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¿The Bases of Modern Science¿ is a 1928 work by J. W. N. Sullivan that aimed to present the dominant scientific theories and discovers of his day in a non-technical way, including Newtonian Theory, Electromagnetism, Relativity, and more. John William Navin Sullivan (1886 ¿ 1937) was a popular science writer and literary journalist. He also wrote some of the earliest non-technical accounts of Einstein¿s General Theory of Relativity, and was familiar with numerous important figures in 1920s London, including Aldous Huxley, Aleister Crowley and T. S. Eliot. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Beethoven¿ (1927), ¿Limitations of Science¿ (1933), and ¿Contemporary Mind¿ (1934). Contents include: ¿The First Sketch¿, ¿The Newtonian Conceptions: Space, Time, Mass¿, ¿The Ether Theory¿, ¿Heat and Energy¿, ¿Electromagnetism¿, ¿The Atom of Electricity¿, ¿The Electric Theory of Matter¿, ¿Relativity¿, ¿Geometry and Physics: The Finite Universe¿, ¿New Problems¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned introduction and biography of the author.

¿An Introduction to the Study of the Mind¿ is a 1921 work by W. S. Athearn dealing with consciousness and the workings of the mind. Presented in a simple, readable format, this fascinating volume looks at such topics as habit formation, emotions, and the intellect in a way that can be understood by the novice or layman. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in psychology, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: ¿What Is the Mind?¿, ¿The Machine and the Machinist¿, ¿The Triune Man¿, ¿The Intellect¿, ¿The Emotions¿, ¿The Will¿, ¿Habit Formation¿, ¿How to Study¿, ¿The Growing Mind¿, ¿Workers with Immortal Souls¿, etc. Many vintage books like this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now complete with the original text and artwork for the enjoyment of readers now and for years to come.

First published in 1922, this book contains the second volume of Nicolas Camille Flammarion's ¿Death and its Mystery¿, which deals with the age-old question of what happens when you die. In this volume, Flammarion concentrates on the actual moment of death and the phenomenon of people experiencing visions, apparitions, and manifestations of the dying at the precise moment of their passing. This fascinating book explores various historical cases of such purported experiences and attempts to examine their validity in light of scientific facts. Contents include: ¿The Positive Method¿, ¿Phantasms of the Living¿, ¿Thought as a Generator of Images Projected to a Distance¿, ¿Apparitions of the Dying Some Time Before Death¿, ¿Manifestations of the Dying Some Time Before Death¿, ¿The Visioning of Death Scenes¿, ¿Various Warnings Preceding or Announcing Death¿, ¿Mental Impressions of Deaths of Accidents at a Distance¿, ¿Deaths Announced by Noises, Blows Struck, by an Unexplained Uproar, by Physical Phenomenä, etc. Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS (1842¿1925) was a French author and astronomer. A prolific writer, he produced over fifty books including science fiction novels, works on astronomy, and works on physical research. Other titles by this author include: ¿The Plurality of Inhabited Worlds¿ (1862), ¿Real and Imaginary Worlds¿ (1865), and ¿God in Nature¿ (1866). Read & Co. Science is proudly republishing this classic work in a new edition complete with introductory poems by Emily Dickinson and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

¿Contemporary Mind - Some Modern Answers¿ is a fantastic collection of essays by English science writer John W. Sullivan. They deal with a range of subjects, ranging from mysticism and immortality to the relationship between science and art. John William Navin Sullivan (1886 ¿ 1937) was a literary journalist and popular science writer most famous for his study of Beethoven. He is also responsible for having written some of the earliest non-technical accounts of Einstein¿s General Theory of Relativity, and he was acquainted with many important writers in London in the 1920s, including John Middleton Murry, Aldous Huxley, Wyndham Lewis, Aleister Crowley and T. S. Eliot. Other notable works by this author include ¿Aspects of Science¿ (1923), ¿Aspects of Science: Second Series¿ (1926), and An Outline of Modern Knowledge (1931). Contents include: ¿The Balanced Life¿, ¿The Problem of Suffering¿, ¿The Necessity of Mysticism¿, ¿Human Immortality¿, ¿A Dissertation on Beethoven¿, ¿The Scientific Outlook¿, ¿A Dissertation on Maxwell¿, ¿New Principles¿, ¿A Dissertation on Newton¿, ¿Science and Art¿, ¿Mathematics and Culture¿, ¿Sir Josiah Stamp¿, ¿Mr. Aldous Huxley¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

First published in 1895, ¿Female Offender¿ is a work by Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso that focuses on women who commit crime, looking at what he supposed were the psychical and psychological characteristics that determined their criminality. Cesare Lombroso (1835¿1909) was an Italian phrenologist, criminologist, and physician who founded the Italian School of Positivist Criminology. Rejecting the classical school of thought, he maintained that criminality was inherited and that criminals could be identified by physical characteristics. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Crime: Its Causes and Remedies¿ (1899), ¿After Death ¿ What?¿ (1909), and ¿Criminal Man, According to the Classification of Cesare Lombrosö (1911). Contents include: ¿The Skull of the Female Offender¿, ¿ Pathological Anomalies of the Female Offender¿, ¿The Brains of Female Offenders¿, ¿The Brains of Female Criminals¿, ¿Anthropometry of Female Criminals¿, ¿Facial and Cephalic Anomalies of Female Criminals¿, ¿Further Anomalies¿, ¿Photographs of Female Criminals and Prostitutes¿, ¿The Criminal Type in Women and its Atavistic Origin¿, etc. Read & Co. Science is republishing this classic work now in a brand new edition complete with introductory essay 'Criminal Woman' by Miss Helen Zimmern.

First published in 1839, "The Voyage of the Beagle" is the book written by Charles Darwin that chronicles his experience of the famous survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle. Part travel memoir, part scientific field journal, it covers such topics as biology, anthropology, and geology, demonstrating Darwin's changing views and ideas while he was developing his theory of evolution. A book highly recommended for those with an interest in evolution and is not to be missed by collectors of important historical literature. Contents include: "St. Jago-Cape De Verd Islands", "Rio De Janeiro", "Maldonado", "Rio Negro To Bahia Blanca", "Bahia Blanca", "Bahia Blanca To Buenos Ayres", "Banda Oriental And Patagonia", etc. Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was an English geologist, naturalist, and biologist most famous for his contributions to the science of evolution and his book "On the Origin of Species" (1859). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.