Science Books
An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation"
AnonymousAn Expository Outline of the Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation with a comprehensive and critical analysis of the arguments by which the extraordinary hypotheses of the author are supported a..
Bowdoin Boys in Labrador
Jonathan Prince CilleyBowdoin Boys in Labrador, An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department...
Lectures on Stellar Statistics
C. V. L. CharlierOur knowledge of the stars is based on their apparent attributes, obtained from the astronomical observations. The object of astronomy is to deduce herefrom the real or absolute attributes of the star..
Lobo, Rag and Vixen
Ernest Thompson SetonThese Stories, selected from those published in "Wild Animals I Have Known," are true histories of the animals described, and are intended to show how their lives are lived. Though the lower animals h..
Evolution in Modern Thought
William BatesonAs everyone knows, the general idea of the Doctrine of Descent is that the plants and animals of the present day are the lineal descendants of ancestors on the whole somewhat simpler, that these again..
Evolution
James A. S. WatsonThe idea of Evolution is an old one. It is older than the Darwinian hypothesis; it is older than Lamarck, who published his particular theory in 1809, the year that Darwin was born; it is older than B..
A History of Science — Volume 1
Williams and WilliamsA History of Science - Volume 1 written by Edward Huntington Williams To speak of a prehistoric science may seem like a contradiction of terms. The word prehistoric seems to imply barbarism, while sci..
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones
John MastinThe Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones is a geology book written by John Mastin whose other works are "Parasites of Insects," "The True Analysis of Milk," "Plate-Culture and Stain..