Science
Science in Short Chapters
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W. Mattieu Williams
This is a collection of articles written by W. Mattieu Williams on different subjects, that in his opinion "are likely to be interestin…
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…
A Selection of 19th Century Scientific Verse
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Various
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was common for discoveries in branches of science such as botany, astronomy and medicine to be desc…
The Extermination of the American Bison
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William T. Hornaday
The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the gra…
The Elements of Ornithology
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This…
The World of Sound
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Sir William Henry Bragg
The World of Sound consists of six lectures delivered before a juvenile audience at the Royal Institution, Christmas 1919. The Royal Institu…
On the Elementary Electrical Charge
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Robert Andrews Millikan
The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining …
The Elements of Geology
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William Ruschenberger
Elements of Geology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little …
The North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume I)
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Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers tackle the North West Passage in search of the elusive wandering magnetic North Pole. (Summary by St…
Insect Adventures
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Jean-Henri Fabre
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for childre…
Within the Deep
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R. Cadwallader Smith
Presented in the form of lessons, R. Cadwallader Smith vividly portrays life in the ocean. Learn about the common and not so common that swi…
The American Egypt
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Channing Arnold
Arnold and Frost were English archaeologists who traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula and wrote "the first book ever written by Englishmen…
The ABC of Relativity
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Bertrand Russell
The ABC of Relativity clearly and engagingly explains Einstein's Theory of Relativity to the layperson. It is considered to be a significant…
A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Thei…
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William James Mcglothlin
This book, a reprint of a successful English publication, has been so enlarged as to be to all intents and purposes new. It has been careful…
Criminal Investigation: a Practical Handbook for Magistrates, Police Officers a…
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Hans Gross
Reputedly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories, Austrian criminal jurist and examining magistrate Hans Gross wrote the first handbook on …
Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies
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David Todd
The progress of astronomy from age to age has been far from uniform—rather by leaps and bounds: from the earliest epoch when man's planet ea…
The Woodpeckers
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Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, …
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers
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Robert Williams Wood
How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, …