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The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of the Ava Root

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Alice A. Ball


The Chemical Constituents of Piper Methysticum or The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of The Ava Root is the text of a Master’…

The Kingdom of the Heavens

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Charles Nordmann


Thought is the most swift and subtle of vehicles. Let us therefore use that craft to reach a trysting-place in the skies. The light which r…

Of Embroidery

In Arts and Crafts Essays

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Various


A series of essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society with a preface by William Morris who writes "It is this conscio…

How the Water Witch Warred with the Dane Folk

In Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children

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H. E. Marshall and Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall


The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants…

Part I Chapter 5: The Habits of the Buffalo

In The Extermination of the American Bison

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William T. Hornaday


The American bison (Bison bison), also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the gra…

Chapter 7.0 - Critical Technologies for Sustainable Exploration

In Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation

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Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee and Review Of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee


"The [Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee] shall conduct an independent review of ongoing U.S. human space flight plans a…

Ch. IX: Movements of the Earth's Crust, pt 1

In The Elements of Geology

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William Harmon Norton


Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in th…

The Great Peacock Moths

In Insect Adventures

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Jean-Henri Fabre


This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for childre…

On the Part Played by Accident in Discovery

In Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 032

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Ernst Mach


Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the history of aeroplanes, politica…

Preface

In The Romance of Modern Chemistry

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James C. Philip


A fascinating look back at the state of the art of chemistry 100 years ago, this book by James C. Philip, PhD, an assistant professor of che…

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