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The Seven Follies of Science

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The seven follies of science; a popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them to which is added a small budget of interesting paradoxes, illusions, and marvels.
(Summary by John Phin) (6 hr 34 min)

Chapters

Preface

5:02

Read by tmkenny

Introductory Note

15:38

Read by tmkenny

Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 1

30:47

Read by Availle

Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 2

17:31

Read by Availle

Folly 2: The Duplication of the Cube

5:12

Read by Availle

Folly 3: The Trisection of an Angle

5:08

Read by Availle

Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 1

12:13

Read by Tom Crawford

Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 2 - Absurdities

35:58

Read by mevans

Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 3 - Fallacies and Frauds

25:29

Read by mevans

Folly 5: The Transmutation of Metals--Alchemy

29:52

Read by Bev J Stevens

Folly 6: The Fixation of Mercury

6:08

Read by tmkenny

Folly 7: The Universal Medicine and the Elixir of Life

6:19

Read by tmkenny

Additional Follies: Perpetual Lamps, Alkahest, Palingenesy, and Sympathy

23:15

Read by Corinna Schultz

The Fourth Dimension

20:27

Read by RudeJohn

Space, Bootstraps, Spiders, Sun-dials, and Compasses

14:08

Read by Maye

Micrography

23:40

Read by Viridian

Illusions of the Senses

8:03

Read by Guero

Seeing through a Hole in the Hand and a Brick

4:08

Read by Guero

Curious Arithmetical Problems

22:55

Read by tmkenny

Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Accidental Discoveries and Steam Engines

12:31

Read by Stephanie Lee

Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Whetstones, Lightning, Fire, Volcanoes, an…

14:44

Read by Stephanie Lee

Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Copper, Steam, Vinegar, Lenses, Serpents, …

14:17

Read by Stephanie Lee

Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Worms, Flies, Dragon Flies, and Powdered G…

13:55

Read by Viridian

Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Age 21, Rules, Cinderella, Glass, and Fran…

11:34

Read by Amy Gramour

Words that Convey Erroneous Ideas and Knowledge is Power

15:14

Read by Alchemist