Science

Kepler

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Walter W. Bryant


This biography of Johannes Kepler begins with an account of what the world of astronomy was like before his time, then proceeds to a look at…

Experiments in Plant Hybridisation

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Gregor Mendel


Gregor Mendel was an Augustinian monk in the St. Thomas monastery in Brno. His seminal paper "Experiments in Plant Hybridization" …

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 2

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 2 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Africa, its Past and FutureReports on:Geography of …

Curiosities of the Sky

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Garrett P. Serviss


Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been pen…

The Outline of Science, Vol 2

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J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

Auguste Comte and Positivism

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John Stuart Mill


Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines th…

The Life of the Spider

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Jean-Henri Fabre


Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an auto…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002

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Various


A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

The Anatomy of Melancholy Volume 3

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Robert Burton


The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burto…

The Fairyland of Science

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Arabella B. Buckley


"I have promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science, -- a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look…

The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2)

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J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual

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L. L. Langstroth


Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving…

The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Vol 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition'

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Robert Falcon Scott


Capt. Robert F. Scott's bid to be the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole is one of the most famous journeys of all time.…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…

Nature's Miracles Volume 2: Energy and Vibration

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Elisha Gray


Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his develo…

Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives

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United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency


This is a concise yet thorough explanation of what might happen to our world in the aftermath of a nuclear war. The myriad of potential effe…

Irish Idylls

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Jane Barlow


Irish Idylls is a collection of short stories about Irish peasantry during the 19th Century. Ms Jane Barlow, an Irish lass, having, unbeliev…

Farthest North, Volume II

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Fridtjof Nansen


Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram", 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and …

Nature's Miracles Volume 3: Electricity and Magnetism

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Elisha Gray


Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Compan…

De Rerum Natura

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Titus Lucretius Carus


An exposition of Epicurus atomic theory and the ethical tenets based upon it. Drawing upon this materialist philosophy, Lucretius cites the …

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