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On the Nature of ThingsLucretius · c. 55 BCEOn 7 listsThe Great BooksPhysicsAristotlePhysicsAristotle · c. 350 BCEOn 6 lists
Novum OrganumFrancis Bacon · 1620On 6 lists
Isaac Newton Mathematical Principles of Natural PhilosophyMathematical Principles of Natural PhilosophyIsaac Newton · 1687On 5 lists
Charles Darwin On the Origin of SpeciesOn the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin · 1859On 5 listsThe Great BooksTimaeusPlatoTimaeusPlato · c. 360 BCEOn 4 lists
Euclid ElementsElementsEuclid · c. 300 BCEOn 4 listsThe Great BooksOn the Motion of the Heart and Blood in AnimalsWilliam HarveyOn the Motion of the Heart and Blood in AnimalsWilliam Harvey · 1628On 4 listsThe Great BooksPrinciples of Human KnowledgeGeorge BerkeleyPrinciples of Human KnowledgeGeorge Berkeley · 1710On 4 listsThe Great BooksMedical WritingsHippocratesHippocrates Medical WritingsMedical WritingsHippocrates · c. 430-350 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksAlmagestPtolemyPtolemy AlmagestAlmagestPtolemy · c. 150 CEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksOn the Natural FacultiesGalenOn the Natural FacultiesGalen · c. 170 CEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresNicolaus CopernicusNicolaus Copernicus On the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly SpheresNicolaus Copernicus · 1543On 3 listsThe Great BooksEpitome of Copernican AstronomyJohannes KeplerEpitome of Copernican AstronomyJohannes Kepler · 1618-1621On 3 listsThe Great BooksGeometryRené DescartesGeometryRené Descartes · 1637On 3 lists
Dialogues Concerning Two New SciencesGalileo Galilei · 1638On 3 lists
Isaac Newton OpticksOpticksIsaac Newton · 1704On 3 lists
Antoine Lavoisier Elements of ChemistryElements of ChemistryAntoine Lavoisier · 1789On 3 listsThe Great BooksExperimental Researches in ElectricityMichael FaradayMichael Faraday Experimental Researches in ElectricityExperimental Researches in ElectricityMichael Faraday · 1839-1855On 3 lists
Charles Darwin The Descent of ManThe Descent of ManCharles Darwin · 1871On 3 lists
On Generation and CorruptionAristotle · c. 350 BCEOn 2 listsParts of AnimalsAristotle · c. 345 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksWorksArchimedesArchimedes WorksWorksArchimedes · c. 250-212 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksOn Conic SectionsApollonius of PergaOn Conic SectionsApollonius of Perga · c. 200 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksIntroduction to ArithmeticNicomachus of GerasaIntroduction to ArithmeticNicomachus of Gerasa · c. 100On 2 lists
On the Loadstone and Magnetic BodiesWilliam Gilbert · 1600On 2 lists
Concerning the Harmonies of the WorldJohannes Kepler · 1619On 2 listsThe Great BooksTreatise on LightChristiaan HuygensTreatise on LightChristiaan Huygens · 1690On 2 lists
The Chemical History of a CandleMichael Faraday · 1861On 2 lists
William James The Principles of PsychologyThe Principles of PsychologyWilliam James · 1890On 2 listsThe Great BooksScience and HypothesisHenri PoincaréScience and HypothesisHenri Poincaré · 1902On 2 listsThe Great BooksAn Introduction to MathematicsAlfred North WhiteheadAn Introduction to MathematicsAlfred North Whitehead · 1911On 2 lists
Relativity: The Special and the General TheoryAlbert Einstein · 1917On 2 listsThe Great BooksScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North WhiteheadScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North Whitehead · 1925On 2 listsThe Great BooksScientific AutobiographyMax PlanckScientific AutobiographyMax Planck · 1948On 2 listsThe Great BooksMeteorologyAristotleMeteorologyAristotle · c. 350 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksMinor Biological Works (Parva Naturalia)AristotleMinor Biological Works (Parva Naturalia)Aristotle · c. 350 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksOn the HeavensAristotleOn the HeavensAristotle · c. 350 BCEOn 1 listAristotle History of AnimalsHistory of AnimalsAristotle · c. 345 BCEOn 1 listOn the Generation of AnimalsAristotle · c. 340 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksOn Floating BodiesArchimedesOn Floating BodiesArchimedes · c. 250 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksOn MusicBoethiusOn MusicBoethius · c. 500On 1 list
Doubts About GalenAl-Razi · c. 900-925On 1 listThe Great BooksThe CureAvicenna (Ibn Sina)Avicenna (Ibn Sina) The CureThe CureAvicenna (Ibn Sina) · c. 1020-1027On 1 listThe Great BooksNotebooksLeonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci NotebooksNotebooksLeonardo da Vinci · c. 1478-1519On 1 listThe Great BooksJourneys in Diverse PlacesAmbroise ParéJourneys in Diverse PlacesAmbroise Paré · 1585On 1 list
