Originally published in 1906 and written especially for young readers, these are the stirring stories of the world’s great scientists, including Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Franklin, Faraday, and Darwin.
CONTENTS
Chapter I. Galileo and the Wonders of the Telescope, 1564–1642
Chapter II. Kepler and the Pathways of the Planets, 1571–1635
Chapter III. Newton and the Finding of the World Secret, 1642–1727
Chapter IV. Franklin and the Identity of Lightning and Electricity, 1706–1790
Chapter V. Charles Linnaeus and the Story of the Flowers, 1707–1778
Chapter VI. Herschel and the Story of the Stars, 1738–1822
Chapter VII. Rumford and the Relations of Motion and Heat, 1753–1814
Chapter VIII. Cuvier and the Animals of the Past, 1769–1832
Chapter IX. Humboldt and Nature in the New World, 1769–1859
Chapter X. Davy, and Nature’s Magicians, 1778–1829
Chapter XI. Faraday and the Production of Electricity by Magnetism, 1791–1867
Chapter XII. Charles Lyell and the Story of the Rocks, 1797–1875
Chapter XIII. Agassiz and the Story of the Animal Kingdom, 1807–1874
Chapter XIV. Tyndall, and Diamagnetism and Radiant Heat, 1820–1893
Chapter XV. Kirchoff, and the Story Told by Sunbeam and Starbeam, 1824–1887
Chapter XVI. Darwin and Huxley
Sample passage:
The fall of the apple from the tree led Newton to the thought that the magnetic power of the earth must also extend to things beyond its surface, and not in actual contact with it, and this suggested the still greater idea that, if the earth had any attractive power at all, this power must be felt to the farthest limit of the solar system, though in a much less degree. Newton at once perceived that if this were true the earth would exert an attraction over the moon, and he immediately undertook to see if this were so.
About the Author:
American author Henrietta Christian Wright (1854-1899) specialized in writing on literature, history, and science for children. Other works include “Children’s Stories in English Literature” and “Children’s Stories in American History.”
CONTENTS
Chapter I. Galileo and the Wonders of the Telescope, 1564–1642
Chapter II. Kepler and the Pathways of the Planets, 1571–1635
Chapter III. Newton and the Finding of the World Secret, 1642–1727
Chapter IV. Franklin and the Identity of Lightning and Electricity, 1706–1790
Chapter V. Charles Linnaeus and the Story of the Flowers, 1707–1778
Chapter VI. Herschel and the Story of the Stars, 1738–1822
Chapter VII. Rumford and the Relations of Motion and Heat, 1753–1814
Chapter VIII. Cuvier and the Animals of the Past, 1769–1832
Chapter IX. Humboldt and Nature in the New World, 1769–1859
Chapter X. Davy, and Nature’s Magicians, 1778–1829
Chapter XI. Faraday and the Production of Electricity by Magnetism, 1791–1867
Chapter XII. Charles Lyell and the Story of the Rocks, 1797–1875
Chapter XIII. Agassiz and the Story of the Animal Kingdom, 1807–1874
Chapter XIV. Tyndall, and Diamagnetism and Radiant Heat, 1820–1893
Chapter XV. Kirchoff, and the Story Told by Sunbeam and Starbeam, 1824–1887
Chapter XVI. Darwin and Huxley
Sample passage:
The fall of the apple from the tree led Newton to the thought that the magnetic power of the earth must also extend to things beyond its surface, and not in actual contact with it, and this suggested the still greater idea that, if the earth had any attractive power at all, this power must be felt to the farthest limit of the solar system, though in a much less degree. Newton at once perceived that if this were true the earth would exert an attraction over the moon, and he immediately undertook to see if this were so.
About the Author:
American author Henrietta Christian Wright (1854-1899) specialized in writing on literature, history, and science for children. Other works include “Children’s Stories in English Literature” and “Children’s Stories in American History.”
