The Seven Follies of Science
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John Phin
The seven follies of science; a popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them to which is added a small budget of interesting paradoxes, illusions, and marvels.
(Summary by John Phin) (6 hr 34 min)
Chapters
Additional Follies: Perpetual Lamps, Alkahest, Palingenesy, and Sympathy
23:15
Read by Corinna Schultz
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Accidental Discoveries and Steam Engines
12:31
Read by Stephanie Lee
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Whetstones, Lightning, Fire, Volcanoes, an…
14:44
Read by Stephanie Lee
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Copper, Steam, Vinegar, Lenses, Serpents, …
14:17
Read by Stephanie Lee
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Worms, Flies, Dragon Flies, and Powdered G…
13:55
Read by Viridian
Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Age 21, Rules, Cinderella, Glass, and Fran…
11:34
Read by Amy Gramour