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Nature

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Robert Hooke - Micrographia

Published in 1665, this is the first publication of the Royal Society and considered to be the first scientific best-seller. As opposed to the Latin of other publications of the time like Newton's 'Principia...

DrPGould and 22 more 17 hours 11 minutes

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Medical

545

William Ruschenberger - Elements of Anatomy and Physiology

The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1852 presents an introduction to the...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 4 hours 7 minutes

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Nature

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Birds and Nature, Vol. X, No 1, June 1901

«Birds and Nature» was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color...

tovarisch and 9 more 2 hours 28 minutes Birds; Birds and All Nature; Nature and Art; Birds and Nature - Volumes I, IV-XII (Volume II in progress)

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World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific

Historical Fiction

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Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific

This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...

Sonia and 26 more 18 hours 32 minutes World's Story

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Science - History of the Universe Vol. 6: Zoology & Botany

Animals

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Francis Rolt-Wheeler - Science - History of the Universe Vol. 6: Zoology & Botany

Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The sixth volume is on Zoology written by Dr. WM. D. Matthew and on Botany written by Marion E. Latham. The section on Zoology examines the development,...

Nichalia Schwartz and 7 more 11 hours 11 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054

Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute to Egyptologist Amelia Edwards, and discourses on gravitation and relativity...

Phil Schempf and 8 more 5 hours 19 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Essays & Short Works

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George William Curtis - From the Easy Chair Vol. 3

The third volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 4 hours 21 minutes

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Short Stories

492

Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather

This is the thirteenth collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like...

Patrick Wallace and 11 more 1 hour 55 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 10. October 1897

Travel & Geography

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National Geographic Society - National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 10. October 1897

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the October Number. It includes the following articles: The Enchanted Mesa, by F. W. Hodge Electric Street Railways, by John Hyde Geographical...

Josh Kibbey and 4 more 1 hour 19 minutes National Geographic Magazines

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*Non-fiction

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George William Askinson - Perfumes and their Preparation

Most of us take for granted the sense of smell. It gives pleasure, warning, anticipation and a sense of nostalgia. People have used perfumes since the days of Ancient Persia and Egypt in order to improve their...

Larry Wilson and 11 more 10 hours 5 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th century chronicle of the Bury St. Edmund monastery, Lorenzo de Medici's...

Melvin Lee and 9 more 6 hours 4 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Technology & Engineering

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Sir Charles Bright - Story of the Atlantic Cable

The electric telegraph, together with the railway-train and the steamship, constituted the three most conspicuous features of late 19th century civilization. Indeed, it may be truly said that the harnessing...

Maria Kasper and 7 more 5 hours 30 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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