Earth Sciences

The Ocean: A General Account Of The Science Of The Sea

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John Murray


Sir John Murray, considered to be the father of modern oceanography, discusses the variations in the depths of oceans, and the methods and i…

The Romance of Modern Geology

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Edwin Sharpe Grew


From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern geology of the 1909, with topics that include the bui…

The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants

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Charles Darwin


A technical report of the experiments and observations performed on various species of twining, tendril-climbing, root-climbing, and leaf-cl…

Titan Of Chasms: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona

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Charles F. Lummis


This is a 1906 collection of three essays by men famously associated with The Grand Canyon: Charles A. Higgins, John Wesley Powell, and Cha…

The Rural Magazine and Literary Evening Fire-Side Vol 1 No 1

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Various


This is the first issue of a monthly agricultural magazine for the year 1820. From the introduction: "A leading object of the Rural Ma…

U. S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather

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United States Department Of Energy


This report—part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to support national climate change adaptation planning through the Interagency Climat…

The Romance of Mining

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Archibald Williams


Any writer on mining in its general aspect is, when casting about for a starting-point, driven to express what others have said before him-t…

Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth

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George Iles


The Skies and the Earth is another in the series Little Masterpieces of Science edited by George Iles and published in 1902. It includes es…

Submerged Forests

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Clement Reid


Submerged Forests, a volume in the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, is a study of the land beneath the coastal areas and …

Civilization and Climate

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Ellsworth Huntington


This book presents the science of geography one step further than just the physical features of the earth's surface. The relationship betwee…

World-Power and Evolution

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Ellsworth Huntington


Every important aspect of human knowledge must be considered in its relation to both space and time. In "Civilization and Climate"…

Tea: Its History and Mystery

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Joseph M. Walsh


Utility, not originality, has been aimed at in the compilation of this work. The obstacles and difficulties its author had met with in his e…

Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885

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Various


The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge launched its first publication in …

Thunder and Lightning

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Camille Flammarion


It would be an interesting thing to make a careful study once a year, towards the end of the summer, of the habits and customs of thunder an…

Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887

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Various


The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having launched its first publication in 1…

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