[COMPLETE] History of Chemistry by Thomas Thomson - availle

[Sienna]

Section 56 is done. I uploaded twice because I forgot to copy my link the first time. Files are exactly the same. Here's the link from the second upload.

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_56_thomson_128kb.mp3

Thanks!

[Peter Why]

Here's section 37:

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_37_thomson_128kb.mp3

(25.44 min)

Peter

[Sienna]

Here's section 37:

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_37_thomson_128kb.mp3

(25.44 MB)

Peter

Thank you!

[Peter Why]

.. and section 38. At last, a bit of chemistry, after lots of biography!

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_38_thomson_128kb.mp3

(18.09)

(I slipped up and gave the length of section 37 as MB, instead of minutes .. corrected now.)

Peter

[Sienna]

.. and section 38. At last, a bit of chemistry, after lots of biography!

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_38_thomson_128kb.mp3

(18.09)

(I slipped up and gave the length of section 37 as MB, instead of minutes .. corrected now.)

Peter

Thanks again!

[AggieMT]

Section 57 done and uploaded. 20:57
https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_57_thomson_128kb.mp3

[janbbeck]

Section 56 is done. I uploaded twice because I forgot to copy my link the first time. Files are exactly the same. Here's the link from the second upload.

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_56_thomson_128kb.mp3

Very good! I only found one small mistake:
at about 12:13 "owing to very obvious causes" is read as "owing to the very obvious causes"

Thanks

[Sienna]

Section 57 done and uploaded. 20:57
https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_57_thomson_128kb.mp3

Thank you!

[Availle]

Section 56 is done.

Very good! I only found one small mistake:
at about 12:13 "owing to very obvious causes" is read as "owing to the very obvious causes"

Let me barge in here - does this additional "the" change the meaning of the sentence? If it does not - and it would seem so to me - you can let it go.

This project is "standard PL" and not word perfect. As long as the meaning is not changed, small mistakes are okay. Nobody's perfect after all

[AggieMT]

Section 56 is done.

Very good! I only found one small mistake:
at about 12:13 "owing to very obvious causes" is read as "owing to the very obvious causes"

Let me barge in here - does this additional "the" change the meaning of the sentence? If it does not - and it would seem so to me - you can let it go.

This project is "standard PL" and not word perfect. As long as the meaning is not changed, small mistakes are okay. Nobody's perfect after all

No, not perfect by a long, long shot! Wait until you hear my German in section 57

No problem though - it was an easy fix. Just a deletion. Here's the new file. Thanks!!

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_56_thomson_128kb.mp3

[Availle]

My comment was more geared towards the DPL...
There is an enormous amount of time wasted in correcting mistakes like this which nobody would notice unless reading along...

If you need help with pronunciation, you can always ask. We have a lot of people on here who speak a lot of languages.

Here is the "Help with German pronunciation" thread: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=41061

[AprilWalters]

Section 8:https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_08_thomson_128kb.mp3
(20:38)

(yes, I know I still need to re-edit #11)

[janbbeck]

My comment was more geared towards the DPL...
There is an enormous amount of time wasted in correcting mistakes like this which nobody would notice unless reading along...

If you need help with pronunciation, you can always ask. We have a lot of people on here who speak a lot of languages.

Here is the "Help with German pronunciation" thread: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=41061

I am just a simple proof listener. I don't have nor want or have any leverage to enforce standards of any kind.
I will simply make a list of mistakes I find and its up to the reader to decide if they are valid and fix any of them. Good enough?

[Sienna]

Section 8:https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/historyofchemistry_08_thomson_128kb.mp3
(20:38)

(yes, I know I still need to re-edit #11)

Thank you!

[Sienna]

I am just a simple proof listener. I don't have nor want or have any leverage to enforce standards of any kind.
I will simply make a list of mistakes I find and its up to the reader to decide if they are valid and fix any of them. Good enough?

We appreciate the hardwork janbbeck.

As Availle mentioned, the proof-listening required is "standard listening." We should mainly be concerned about:
-- Do the intro and disclaimer match the instructions in the first post of the project thread?
-- Are there any long silences or pauses that ought to be edited out? If so, note the time.
-- Are there any repeats, or serious stumbles that ought to be edited out? If so, note the words and the time.
-- Is there excessive background noise, a constant hiss or buzz that detracts from the reading?
-- Did you need to turn your volume up unusually high to listen to the recording? (Or did you find the recording too loud?)
-- Are the correct closing words used at the end of the recording, as per the first post of the project thread?
-- Are there 5 seconds of silence (10 if the recording is more than 30 minutes long) at the end of the file?

For the 5th point, we'd like the recording to be 89db ± 2db. You may want to use mp3gain to measure the volume.

However, for those small things you find, I think it's better to PM the reader and they can decide if they want to edit or not. I get some pronunciation mistake PM from very helpful DPLs but they do not note that on the thread itself.

Thanks again!
Sienna