Science

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Explore a diverse array of thought-provoking essays and reports in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated …

Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking

by William Scott Tebb Read by VO Gal 3.7
William Scott Tebb gives a history of tea through 1903. He describes the origin, tea plant, harvesting, distribution, popularity and the mak…

Little Masterpieces of Science

by George Iles Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Another in the series "Little Masterpieces of Science" edited by George Iles, Mind is a collection of articles and book chapters t…

The Elements of Entomology

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
The Elements of Entomology offers a foundational exploration into the world of insects, making it an essential resource for students and ent…

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…

The World of Sound

by Sir William Henry Bragg Read by Ruth Golding 4.2
The World of Sound consists of six lectures delivered before a juvenile audience at the Royal Institution, Christmas 1919. The Royal Institu…

Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology

by Various Read by realisticspeakers
Part of the scholarly and scientific publications of the United States National Museum series: United States National Museum Bulletin.In the…

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America

by Aimé Bonpland, Alexander von Humboldt and Alexander Von Humboldt Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4.8
Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland …

Scientific American Supplement

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

Icarus

by Bertrand Russell Read by S. Emily Lee 4.7
In this short book, Russell speculates on the effect of the progress of science in the future in a vast array of subjects, ranging from phys…

Stories of Starland

by Mary Proctor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Henry asks his sister Mary about the sky. She tells him all about the Sun, the Planets, the Moon, Comets and Meteors, and Stars. Mary tells …

Woman in Science

by John Augustine Zahm Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Woman in Science explores the significant yet often overlooked contributions of women to the field of science throughout history. John Augus…

The Romance of Plant Life

by George Francis Scott-Elliot Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Romance needs not always indicate a love story. In the series "The Library of Romance", authors look at the romantic side of scien…

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

by Andrew Dickson White Read by John Greenman 5
The 21st Century, so far, has seen a dramatic and widespread questioning of "Science", much of it from "Evangelicals". B…

The Life of the Spider

by Jean-Henri Fabre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an auto…

Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island

by President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Is, President'S Commission On The Accident At Three Mile Is and President'S Commission On The Accident At Three Mile Island Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
At 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, a serious accident occurred at the Three Mile Island 2 nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. Th…

The Outline of Science

by J. Arthur Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

Star Stories for Little Folks

by Gertrude Chandler Warner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Gertrude Chandler Warner, known mainly for her "Boxcar Children" series of mystery books, published this small book of Astronomy, …

Parva Naturalia

by Aristotle Read by Geoffrey Edwards 3.9
Parva Naturalia is a thought-provoking collection of short treatises by Aristotle that delves into the intricate relationship between the bo…

The Science - History of the Universe

by Francis Rolt-Wheeler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The sixth volume is on Zoology written by Dr. WM. D. Matthew and on Botany writ…

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