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Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth

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Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth

by George Iles

English· 05:06:02· 10 chapters
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
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    General Introduction

    17:43
  2. Chapter 2

    Preface

    04:33
  3. Chapter 3

    What We Learn from the Sun by Richard A. Proctor (1837-1888)

    46:25
  4. Chapter 4

    Problems of Astronomy by Prof. Simon Newcomb (1835-1909)

    29:37
  5. Chapter 5

    The Astronomical Outlook by Charles A. Young (1834-1908)

    34:19
  6. Chapter 6

    Photography of the Skies by George Iles (1852-1942)

    41:02
  7. Chapter 7

    Uniformity in Geological Change by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)

    57:32
  8. Chapter 8

    Rivers and Valleys by Nathaniel S. Shaler (1841-1906)

    22:26
  9. Chapter 9

    The Sea and Its Work by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)

    23:04
  10. Chapter 10

    Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895)

    29:21