Reading the Sciences - hosted by tashshaw

A book about the history of science
E.g. the discovery of the elements, a biography of a well-known scientist
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The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Patrik Svensson

256 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction memoir nature science informative reflective medium-paced
Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums by Stephen T. Asma

Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums

Stephen T. Asma

320 pages • paperback • 2001

nonfiction history science adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
Seeing Like a Rover: How Robots, Teams, and Images Craft Knowledge of Mars by Janet Vertesi

Seeing Like a Rover: How Robots, Teams, and Images Craft Knowledge of Mars

Janet Vertesi

304 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction science informative slow-paced
The Mission: A True Story by David W. Brown

The Mission: A True Story

David W. Brown

480 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction science adventurous medium-paced
Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy by

Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy

Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science

665 pages • hardcover

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee

19 hours, 23 minutes • audio • 2016

nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science by Peter Watson

Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science

Peter Watson

576 pages • 2016

nonfiction history philosophy science informative slow-paced
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

The Periodic Table

Primo Levi

240 pages • paperback • 1975

nonfiction history memoir science challenging reflective slow-paced
The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars by Jo Marchant

The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars

Jo Marchant

11 hours, 25 minutes • audio • 2020

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
Stephen Hawking: His Science in a Nutshell by Florian Freistetter

Stephen Hawking: His Science in a Nutshell

Florian Freistetter

96 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction science challenging informative medium-paced