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The Outline of Science, Vol. 4 by J. Arthur Thomson (1861 - 1933).

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". :D
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.) ( )
  1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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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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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

How can I resist? May I have 3 & 6, please? :)
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Post by Availle »

Interesting choice, but: sure!

It's time to wrap this up. The first volume was catalogued in 2008, the other two in 2011. :shock:
I'm so thrilled I finally found an e-text of the fourth book in the series! :D
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Post by maxgal »

Hello Ava,
Good things come to those who wait... and persevere. :D
I'd like to claim sections 8 & 9, "The Science of the Sea" (2 parts).
Thanks very much...LJB
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Post by chulsky »

May I DPL please?
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Post by Availle »

Thank you so much!

2 sections assigned, DPL added to the database. I'd say we're ready to move out of the sandbox! :wink:
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Post by Intemporaliter »

Please may I claim chapter 12?
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi Ava,

I'd like to claim section 4 in addition to my other two.
Thanks!
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Post by Availle »

All yours, thank you jo!
Intemporaliter wrote: April 15th, 2020, 4:02 pm Please may I claim chapter 12?
Hi and welcome..back!

I see that you've already got an [OK] on your test, so section 12 is for you!
Have fun with it - and let me know if you want to read the rest of the chapter. :wink:
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Availle wrote: April 16th, 2020, 5:42 pm I see that you've already got an [OK] on your test, so section 12 is for you!
Have fun with it - and let me know if you want to read the rest of the chapter. :wink:
I'd probably like to, but figure I should see how this section goes before committing!
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First one in - thank you jo! :thumbs:
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Post by chulsky »

Hello there, your friendly DPL is reporting for duty. The impeccably narrated sec.3 is a resounding PL OK :thumbs:

:?: Shouldn't we set some standards for newbies here (or for oldies like me whose memory is not as good as it was a few decades ago) :?:
Jo skips figure references; sure, makes sense, but shouldn't we explicitly tell everyone to do that? OTOH, I participated in projects where narrators tried to read fig. titles and captions. :hmm:
If there are footnotes, do we have an agreement what to do? How would we narrate tables?
Any other surprises for narrators? Thank you!
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Post by Availle »

Thank you for PLing!

You're making good points, I have made a note on top of the MW. Anything I missed?
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Post by craftingcat »

May I please claim chapter 16? 4000 words seems like a good jumping in point to this all again!
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