The Starry MessengerGalileo Galilei · 1610On 1 listThe Great BooksPrinciples of PhilosophyRené DescartesPrinciples of PhilosophyRené Descartes · 1644On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Circulation of the BloodWilliam HarveyOn the Circulation of the BloodWilliam Harvey · 1649On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Generation of AnimalsWilliam HarveyWilliam Harvey On the Generation of AnimalsOn the Generation of AnimalsWilliam Harvey · 1651On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific TreatisesBlaise PascalScientific TreatisesBlaise Pascal · 1647-1665On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward JennerThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward Jenner · 1798-1800On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Analytical Theory of HeatJoseph FourierJoseph Fourier The Analytical Theory of HeatThe Analytical Theory of HeatJoseph Fourier · 1822On 1 listThe Great BooksPrinciples of GeologyCharles LyellCharles Lyell Principles of GeologyPrinciples of GeologyCharles Lyell · 1830-1833On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersCharles LyellScientific PapersCharles Lyell · 1830On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Positive PhilosophyAuguste ComteAuguste Comte The Positive PhilosophyThe Positive PhilosophyAuguste Comte · 1830-1842On 1 list
Charles Darwin The Voyage of the BeagleThe Voyage of the BeagleCharles Darwin · 1839On 1 listThe Great BooksA System of LogicJohn Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill A System of LogicA System of LogicJohn Stuart Mill · 1843On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Contagiousness of Puerperal FeverOliver Wendell HolmesThe Contagiousness of Puerperal FeverOliver Wendell Holmes · 1843On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Forces of MatterMichael FaradayThe Forces of MatterMichael Faraday · 1860On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von HelmholtzOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von Helmholtz · 1862On 1 list
An Introduction to the Study of Experimental MedicineClaude Bernard · 1865On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of SurgeryJoseph ListerOn the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of SurgeryJoseph Lister · 1867On 1 listThe Great BooksGeographical EvolutionArchibald GeikieGeographical EvolutionArchibald Geikie · 1879On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersLouis PasteurScientific PapersLouis Pasteur · 1878-1880On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Wave Theory of LightLord KelvinThe Wave Theory of LightLord Kelvin · 1884On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Golden BoughJames George FrazerJames George Frazer The Golden BoughThe Golden BoughJames George Frazer · 1890On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Extent of the UniverseSimon NewcombThe Extent of the UniverseSimon Newcomb · 1906On 1 list
Henri Bergson Creative EvolutionCreative EvolutionHenri Bergson · 1907On 1 listThe Great BooksScience and MethodHenri PoincaréScience and MethodHenri Poincaré · 1908On 1 listThe Great BooksOrigin and Development of the Quantum TheoryMax PlanckOrigin and Development of the Quantum TheoryMax Planck · 1920On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Meaning of RelativityAlbert EinsteinThe Meaning of RelativityAlbert Einstein · 1922On 1 listThe Great BooksWhere Is Science Going?Max PlanckWhere Is Science Going?Max Planck · 1932On 1 list
On the Method of Theoretical PhysicsAlbert Einstein · 1933On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Expanding UniverseArthur EddingtonThe Expanding UniverseArthur Eddington · 1933On 1 listThe Great BooksAtomic Theory and the Description of NatureNiels BohrAtomic Theory and the Description of NatureNiels Bohr · 1929-1934On 1 listThe Great BooksGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius DobzhanskyTheodosius Dobzhansky Genetics and the Origin of SpeciesGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius Dobzhansky · 1937On 1 listThe Great BooksLogic: The Theory of InquiryJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Logic: The Theory of InquiryLogic: The Theory of InquiryJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 list
The Evolution of PhysicsAlbert Einstein · 1938On 1 list
A Mathematician's ApologyG. H. Hardy · 1940On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat Is Life?Erwin SchrödingerWhat Is Life?Erwin Schrödinger · 1944On 1 list
Physics and PhilosophyWerner Heisenberg · 1958On 1 list
Claude Lévi-Strauss Structural AnthropologyStructural AnthropologyClaude Lévi-Strauss · 1958On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Nature of LifeC. H. WaddingtonThe Nature of LifeC. H. Waddington · 1961On 1 list