Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth
George Iles
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The Skies and the Earth is another in the series Little Masterpieces of Science edited by George Iles and published in 1902. It includes essays on the Sun, Astronomy, Geological Change on Earth, Rivers, the Sea and Earthquakes and Volcanoes by eminent scientists of the 19th Century. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer (5 hr 6 min)
Chapitres
| General Introduction | 17:43 | Lu par Marie Christian |
| Preface | 4:33 | Lu par Kevin Crody |
| What We Learn from the Sun by Richard A. Proctor (1837-1888) | 46:25 | Lu par Matt Stiner |
| Problems of Astronomy by Prof. Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) | 29:37 | Lu par duyaa |
| The Astronomical Outlook by Charles A. Young (1834-1908) | 34:19 | Lu par Kevin Crody |
| Photography of the Skies by George Iles (1852-1942) | 41:02 | Lu par Christina Nilsen |
| Uniformity in Geological Change by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) | 57:32 | Lu par TR Love |
| Rivers and Valleys by Nathaniel S. Shaler (1841-1906) | 22:26 | Lu par Availle |
| The Sea and Its Work by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895) | 23:04 | Lu par ToddHW |
| Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895) | 29:21 | Lu par Piotr Nater |