Little Masterpieces of Science - The Skies and The Earth
George Iles
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The Skies and the Earth is another in the series Little Masterpieces of Science edited by George Iles and published in 1902. It includes essays on the Sun, Astronomy, Geological Change on Earth, Rivers, the Sea and Earthquakes and Volcanoes by eminent scientists of the 19th Century. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer (5 hr 6 min)
Chapters
| General Introduction | 17:43 | Read by Marie Christian |
| Preface | 4:33 | Read by Kevin Crody |
| What We Learn from the Sun by Richard A. Proctor (1837-1888) | 46:25 | Read by Matt Stiner |
| Problems of Astronomy by Prof. Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) | 29:37 | Read by duyaa |
| The Astronomical Outlook by Charles A. Young (1834-1908) | 34:19 | Read by Kevin Crody |
| Photography of the Skies by George Iles (1852-1942) | 41:02 | Read by Christina Nilsen |
| Uniformity in Geological Change by Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) | 57:32 | Read by TR Love |
| Rivers and Valleys by Nathaniel S. Shaler (1841-1906) | 22:26 | Read by Availle |
| The Sea and Its Work by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895) | 23:04 | Read by ToddHW |
| Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895) | 29:21 | Read by Piotr Nater |