Science
- Explorations in Nature and Science
- Chronicles of Scientific Discovery
- Exploring Health Through Science
- Explorations in Science and Thought
A Catechism of Familiar Things
This book, a reprint of a successful English publication, has been so enlarged as to be to all intents and purposes new. It has been careful…
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island
At 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, a serious accident occurred at the Three Mile Island 2 nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. Th…
Lecture on Artificial Flight
Lecture on artificial flight given on request of the Academy of Natural Sciences on August 7, 1876 in San Francisco, California by William G…
Scientific American Supplement
The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having launched its first publication in 1…
Scientific American Supplement
The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having launched its first publication in 1…
Scientific American Supplement
The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having launched its first publication in 1…
The Life of the Spider
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an auto…
Light Science for Leisure Hours
In preparing these Essays, my chief object has been to present scientific truths in a light and readable form—clearly and simply, but with a…
Stories of Inventors
Doubleday chronicles the history of everyday inventions that form the foundation of technology now common through the world. While some of t…
Dragons of the Air
Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" ("Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile") in the 19th cent…
The Atom and the Ocean
This is one of the publications in the “Understanding the Atom” Series from the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Topics covered include an o…
MIT7.013S05
The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principle…
The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of the Ava Root
The Chemical Constituents of Piper Methysticum or The Chemical Constituents of the Active Principle of The Ava Root is the text of a Master’…
An Elementary Study of Insects
An overview of notable insect groups intended for the young reader. Focus is on economically important insects. (Summary by Jeffery Smith)
Short Nonfiction Collection
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--carniv…
Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability
Welcome to 6.041/6.431, a subject on the modeling and analysis of random phenomena and processes, including the basics of statistical infere…
A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
"In all modern history, interference with science in the supposed interest of religion, no matter how conscientious such interference m…
Botany, The Story of Plant Life
Botany, The Story of Plant Life, is a charming book explaining plant life. The author chose the format of a chapter for each month to discus…
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…
Scientific American Supplement
The Scientific American claims to be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, have launched its first publication …