Science

Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers

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John Burroughs


Probably no other American writer has a greater sympathy with, and a keener enjoyment of, country life in all its phases—farming, camping, f…

Is Mars Habitable?

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Alfred Russel Wallace


In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built…

A General View of Positivism

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Auguste Comte


Auguste Comte was from France and published this book in French in 1844. He made a very great impact on the sciences and claims to have “dis…

The Seven Follies of Science

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John Phin


The seven follies of science; a popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve…

Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists

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Elbert Hubbard


Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…

The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph

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Henry M. Field


Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stret…

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. …

History of Farming in Ontario

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C. C. James


This is a paper on the history of farming in Ontario. It take the reader through the early settlement from 1783 to the modern period of 1888…

The Tree-Dwellers

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Katharine Elizabeth Dopp


Katharine E. Dopp was well-known as a teacher and writer of children's textbooks at the turn of the 20th Century. She was among the first e…

LibriVox 6th Anniversary Collection

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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm


What do you do for a sixth anniversary? We challenged our readers to find any short works which had 'six' in the title - in any language. Th…

La vie des abeilles

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Maurice Maeterlinck


Vie de ces insectes stupéfiants, et aussi philosophie, voire mysticisme..., l'Esprit de la Ruche ... - Summary by Christiane Jehanne

Home Geography for Primary Grades

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C. C. Long


Lessons and exercises for young children, exploring map and compass, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, wind and rain, and more. (Summ…

The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of…

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Thomas R. Henry


"THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD - A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature" This title sums up the wonderful line up…

The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship

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Margaret Burnham


Teenagers Peggy Prescott and her brother Roy share a love of aviation that they inherited from their late father. Mr. Prescott had always dr…

Insect Stories

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Vernon Kellogg


These 13 essays explore the fascinating world of insects all around us. Vernon Kellogg, an eminent entomologist and natural story teller, an…

Light Science for Leisure Hours

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Richard A. Proctor


In preparing these Essays, my chief object has been to present scientific truths in a light and readable form—clearly and simply, but with a…

The Prospective Mother

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J. Morris Slemons


A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy. This book, written for women who have no special knowledge of medicine, aims to answer the questions …

Dinosaurs, With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections

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William Diller Matthew


America has had a fascination with dinosaurs, particularly since the wild enthusiasm of Jurassic Park and its sequels. The term "dinosa…

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