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The Story-Book Of Science

The Story-Book Of Science

by Jean-Henri Fabre

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Author
Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915
Title
The Story-book of Science
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
Q: Science
Subject
Science -- Juvenile literature
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 56795
Release Date
March 20, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE STORY-BOOK OF SCIENCE
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
  4. 4.CHAPTER I THE SIX
  5. 5.CHAPTER II THE FAIRY TALE AND THE TRUE STORY
  6. 6.CHAPTER III THE BUILDING OF THE CITY
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV THE COWS
  8. 8.CHAPTER V THE SHEEPFOLD
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI THE WILY DERVISH
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII A NUMEROUS FAMILY
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII THE OLD PEAR-TREE
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TREES
  13. 13.CHAPTER X THE LENGTH OF ANIMAL LIFE
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI THE KETTLE
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII METALS
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII METAL PLATING
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV GOLD AND IRON
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV THE FLEECE
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI FLAX AND HEMP
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII COTTON
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII PAPER
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX THE BOOK
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX PRINTING
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI BUTTERFLIES
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII THE BIG EATERS
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII SILK
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV THE METAMORPHOSIS
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXV SPIDERS
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI THE EPEIRA’S BRIDGE
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII THE SPIDER’S WEB
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII THE CHASE
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX VENOMOUS INSECTS
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXX VENOM
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI THE VIPER AND THE SCORP ION
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII THE NETTLE
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII PROCESSIONARY CATERPILLARS
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV THE STORM
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV ELECTRICITY
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAT
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVII THE EXPERIMENT WITH PAPER
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVIII FRANKLIN AND DE ROMAS
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIX THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING-ROD
  43. 43.CHAPTER XL EFFECTS OF THE THUNDERBOLT
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLI CLOUDS
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLII THE VELOCITY OF SOUND
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIII THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE BOTTLE OF COLD WATER
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLIV RAIN
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLV VOLCANOES
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVI CATANIA
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVII THE STORY OF PLINY
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLVIII THE BOILING POT
  52. 52.CHAPTER XLIX THE LOCOMOTIVE
  53. 53.CHAPTER L EMILE’S OBSERVATION
  54. 54.CHAPTER LI A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD
  55. 55.CHAPTER LII THE EARTH
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIII THE ATMOSPHERE
  57. 57.CHAPTER LIV THE SUN
  58. 58.CHAPTER LV DAY AND NIGHT
  59. 59.CHAPTER LVI THE YEAR AND ITS SEASONS
  60. 60.CHAPTER LVII BELLADONNA BERRIES
  61. 61.CHAPTER LVIII POISONOUS PLANTS
  62. 62.CHAPTER LIX THE BLOSSOM
  63. 63.CHAPTER LX FRUIT
  64. 64.CHAPTER LXI POLLEN
  65. 65.CHAPTER LXII THE BUMBLE-BEE
  66. 66.CHAPTER LXIII MUSHROOMS
  67. 67.CHAPTER LXIV IN THE WOODS
  68. 68.CHAPTER LXV THE ORANGE-AGARIC
  69. 69.CHAPTER LXVI EARTHQUAKES
  70. 70.CHAPTER LXVII SHALL WE KILL THEM BOTH?
  71. 71.CHAPTER LXVIII THE THERMOMETER
  72. 72.CHAPTER LXIX THE SUBTERRANEAN FURNACE
  73. 73.CHAPTER LXX SHELLS
  74. 74.CHAPTER LXXI THE SPIRAL SNAIL
  75. 75.CHAPTER LXXII MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND PEARLS
  76. 76.CHAPTER LXXIII THE SEA
  77. 77.CHAPTER LXXIV WAVES SALT SEAWEEDS
  78. 78.CHAPTER LXXV RUNNING WATERS
  79. 79.CHAPTER LXXVI THE SWARM
  80. 80.CHAPTER LXXVII WAX
  81. 81.CHAPTER LXXVIII THE CELLS
  82. 82.CHAPTER LXXIX HONEY
  83. 83.CHAPTER LXXX THE QUEEN BEE

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