Science

A History of Astronomy

by Walter W. Bryant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occu…

Man and His Ancestor

by Charles Morris Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth cen…

A Brief History of Forestry

by Bernhard Eduard Fernow Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
An accessible, comprehensive summary of the science and art of forestry, from its ancient roots to its 20th century techniques (many of whic…

The Story of Eclipses

by George F. Chambers Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Solar eclipses have both frightened and fascinated humankind for thousands of years. At first believed to be caused by angry gods punishing …

The Outline of Science

by J. Arthur Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…

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 …

The Progress of Invention

by Edward Wright Byrn Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The 1800s saw a meteoric rise in modern technology in many areas. The century set the stage for modern life with developments such as the el…

A Text-book of Assaying

by Cornelius Beringer, Cornelius Beringerandjohn Jacob Beringer and Cornelius Beringer And John Jacob Beringer Read by Peter Yearsley 5
This is a formal but relaxed text covering assaying techniques for most of the substances which are mined. As the authors say: "At firs…

The Einstein Theory of Relativity

by Hendrik A. Lorentz Read by Availle 4.4
When Albert Einstein published his first paper on relativity theory, it caused a stir in the physicists' community. When more and more evide…

The Fairy Tales of Science

by John Cargill Brough Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.2
This book, written in the mid 19th century and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, provides an entertaining introduction to topics in science…

The History of Chemistry

by Thomas Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important c…

Marvels of Modern Science

by Paul Severing Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. For instance, the flying machine i…

The Andes and The Amazon

by James Orton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedition of 1867 to the equatorial…

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…

The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. Th…

Microbe Hunters

by Paul De Kruif Read by Warren Kati 4.5
Microbe Hunters provides dramatized accounts of eleven early pioneers of microbiology and their important discoveries. Beginning in 1650 wit…

Easy Lessons in Einstein

by Edwin E. Slosson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Published in 1920, Slosson’s Easy Lessons in Einstein is one of the first popularizations of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This book is m…

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…

Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars

by John C. Adler, Ph.D. Read by John C. Adler, Ph.D. 4.8
What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole? ... Well, like a…

Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War

by United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency Read by Allyson Hester 4.5
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War offers a critical examination of the potential consequences of nuclear conflict on a global scale. This ins…

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