Collection IV
Science
The investigation of the natural world
17 titles
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Nicolaus Copernicus · 1543
The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin · 1839
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin · 1859
The Descent of Man
Charles Darwin · 1871
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Albert Einstein · 1916
The Starry Messenger
Galileo Galilei · 1610
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Galileo Galilei · 1632
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood
William Harvey · 1628
Micrographia
Robert Hooke · 1665
Cosmos
Alexander von Humboldt · 1845–62
Elements of Chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier · 1789
Principles of Geology
Charles Lyell · 1830–33
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
James Clerk Maxwell · 1873
Experiments on Plant Hybridization
Gregor Mendel · 1866
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Isaac Newton · 1687
Opticks
Isaac Newton · 1704
On the Fabric of the Human Body
Andreas Vesalius · 1543