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Portraits of Dr. William HarveyPortraits of Dr. William HarveyTHE Council of the Royal Society of Medicine determined in 1912 to form a section for the study of the History of Medicine. The section immediately became popular, and one of its first actions was to arrange for the issue...
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The Romance of the MicroscopeThe Romance of the Microscope - An interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history, and developmentA very striking book, revelation follows revelation, and magnificent stories...
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RadiationRadiation CHAP. INTRODUCTION I. THE NATURE OF RADIANT HEAT AND LIGHT II. GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF WAVES III. THE MEANING OF THE SPECTRUM IV. THE LAWS OF RADIATION V. FULL RADIATION VI. THE TRANSFORMATION OF ABSORBED RADIATION VII. PRESSURE OF RADIATION VIII. THE RELATION BETWEEN...
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The Three Bears of Porcupine RidgeThe Three Bears of Porcupine RidgeThe little black mother bear and her two cubs lived in a cozy den just below Porcupine Ridge, which happened to be far up on the side of Cushman Mountain. They were a happy little family, the three bears,...
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An Examination of WeismannismAn Examination of WeismannismAs already stated in the Preface to the second edition of Darwin and after Darwin, Part I, severe and protracted illness has hitherto prevented me from proceeding to the publication of Part II. It is now more than a year since...
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The modes of origin of lowest organismsThe modes of origin of lowest organisms - including a discussion of the experiments of M. PasteurHaving been compelled by the results of my investigations on the question of the Origin of Life to arrive at conclusions adverse to generally received opinions, I found...
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Inmates of My House and GardenInmates of My House and Garden ENCOURAGED by the extremely kind reception which has been awarded to my previous books, and by the assurances, which have reached me from the most unexpected sources, that they have been found pleasant and profitable, I am venturing...
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Understanding the atomRadioisotopes and Life Processes (Revised)The nature of life has excited the interest of human beings from the earliest times. Although it is still not known what life is, the characteristics that set living things apart from lifeless matter are well known. One feature common...
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Conservation of marine birds of northern North America:Conservation of marine birds of northern North America: - papers from the international symposium held at the Seattle Hyatt HouseMigratory birds make up a resource that is shared by many people of many nations. Public awareness of marine birdstheir manifold values, ecological requirements, and...
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The Dinosaur Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-UtahThe Dinosaur Quarry. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado-UtahThe National Park System, of which Dinosaur National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people. As you approach Dinosaur...
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Scientific Romances (First Series)Scientific Romances (First Series)In the next two or three of these papers certain questions connected with the subject of a space higher than our own will be treated. It is well, therefore, first to recede and to form definite conceptions about a world of...
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Common Minerals and RocksCommon Minerals and RocksMinerals and rocks, or the inorganic portions of the earth, constitute the proper field or subject-matter of the science of Geology. Now the inorganic earth, like an animal or plant, may be and is studied in three quite distinct ways, giving...
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The Warfare of ScienceThe Warfare of ScienceIn its earlier abridged form this address was given as a Phi Beta Kappa oration at Brown University, and, as a lecture, at New York, Boston, New Haven, Ann Arbor, and elsewhere. In that form, substantially, it was published in The...
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Botany: The Science of Plant LifeBotany: The Science of Plant LifeTHIS book is for those who want some general knowledge of the plant world, without necessarily caring for the technical details upon which such knowledge is based. If it leaves the reader with an impulse to follow the subject...
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Rudiments of ConchologyRudiments of Conchology - Intended as a familiar introduction to the science."This box and its contents are the gifts of my cousin Jane," replied Lucy: "she said that I might have her whole collection, if I could find any pleasure in looking at shells...
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Stellar Evolution and Its Relations to Geological TimeStellar Evolution and Its Relations to Geological TimeThere are two, and only two, conceivable sources from which the prodigious amount of energy possessed by our sun and solar system can possibly have been derived. Not only are these two sources radically distinct in their...
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Elements of PhysiophilosophyElements of PhysiophilosophyCONCEPTION OF THE SCIENCE. 1. Philosophy, as the science which embraces the principles of the universe or world, is only a logical, which may perhaps conduct us to the real, conception. 2. The universe or world is the reality of mathematical ideas,...
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The Life and Letters of George John Romanes, M.A., LL.D., F.R.SThe Life and Letters of George John Romanes, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S. [Pg 1] GEORGE JOHN ROMANES George John Romanes was born at Kingston, Canada, on May 20, 1848, the third son of the Rev. George Romanes, D.D., then Professor of Greek in the University...
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Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American ForestsCavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests - Agriculture Handbook 511This Handbook is the result of a cooperative effort between the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Authors Scott and Stone are wildlife research...
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Life of a Scotch Naturalist: Thomas Edward, Associate of the Linnean SocietyLife of a Scotch Naturalist: Thomas Edward, Associate of the Linnean Society. - Fourth EditionThe history of the humblest human life is a tale of marvels. Dr. Johnson said that there was not a man in the street whose biography might not be made...
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