Science Books

An Introduction to the Birds of Pennsylvania

George Miksch Sutton

I have written this book for those who are beginning a study of birds in Pennsylvania; or for those who, after some study in a certain region, wish to know more about the birds in other sections of th..

Wood Wanderings

Winthrop Packard

It is the first prophecy of winter under the sheltering boughs where still lingers the midsummer warmth. The chickadees, going their forenoon rounds, scold about it in a brisk fashion that is in tune ..

Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America

John Cassin

The natural history of North America has been regarded with especial interest wherever the sciences have been cultivated since the discovery of the continent. Our advantages for study have been m..

Woodland Paths

Winthrop Packard

The night was dark and bitter cold, though it was early March. Over in the dismal depths of Pigeon Swamp, where no pigeons have nested for nearly a half century though it is as wild and lone to-day as..

A Treatise on Mechanics

Henry Kater

This Treatise on Mechanics, which was originally published in 1830, is the work of Dr. Lardner, with the exception of the twenty-first chapter, which was written by the late Captain Kater. The present..

Wildwood Ways

Winthrop Packard

Far other and stranger forms of winter-guarding forethought are to be seen all about the big mowing field and in the coppices that divide it from the open marsh and the pond shore, if we will but look..

The Neptunian, or Water Theory of Creation

J. M. Woodman

The question as to what kind of reading shall yield us the most exquisite enjoyment, largely depends upon our ability for self-development. Taste in reading, as in eating, is often an educated faculty..

Half Hours With Modern Scientists - Lectures and Essays

George F. Barker

The title of this Series of Essays—Half Hours with Modern Scientists—suggests a variety of thoughts, some of which may not be inappropriate for a brief introduction to a new edition. Scientist is a mo..