# The Story-book of Science Author: Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915; Bicknell, Florence Constable, 1858-1941 [Translator] Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56795 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Story-book+of+Science+Fabre&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary ONE evening, at twilight, they were assembled in a group, all six of them. Uncle Paul was reading in a large book. He always reads to rest himself from his labors, finding that after work nothing refreshes so much as communion with a book that teaches us the best that others have done, said, and thought. He has in his room, well arranged on pine shelves, books of all kinds. There are large and small ones, with and without pictures, bound and unbound, and even gilt-edged ones. When he shuts himself up in his room it takes something very serious to divert him from his reading. And so they say that Uncle Paul knows any number of stories. He investigates, he observes for himself. When he walk... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER LVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/58/index.md) - [CHAPTER LV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/55/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/38/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/66/index.md) - [CHAPTER LIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/54/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/78/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/80/index.md) - [CHAPTER LVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/56/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/69/index.md) - [CHAPTER LI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/51/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER LIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/53/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/79/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/47/index.md) - [CHAPTER LII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/52/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/49/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/41/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/62/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/48/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/74/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER LIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/59/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/46/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/42/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/61/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/63/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/76/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/70/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/35/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/67/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER L](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/50/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/75/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/77/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/73/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/65/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/72/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER LVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/57/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/64/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/44/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XLV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER LX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/60/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/71/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER LXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/68/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER XL](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-story-book-of-science-56795/chapters/37/index.md)