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Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland …

A Text-book of Assaying

Read by Peter Yearsley

Cornelius Beringer and Cornelius Beringerandjohn Jacob Beringer

This is a formal but relaxed text covering assaying techniques for most of the substances which are mined. As the authors say: "At firs…

Seed-Babies

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Margaret Warner Morley

Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style bet…

The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 7: Anthropology & Medicine

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Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The seventh volume is on Anthropology written by the editor himself and on Medi…

The Chemistry of Cookery

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W. Mattieu Williams

This book, written in the late 1800s, is a book of chemistry that explains the whys and hows of cooking to trained chefs and laymen alike. T…

A Florida Sketch-Book

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Bradford Torrey

This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by Bell…

An Elementary Study of Insects

Read by Jeffery

Leonard Haseman

An overview of notable insect groups intended for the young reader. Focus is on economically important insects. (Summary by Jeffery Smith)

Little Wanderers

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Margaret Warner Morley

This book discusses a great variety of plants and their seeds in a simple, yet interesting way that children will enjoy. As the books says, …

Marvels of Modern Science

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Paul Severing

The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. For instance, the flying machine i…

The North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume II)

Read by Steven Seitel

Roald Amundsen

Volume II of Roald Amundsen's The Northwest Passage. Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers in the tiny sloop Gjöa are the first to ma…

Stories of Starland

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Mary Proctor

Henry asks his sister Mary about the sky. She tells him all about the Sun, the Planets, the Moon, Comets and Meteors, and Stars. Mary tells …

Hereditary Genius

Read by Leon Harvey

Sir Francis Galton

A biographical summary of the pre-eminent men of Britain grouped by profession. The extensive survey draws from information including colleg…

“The Flu”: A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii

Read by Grace Buchanan

A. Mouritz

PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…

Mushrooms and Toadstools (Third Edition)

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Worthington George Smith

This is a useful, but not comprehensive description of both edible and poisonous fungi found in Great Britain. Although the book is well ill…

The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 2

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Pliny the Elder and John S. White

The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …

Science

Aimé Bonpland, Alexander von Humboldt and Alexander Von Humboldt

Cornelius Beringer and Cornelius Beringerandjohn Jacob Beringer

Pliny the Elder and John S. White