Science

The Bubonic Plague

by Rai Bahadur A. Mitra Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Dr. Rai Bahadur A. Mitra who was the Chief Medical Officer in Kashmir presents a short treatise on the bubonic plague. The book ranges from …

A Popular History of Astronomy

by Agnes Mary Clerke Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century was thought to be Agnes Mary Clerke's greatest work. It covers developments mad…

Opticks

by Isaac Newton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
The famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton lectured on optics from 1670 - 1672. He worked on refraction of light into colored beams using prisms …

Kepler

by Walter W. Bryant Read by Bill Boerst 4.6
Kepler offers a detailed exploration of the life and contributions of Johannes Kepler, a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This bi…

Nature's Miracles

by Elisha Gray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Nature's Miracles invites listeners to explore the wonders of the natural world through the lens of science and technology. In this engaging…

Nature's Miracles

by Elisha Gray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Nature's Miracles invites listeners into the fascinating world of science and technology through accessible discussions that demystify compl…

Creative Chemistry

by Edwin E. Slosson Read by Adam Marcetich 4.5
Slosson reviews the transformation of alchemistry from an obscure and imprecise practice to the science of chemistry. Along the way, he expl…

Science and Hypothesis

by Henri Poincaré Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Jules Henri Poincaré (1854 – 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of scien…

Trees Every Child Should Know

by Julia Ellen Rogers Read by MaryAnn 5
Trees Every Child Should Know invites young listeners to explore the fascinating world of trees through engaging observations and hands-on l…

The Strangest Things in the World

by Thomas R. Henry Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
"THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD - A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature" This title sums up the wonderful line up…

Principles of Geology

by Charles Lyell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Principles of Geology: being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation is a b…

Seed-Babies

by Margaret Warner Morley Read by SweetHome 4.8
Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style bet…

The ABC of Atoms

by Bertrand Russell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
A short introductory book about atoms, subatomic particles and new (at that time) physics theories.

The Autobiography of an Electron

by Charles R. Gibson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…

Faraday As A Discoverer

by John Tyndall Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is the first of two related Faraday projects. It is about Faraday and deals more with biographical references to Faraday, outlining the…

The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms

by Charles Darwin Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4.6
In this insightful work, Charles Darwin explores the vital role of earthworms in the formation of soil and the broader implications for agri…

Criminal Investigation

by Hans Gross Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …

Treatise on Light

by Christiaan Huygens Read by Availle 4.7
Treatise on Light was published in 1690 and is probably the largest scientific volume on light published before Newton's Opticks. The book e…

Radioisotopes in Medicine

by Earl W. Phelan Read by Laurie Anne Walden 4.8
Radioisotopes in Medicine is an educational booklet published in 1966 as part of the Understanding the Atom series by the United States Atom…

Meteorology

by J. G. M'Pherson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Meteorology by J. G. M'Pherson offers a clear and accessible exploration of the atmospheric phenomena that shape our world. This instruction…

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