Science
- Explorations in Nature and Science
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Exploring Health Through Science
- Explorations in Science and Thought
The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms
In this insightful work, Charles Darwin explores the vital role of earthworms in the formation of soil and the broader implications for agri…
Bacteria in Daily Life
The author provides a fascinating look at the emerging science of bacteriology at the start of the twentieth century including early progres…
The Ocean
Sir John Murray, considered to be the father of modern oceanography, discusses the variations in the depths of oceans, and the methods and i…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…
The Story of Eclipses
Solar eclipses have both frightened and fascinated humankind for thousands of years. At first believed to be caused by angry gods punishing …
Microbe Hunters
Microbe Hunters provides dramatized accounts of eleven early pioneers of microbiology and their important discoveries. Beginning in 1650 wit…
Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development
Francis Galton, credited with the discovery of identification by fingerprinting, also took a long term interest in the study of biometrics. …
Short Nonfiction Collection
"It is a foolish thing to speak on every kind of work, for he that disputeth thy words shall put them unto proof." Proverbs of Fai…
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
The 21st Century, so far, has seen a dramatic and widespread questioning of "Science", much of it from "Evangelicals". B…
Generation of Animals
Generation of Animals (or On the Generation of Animals; Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως (Peri Zoion Geneseos); Latin: De Generatione Animalium) Bo…
Apis Mellifica
Apis Mellifica explores the therapeutic potential of Apis Mellifica, a homeopathic remedy derived from the venom of honey bees. In this insi…
Book of the Damned
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types o…
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee
Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving…
The Woodpeckers
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, …
The Outline of Science
The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…
Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking
William Scott Tebb gives a history of tea through 1903. He describes the origin, tea plant, harvesting, distribution, popularity and the mak…
Little Masterpieces of Science
Another in the series "Little Masterpieces of Science" edited by George Iles, Mind is a collection of articles and book chapters t…
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at L…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Explore a diverse array of thought-provoking essays and reports in this engaging collection of short nonfiction works. Curated by dedicated …