The Secret of Everyday Things - Free Audiobook
Author(s): Jean-Henri Fabre,
1 / 23Thread, Pins, Needles
- 1. Thread, Pins, Needles
- 2. Silk, Wool, Flax and Hemp
- 3. Weaving, Woolen Cloth, Moths
- 4. Napery, Calico, Dyeing and Printing, Dyestuffs
- 5. Heat-Conduction, Human Habitations, Clothing
- 6. Ashes--Potash, Soap
- 7. Fire, Matches, Wood and Charcoal
- 8. Coal and Coal-Gas, Combustion, Heating
- 9. Lighting, Kerosene Oil, Glass
- 10. Iron, Rust, Tin-Plating, Pottery
- 11. Coffee, Sugar
- 12. Tea, Chocolate, Spices
- 13. Salt, Olive Oil, Double Boiler
- 14. Little Pests, Flies
- 15. The Three States of Matter, Distillation
- 16. Water, Vinegar
- 17. The Grist Mill, Bread, Other Wheat Products, Strange Uses of Starch
- 18. Rice, Chestnuts, Codfish
- 19. Air, Impure Air
- 20. Germs, The Atmosphere, Evaporation
- 21. Humidity in the Atmosphere, Rain, Snow
- 22. Ice, Pebbles, The Force of Steam
- 23. Sound, Light
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The clearness, simplicity, and charm of the great French naturalist's style are nowhere better illustrated than in this work, which in its variety of subject-matter and apt use of entertaining anecdote rivals "The Story-Book of Science," already a favorite with his readers. Such instances of antiquated usage or superseded methods as occur in these chapters of popular science easily win our indulgence because of the literary charm and warm human quality investing all that the author has to say. -- Translator (Introductory Note)
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