After 9 years waiting for a complete e-text of volume four, here I present to you the final volume of "The Outline of Science".
The other three volumes are already in our catalogue: https://librivox.org/group/567
And now, this project is complete too!
All recordings can be found on the catalog page:
https://librivox.org/the-outline-of-science-vol-4-by-j-arthur-thomson/
The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects ranging from astronomy to biology to elementary physics in clear, concise and easily understood prose, this popular science work is largely as relevant today as when first published in 1922. <br><br>
In this fourth volume (of four), we learn about bacteria, luminous organisms and lower vertebrates as well as domesticated animals. Other chapters are devoted to ethnology, health, relativity theory and what science means to mankind. (Summary adapted from the first three volumes by Availle.) ( )
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Science; *Non-fiction/Animals; *Non-fiction/Nature
Keywords that describe the book: nature, animals, science, geology, health, ethnology, oceans, philosophy of science
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