Science
- Explorations in Nature and Science
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Exploring Health Through Science
- Explorations in Science and Thought
The Science - History of the Universe
The Science - History of the Universe offers a comprehensive exploration of astronomy, tracing the evolution of human understanding of the c…
The South Pole
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally…
The Elements of Geology
Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in th…
Radioactive Substances
Marie Curie, born in Warsaw in 1867, was a Polish-French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was a pioneer in th…
Gardening Without Irrigation
Gardening expert Steve Solomon has written extensively on gardening techniques for the home gardener. Water conservation is the focus of thi…
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutiona…
An Introduction to the History of Science
A highly accessible introductory history of the development of scientific thought, method, and application from the first practical concepts…
Old-Time Makers of Medicine
Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of …
Handbook of Nature-Study
Handbook of Nature-Study was written by Anna Botsford Comstock during an era of growing societal concern for man's treatment of the natural …
The New Organon
The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon published in 1620. The title translates as "new instrument". This is a …
The Elements of Botany
The book is intended to ground beginners in Structural Botany and the principles of vegetable life, mainly as concerns Flowering or Phanerog…
Chemical Phenomena in Life
Published in 1911 as part of the "Harper's Library of Living Thought," this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of ce…
Opticks
The famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton lectured on optics from 1670 - 1672. He worked on refraction of light into colored beams using prisms …
The Science - History of the Universe
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The fifth volume is on Biology written by Caroline E. Stackpole. It discusses b…
Sidelights on Relativity
Sidelights on Relativity offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of history's greatest scientific thinkers, Albert Einstein. This colle…
The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained
In January 1909 a friend of the Scientific American paid the sum of 500$ which was to be awarded as a prize for the best popular explanation…
The World's Lumber Room
If this book were written today, it would be called "The Story of the World's Rubbish".That may not sound a promising subject for …
Principles of Geology
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…
The Science - History of the Universe
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The third volume is on physics written by George Matthew and on electricity wri…
Brewing
Brewing by Alfred Chaston Chapman delves into the intricate world of beer production, revealing its profound connections to scientific advan…