Local Winds 13:59 Read by sparks0314
13 - Air - Chapter XIII. Weather Predictions 7:06 Read by sparks0314
14 - Air - Chapter XIV. How Dew is Formed 12:43 Read by Edith van der Have-Raats
15 - Air - Chapter XV. Hailstones and Snow 7:34 Read by Edith van der Have-Raats
16 - Air - Chapter XVI. Meteors 6:57 Read by Garth Burton
17 - Air - Chapter XVII. The Sky and its Color 14:41 Read by Matthew Reece
18 - Air - Chapter XVIII. Liquid Air 7:46 Read by Stephanie Lee
19 - Water - Chapter XIX. Rivers and Floods 11:42 Read by Stephanie Lee
20 - Water - Chapter XX. Tides 6:28 Read by Stephanie Lee
21 - Water - Chapter XXI. What is a Sponge? 15:53 Read by Bev J Stevens
22 - Water - Chapter XXII. Water and Ice 7:09 Read by MitchHerd
23 - Water - Chapter XXIII. Stored Energy in Water 16:02 Read by Lazuli
24 - Water - Chapter XXIV. Why does Ice Float? 10:10 Read by Lazuli
25 - Water - Chapter XXV. Glaciers 13:44 Read by Lazuli
26 - Water - Chapter XXVI. Evidences and Theories of an Ice Age 15:37 Read by Lazuli
27 - Water - Chapter XXVII. Glacial and Preglacial Lakes and Rivers 16:23 Read by MitchHerd
28 - Water - Chapter XXVIII. Some Effects of the Glacial Period 12:17 Read by Guero
29 - Water - Chapter XXIX. Drainage Before the Ice Age 7:32 Read by MitchHerd

Reviews

Very full of interesting facts. I will surely listen to all


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(5 stars)

Fantastic book, very informative and great readers.