Science Books
The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7
John GouldAt the commencement of the work it was not expected that it would prove so extensive as it has become, since not more than about 300 species were then known, which number has now been increased, by th..
History of Birds
AnonymousThe Peacock is very vain, and proud of its fine feathers. I suppose that little girl is proud of her finery, and the little boy tells her she is like the Peacock. In the book of Job, we are reminded t..
Essays of a Biologist
Julian HuxleyMost of mankind, now as in the past, close their eyes to this possibility. They seek to put off their responsibility on to the shoulders of various abstractions which they think can bear their burden ..
How Old Is It? The Story of Dating in Archeaology
James SchoenwetterThe absolute clock utilized most widely in archaeology is the historical record. Men have used calendars for a long time, and have often left records with written dates. On tombstones at a site in old..
The Forest Giant
Adrien Le CorbeauOne day the stream of water by which the seed was carried along sank suddenly—whirling down a funnel in the ground. Slowly the grey light of day grew less as the seed dived deeper and deeper, till in ..
James Clerk Maxwell and Modern Physics
Richard GlazebrookMaxwell’s life was written in 1882 by two of those who were most intimately connected with him, Professor Lewis Campbell and Dr. Garnett. Many of the biographical details of the earlier part of this b..
Dante and the early astronomers
Mary Acworth OrrThe story of this development is of enthralling interest, and after the system had been completed by one of the greatest mathematicians the world has seen, its later history reads like a romance. Thou..
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1880
John CordeauxThe following Report contains a Summary of the investigations of a Committee appointed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Swansea in 1880, an Abstract of which will be presen..