Best of
Science

1911

The Handbook of Nature Study


Anna Botsford Comstock - 1911
    Written originally for those elementary school teachers who knew little of common plants and animals, and even less about earth beneath their feet and the skies overhead, this book is for the most part as valid and helpful to day as it was when first written in 1911.

Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts


William Tyler Olcott - 1911
    With 50 illustrations in the text and 64 full-page illustrations.There are many persons who are familiar with the bright stars and constellations of these northern latitudes who are unaware of the beautiful myths and legends that time and fancy have woven about them.

The Graven Palm - A Manual of the Science of Palmistry


Mrs. Robinson - 1911
    A detailed study of the science of palmistry. Extensively illustrated with explanatory diagrams, forming a complete how-to guide. Contents Include: The Hand - The Mounts - The Line of Life - The Line of Heart - The Line of Head - The Line of Fate - The Lines of Fortune and of Fame - The Line of Health - Other Lines and Marks - The Mount of Venus - Illustrated Hands