Science
- Explorations in Nature and Science
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Exploring Health Through Science
- Explorations in Science and Thought
Pierre Curie
This biography of the noted French physicist Pierre Curie was written by his wife, the renowned physicist Marie Curie. In it, she not only c…
On the Parts of Animals
On the Parts of Animals (Greek: ΠΕΡΙ ΖΩΩΝ ΜΟΡΙΩΝ; Latin: De Partibus Animalium) by Aristotle (ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣ). The first book asks whether anim…
Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks
"The child's mind dwells constantly in the realm of imagination; dry facts are too prosaic to enter this realm. The "Land of Story…
Book of the Damned
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types o…
The Ocean
Sir John Murray, considered to be the father of modern oceanography, discusses the variations in the depths of oceans, and the methods and i…
On the Elementary Electrical Charge
The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining …
The Peaceful Atom
In this children's science book from the early 1960s, the concept of atoms and the science behind them is introduced. The book recounts the …
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability
Welcome to 6.041/6.431, a subject on the modeling and analysis of random phenomena and processes, including the basics of statistical infere…
Zoology
Scientist and prolific author, Ernest Ingersoll, in this book gives as an overview of animal life. Included here are descriptions of sea li…
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes
Probably no other American writer has a greater sympathy with, and a keener enjoyment of, country life in all its phases—farming, camping, f…
The Elements of Mammalogy
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
MIT7.013S05
The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principle…
Histology of the Blood
This is a textbook on the science of blood and bloodwork by (1908) Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. Should appeal to hematologists, phl…
The Ocean of Air
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air - the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has…
Submerged Forests
Submerged Forests, a volume in the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, is a study of the land beneath the coastal areas and …
Half Hours With the Lower Animals
This book is devoted to the study of invertebrate animals. While most people associate the word "animal" with fish, amphibians, re…
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures
"The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, The Fairyland of Science. …
Is Mars Habitable?
In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built…
Little Masterpieces of Science
A collection of essays on various inventions and scientific discoveries, this volume of Little Masterpieces of Science from 1902 includes to…