Front Matter
Galileo and the Telescope
Kepler and the Planets
Newton and the World's Secret
Franklin and Lightning
Charles Linnaeus and the Flowers
Herschel and the Stars
Rumford, Motion and Heat
Cuvier and Animals of the Past
Humboldt and the New World
Davy, and Nature's Magicians
Faraday and Electricity
Charles Lyell and the Rocks
Agassiz and the Animal Kingdom
Tyndall and Diamagnetism
Kirchoff and the Sunbeam
Darwin and Huxley
Children's Stories of the Great Scientiests - H. C. Wright |
This book contains sixteen stories of some of the most important scientists in history, focusing mainly on the 18th and 19th centuries. The life stories of the scientist are given along with an explanation of the significance of their contributions. Featured scientists include Galileo, Kepler, Linnaeus, Rumford, Davy, Faraday, Lyell, Tyndall and Darwin. |
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 FARADAY, ANNOUNCING HIS DISCOVERY TO HIS WIFE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, 1821. |
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