Project Gutenberg 2012-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 281 Fiske, John 1842 1901 Fisk, John Green, Edmund Fisk 00000048 A Century of Science, and Other Essays A century of science -- The doctrine of evolution; its scope and purport -- Edward Livingston Youmans -- The part played by infancy in the evolution of man -- The origins of liberal thought in America -- Sir Harry Vane -- The arbitration treaty -- Francis Parkman -- Edward Augustus Freeman -- Cambridge as village and city -- A harvest of Irish folk-lore -- Guessing at half and multiplying by two -- Forty years of Bacon-Shakespeare folly -- Some cranks and their crochets. Produced by David Garcia, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "A Century of Science and Other Essays" by John Fiske is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This work reflects on significant scientific discoveries and ideas that shaped modern thought, particularly focusing on evolution and the progress of various scientific fields over the past century. Fiske aims to illustrate the rapid advancements and methodologies in science, advocating for the importance of systematic inquiry. The opening of the collection sets the stage by discussing the revolutionary discovery of oxygen by Dr. Priestley and traces the dramatic evolution of scientific understanding from the antiquated beliefs of alchemy to the foundational principles of modern chemistry. Fiske elaborates on how scientific advancements, particularly in fields such as chemistry and geology, signify a transformative leap in human knowledge. He emphasizes the interconnectedness of various scientific disciplines and foreshadows the larger discussions on evolution and the development of human society that will follow in the subsequent essays in the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40590/40590-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science -- History Evolution Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship Folklore -- Ireland Arbitration (International law) Youmans, Edward Livingston, 1821-1887 Vane, Henry, Sir, 1613-1662 Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893 Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1823-1892 Cook, Joseph, 1838-1901 Cambridge (Mass.) -- Description and travel AC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry 753945 2025-08-16T12:31:55.892087 text/html 725728 2024-10-23T10:23:36 text/html 341942 2025-08-16T12:32:07.873025 application/epub+zip 350843 2025-08-16T12:31:58.867070 application/epub+zip 350843 2025-08-16T12:31:57.243087 application/epub+zip 546741 2025-08-16T12:32:13.443000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484370 2025-08-16T12:32:05.559033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484424 2022-09-18T15:02:47.835154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650655 2025-08-16T12:31:54.767093 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630725 2024-10-23T10:23:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19623 2025-08-16T12:32:13.586992 application/rdf+xml 11392 2025-08-16T12:31:57.382076 image/jpeg 2402 2025-08-16T12:31:57.311100 image/jpeg 315410 2025-08-16T12:31:55.947091 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia