Science

The Romance of Modern Mechanism

by Archibald Williams Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In 1910, when this book was published, the advancement of modern mechanism was still moving at a rapid pace. It must have seemed like very d…

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 …

Wood Wanderings

by Winthrop Packard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a wandering journey into the woods alerting us to the many inhabitants and their habitat.…

Mushrooms and Toadstools

by Worthington George Smith Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This is a useful, but not comprehensive description of both edible and poisonous fungi found in Great Britain. Although the book is well ill…

The Mysterious Universe

by James Jeans Read by Peter Tucker 5
One of the earliest of the popular science book genre, it is a philosophical summary of the new physics of the era by a leading British phys…

The Elements of Botany

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Elements of Botany offers a foundational exploration of plant science, designed specifically for students and educators. Authored by Wil…

Brain and Personality

by William Hanna Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
One of the earlier works on brain science, relating what was then known or conjectured about the connection between the physical brain and t…

The Training of a Forester

by Gifford Pinchot Read by KHand 4.3
Written by a forester, this book looks at the definition of "forest", what the life of a forester entails, discusses the forest se…

How to Do Chemical Tricks

by A. T. Anderson Read by Kyle Van DeGlast 4.4
While a bit outdated in many of the more complex descriptions of several of the phenomena described, this book is nonetheless still fun and …

The Ocean of Air

by Agnes Giberne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has…

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America

by Alexander Von Humboldt Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4.8
In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at L…

Within the Deep

by R. Cadwallader Smith Read by Laura Victoria 4.8
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…

A Selection of 19th Century Scientific Verse

by Various Read by Ruth Golding 4.8
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 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…

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…

Natural Science and Religion

by Asa Gray Read by Barry Ganong 3.9
Asa Gray was a highly-regarded botanist at Harvard University and a friend and collaborator of Charles Darwin. As a Christian, Gray was conc…

The Ocean

by John Murray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Sir John Murray, considered to be the father of modern oceanography, discusses the variations in the depths of oceans, and the methods and i…

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…

Weather Influences

by Edwin Grant Dexter Read by Leon Harvey 5
An empirical study of the mental and physiological effects of definite meteorological conditions. The seasonal and daily climatic changes th…

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…

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