Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life
Elisha Gray
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Length 5 h 45 min
Chapters 29
First published 1899
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois and is considered by some writers to be the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, despite losing out to Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone patent.
Nature's Miracles: Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, is a discussion of science and technology for the general public. Volume I is subtitled World Building and Life: Earth, Air and Water. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
00 - Introduction Read by Steve Belleguelle 5:47
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02 - Earth - Chapter II. Limestone Read by Lazuli 15:04
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03 - Earth - Chapter III. Coal Read by Lazuli 13:43
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04 - Earth - Chapter IV. Slate and Shale Read by Lazuli 7:35
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05 - Earth - Chapter V. Salt Read by Matthew Reece 6:44
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06 - Air - Chapter VI. The Atmosphere Read by Steve Belleguelle 12:45
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07 - Air - Chapter VII. Air Temperature Read by Steve Belleguelle 12:03
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08 - Air - Chapter VIII. Cloud Formation Read by Garth Burton 12:48
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09 - Air - Chapter IX. Cloud Formation (Continued) Read by Garth Burton 13:16
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10 - Air - Chapter X. Wind -- Why it Blows Read by Lonelle Yoder 11:49
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11 - Air - Chapter XI. Wind (Continued) Read by Lonelle Yoder 14:17
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12 - Air - Chapter XII. Local Winds Read by sparks0314 13:59
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13 - Air - Chapter XIII. Weather Predictions Read by sparks0314 7:06
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14 - Air - Chapter XIV. How Dew is Formed Read by Edith van der Have-Raats 12:43
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15 - Air - Chapter XV. Hailstones and Snow Read by Edith van der Have-Raats 7:34
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16 - Air - Chapter XVI. Meteors Read by Garth Burton 6:57
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17 - Air - Chapter XVII. The Sky and its Color Read by Matthew Reece 14:41
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18 - Air - Chapter XVIII. Liquid Air Read by Stephanie Lee 7:46
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19 - Water - Chapter XIX. Rivers and Floods Read by Stephanie Lee 11:42
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20 - Water - Chapter XX. Tides Read by Stephanie Lee 6:28
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21 - Water - Chapter XXI. What is a Sponge? Read by Bev J Stevens 15:53
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22 - Water - Chapter XXII. Water and Ice Read by MitchHerd 7:09
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23 - Water - Chapter XXIII. Stored Energy in Water Read by Lazuli 16:02
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24 - Water - Chapter XXIV. Why does Ice Float? Read by Lazuli 10:10
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25 - Water - Chapter XXV. Glaciers Read by Lazuli 13:44
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26 - Water - Chapter XXVI. Evidences and Theories of an Ice Age Read by Lazuli 15:37
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27 - Water - Chapter XXVII. Glacial and Preglacial Lakes and Rivers Read by MitchHerd 16:23
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28 - Water - Chapter XXVIII. Some Effects of the Glacial Period Read by Guero 12:17
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29 - Water - Chapter XXIX. Drainage Before the Ice Age Read by MitchHerd 7:32
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