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Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth

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The Skies and the Earth is another in the series Little Masterpieces of Science edited by George Iles and published in 1902. It includes essays on the Sun, Astronomy, Geological Change on Earth, Rivers, the Sea and Earthquakes and Volcanoes by eminent scientists of the 19th Century. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer (5 hr 6 min)

Chapters

General Introduction

17:43

Read by Marie Christian

Preface

4:33

Read by Kevin Crody

What We Learn from the Sun by Richard A. Proctor (1837-1888)

46:25

Read by Matt Stiner

Problems of Astronomy by Prof. Simon Newcomb (1835-1909)

29:37

Read by duyaa

The Astronomical Outlook by Charles A. Young (1834-1908)

34:19

Read by Kevin Crody

Photography of the Skies by George Iles (1852-1942)

41:02

Read by Christina Nilsen

Uniformity in Geological Change by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)

57:32

Read by TR Love

Rivers and Valleys by Nathaniel S. Shaler (1841-1906)

22:26

Read by Availle

The Sea and Its Work by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)

23:04

Read by ToddHW

Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)

29:21

Read by Piotr Nater