The Story-book of Science

Title: The Story-book of Science Author: Jean-Henri Fabre Published : 1917 Source : Wikipedia Copyright Status : Public domain Category : Science, Technology CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Six II The Fairy Tale and the True Story III The Building of the City IV The Cows V The Sheepfold VI The Wily Dervish VII The Numerous Family VIII The Old Pear-Tree IX The Age of Trees X The Length of Animal Life XI The Kettle XII The Metals XIII Metal Plating XIV Gold and Iron XV The Fleece XVI Flax and Hemp XVII Cotton XVIII Paper XIX The Book XX Printing XXI Butterflies XXII The Big Eaters XXIII silk XXIV The Metamorphosis XXV Spiders XXVI The Epeira’s Bridge XXVII The Spider’s Web XXVIII The Chase XXIX Venomous Insects XXX Venom XXXI The Viper and the Scorpion XXXII The Nettle XXXIII Processionary Caterpillars XXXIV The Storm XXXV Electricity XXXVI The Experiment with the Cat XXXVII The Experiment with Paper XXXVIII Franklin and De Romas XXXIX Thunder and the Lightning-Rod XL Effects of the Thunderbolt XLI Clouds XLII The Velocity of Sound XLIII The Experiment with the Bottle of Cold Water XLIV Rain XLV Volcanoes XLVI Catania XLVII The Story of Pliny XLVIII The Boiling Pot XLIX The Locomotive L Emile’s Observation LI A Journey to the End of the World LII The Earth LIII The Atmosphere LIV The Sun LV Day and Night LVI The Year and Its Seasons LVII Belladonna Berries LVIII Poisonous Plants LIX The Blossom LX Fruit LXI Pollen LXII The Bumble-Bee LXIII Mushrooms LXIV In the Woods LXV The Orange-Agaric LXVI Earthquakes LXVII Shall We Kill Them Both? LXVIII The Thermometer LXIX The Subterranean Furnace LXX Shells LXXI The Spiral Snail LXXII Mother-of-Pearl and Pearls LXXIII The Sea LXXIV Waves Salt Seaweeds LXXXV Running Water LXXVI The Swarm LXXVII Wax LXXVIII The Cells LXXIX Honey LXXX The Queen Bee CHAPTER I THE SIX ONE evening, at twilight, they were assembled in a group, all six of them. Uncle Paul was reading in a large book. He always reads to rest himself from his labors, finding that after work nothing refreshes so much as communion with a book that teaches us the best that others have done, said, and thought. He has in his room, well arranged on pine shelves, books of all kinds. There are large and small ones, with and without pictures, bound and unbound, and even gilt-edged ones. Source: Wikipedia