Science

Little Masterpieces of Science

by George Iles Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
A collection of essays on various inventions and scientific discoveries, this volume of Little Masterpieces of Science from 1902 includes to…

The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms

by Charles Darwin Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4.5
In this insightful work, Charles Darwin explores the vital role of earthworms in the formation of soil and the broader implications for agri…

Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War

by United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency Read by Allyson Hester 4.5
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War offers a critical examination of the potential consequences of nuclear conflict on a global scale. This ins…

History of Chemistry

by Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
A history of the advances in chemistry, in the fields of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry from the mid-nineteenth century through t…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

The Elements of Geology

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Elements of Geology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little …

The Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary…

The Mysterious Universe

by James Jeans 4.4
One of the earliest of the popular science book genre, it is a philosophical summary of the new physics of the era by a leading British phys…

The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century

by Thomas Henry Huxley Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
Thomas H. Huxley, an English biologist and essayist, was an advocate of the theory of evolution and a self-proclaimed agnostic. A talented w…

A Selection of 19th Century Scientific Verse

by Various Read by Ruth Golding 4.8
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was common for discoveries in branches of science such as botany, astronomy and medicine to be desc…

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board Final Report

by Columbia Accident Investigation Board Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
In 1981, Columbia became the first spacecraft of its type to fly in Earth orbit and successfully completed 27 missions over more than two de…

Apis Mellifica

by C. W. Wolf Read by Marie Daum 5
Apis Mellifica explores the therapeutic potential of Apis Mellifica, a homeopathic remedy derived from the venom of honey bees. In this insi…

Discourses

by Thomas Henry Huxley Read by Barbara Baker 4.6
Discourses by Thomas Henry Huxley presents a collection of engaging lectures that delve into the realms of biology and geology. As a promine…

Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution

by Agnes Arber Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Eminent British botanist Agnes Arber provides an authoritative history of printed Herbals -- books widely used in early modern Europe to cat…

Half Hours With the Lower Animals

by Charles Holder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This book is devoted to the study of invertebrate animals. While most people associate the word "animal" with fish, amphibians, re…

A Brief History of Forestry

by Bernhard Eduard Fernow Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
An accessible, comprehensive summary of the science and art of forestry, from its ancient roots to its 20th century techniques (many of whic…

The Ocean

by John Murray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Sir John Murray, considered to be the father of modern oceanography, discusses the variations in the depths of oceans, and the methods and i…

Astronomy

by David Todd Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The progress of astronomy from age to age has been far from uniform—rather by leaps and bounds: from the earliest epoch when man's planet ea…

Volcanoes and Vulcanology

by Various Read by J. M. Smallheer 5
This is a collection of short scientific articles on the study of volcanoes and related seismic activity published in Knowledge, A Monthly R…

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