Science

Half Hours With the Lower Animals

by Charles Holder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This book is devoted to the study of invertebrate animals. While most people associate the word "animal" with fish, amphibians, re…

Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes

by John Burroughs Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Probably no other American writer has a greater sympathy with, and a keener enjoyment of, country life in all its phases—farming, camping, f…

Familiar Letters on Chemistry

by Justus Von Liebig Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In Familiar Letters on Chemistry, Justus von Liebig, a pioneering German chemist, shares his insights on the vital role of chemistry in soci…

The Outline of Science

by J. Arthur Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

A Brief History of Forestry

by Bernhard Eduard Fernow Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
An accessible, comprehensive summary of the science and art of forestry, from its ancient roots to its 20th century techniques (many of whic…

The Natural History

by Pliny the Elder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

Lasers

by Hal Hellman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Among great technologic developments of the twentieth century has to be that of laser light with its myriad of applications in industry, com…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…

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 …

Histology of the Blood

by Paul Ehrlich Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is a textbook on the science of blood and bloodwork by (1908) Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. Should appeal to hematologists, phl…

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 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…

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, …

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…

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…

Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development

by Sir Francis Galton Read by Leon Harvey 5
Francis Galton, credited with the discovery of identification by fingerprinting, also took a long term interest in the study of biometrics. …

Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air

by Joseph Priestley Read by LivelyHive 5
Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political th…

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 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…

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…

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