Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol 1

About this film

LibriVox recording of Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol 1 by Edmond Halley. Read in English by Lynne T; clarinetcarrot; Kathleen Moore; Barbara Baker; NoelBadrian; Keren Turton; Amy Gramour; MaryAnnS; Anna Simon; Jim Locke; Carol; Ann Boulais; Kristin Gjerløw; Paula Priebe; TriciaG; Kalynda; Molly "The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence." (from its Mission Statement). As scientists have explored the world around them, observed and tried to explain natural phenomena, they have been invited to present papers to the Royal Society. Edmond Halley (of Halley's Comet fame) was an eminent member of the society and gathered together some of the most interesting papers of his day. Today, we may see errors in the logic or calculations, based on current knowledge, but these papers are unedited and as presented at the time and show how scientific knowledge was expanding in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Summary by Lynne Thompson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVo…

Directors & creators

Edmond Halley

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;nature; mathematics; physics; astronomy; medical; mechanics; earth sciences; life sciences

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