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)

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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, and Dynamite 14:44 Read by Stephanie Lee
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Copper, Steam, Vinegar, Lenses, Serpents, and Hair 14:17 Read by Stephanie Lee
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Worms, Flies, Dragon Flies, and Powdered Glass 13:55 Read by Viridian
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Age 21, Rules, Cinderella, Glass, and Frankenstein 11:34 Read by Amy Gramour
Words that Convey Erroneous Ideas and Knowledge is Power 15:14 Read by Alchemist