Publisher's Synopsis
THE STORY BOOK OF SCIENCE Complete Classic illustrator with Original Vintage PictureTRANSLATOR'S PREFACE2CHAPTER I THE SIX5CHAPTER II THE FAIRY TALE AND THE TRUE STORY9CHAPTER III THE BUILDING OF THE CITY14CHAPTER IV THE COWS18CHAPTER V THE SHEEPFOLD22CHAPTER VI THE WILY DERVISH27CHAPTER VII A NUMEROUS FAMILY32CHAPTER VIII THE OLD PEAR-TREE38CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TREES41CHAPTER X THE LENGTH OF ANIMAL LIFE46CHAPTER XI THE KETTLE49CHAPTER XII METALS52CHAPTER XIII METAL PLATING55CHAPTER XIV GOLD AND IRON59CHAPTER XV THE FLEECE63CHAPTER XVI FLAX AND HEMP66CHAPTER XVII COTTON70CHAPTER XVIII PAPER75CHAPTER XIX THE BOOK78CHAPTER XX PRINTING82CHAPTER XXI BUTTERFLIES85CHAPTER XXII THE BIG EATERS90CHAPTER XXIII SILK95CHAPTER XXIV THE METAMORPHOSIS99CHAPTER XXV SPIDERS103CHAPTER XXVI THE EPEIRA'S BRIDGE107CHAPTER XXVII THE SPIDER'S WEB111CHAPTER XXVIII THE CHASE115CHAPTER XXX VENOM125CHAPTER XXXI THE VIPER AND THE SCORPION129CHAPTER XXXII THE NETTLE133CHAPTER XXXIII PROCESSIONARY CATERPILLARS137CHAPTER XXXIV THE STORM142CHAPTER XXXV ELECTRICITY147CHAPTER XXXVI THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAT151CHAPTER XXXVII THE EXPERIMENT WITH PAPER154CHAPTER XXXVIII FRANKLIN AND DE ROMAS156CHAPTER XXXIX THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING-ROD162CHAPTER XL EFFECTS OF THE THUNDERBOLT168CHAPTER XLI CLOUDS170CHAPTER XLII THE VELOCITY OF SOUND176CHAPTER XLIII THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE BOTTLE OF COLD WATER181CHAPTER XLIV RAIN186CHAPTER XLV VOLCANOES190CHAPTER XLVI CATANIA194CHAPTER XLVII THE STORY OF PLINY199CHAPTER XLVIII THE BOILING POT204CHAPTER XLIX THE LOCOMOTIVE209CHAPTER L EMILE'S OBSERVATION215CHAPTER LI A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD219CHAPTER LII THE EARTH224CHAPTER LIII THE ATMOSPHERE230CHAPTER LIV THE SUN235CHAPTER LV DAY AND NIGHT241CHAPTER LVI THE YEAR AND ITS SEASONS247CHAPTER LVII BELLADONNA BERRIES253CHAPTER LVIII POISONOUS PLANTS257CHAPTER LIX THE BLOSSOM265CHAPTER LX FRUIT271CHAPTER LXI POLLEN276CHAPTER LXII THE BUMBLE-BEE282CHAPTER LXIII MUSHROOMS287CHAPTER LXIV IN THE WOODS293CHAPTER LXV THE ORANGE-AGARIC297CHAPTER LXVI EARTHQUAKES302CHAPTER LXVII SHALL WE KILL THEM BOTH?308CHAPTER LXVIII THE THERMOMETER312CHAPTER LXIX THE SUBTERRANEAN FURNACE315CHAPTER LXX SHELLS321CHAPTER LXXI THE SPIRAL SNAIL326CHAPTER LXXII MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND PEARLS330CHAPTER LXXIII THE SEA335CHAPTER LXXIV WAVES SALT SEAWEEDS340CHAPTER LXXV RUNNING WATERS345CHAPTER LXXVI THE SWARM349CHAPTER LXXVII WAX354CHAPTER LXXVIII THE CELLS358CHAPTER LXXIX HONEY364CHAPTER LXXX THE QUEEN BEE369Community Review376
