
audiobook
by Henry Smith Williams, Edward Huntington Williams
A HISTORY OF SCIENCE - BY HENRY SMITH WILLIAMS, M.D., LL.D. ASSISTED BY EDWARD H. WILLIAMS, M.D. IN FIVE VOLUMES VOLUME I. THE BEGINNINGS OF SCIENCE
A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
BOOK I
I. PREHISTORIC SCIENCE
II. EGYPTIAN SCIENCE
III. SCIENCE OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA
IV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALPHABET
V. THE BEGINNINGS OF GREEK SCIENCE
VI. THE EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHERS IN ITALY
VII. GREEK SCIENCE IN THE EARLY ATTIC PERIOD
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (497K characters)
Release date
1999-04-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1863–1943
A physician turned popular science writer, this early 20th-century author had a gift for making big ideas in history and science readable for general audiences. His books range from sweeping world history to lively works on medicine, biology, and the development of civilization.
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1868–1944
A doctor-turned-writer from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote widely for general readers on medicine, science, and everyday health. His work aimed to make complex ideas understandable without losing their human side.
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