Project Gutenberg 2014-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 70 Various Verschillende Various, Various Youmans, William Jay 1838 1901 Youmans, Wm. Jay‏ (William Jay) Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1900 Vol. 56, November, 1899 to April, 1900 Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1900" by Various is a scientific publication composed during the late 19th century. This periodical features a collection of articles that delve into various topics in science, including geology, religion, advancements in transport technology, and public issues related to scientific advancement. At the start of this issue, the opening article discusses the phenomenon of speculative ventures in science, comparing them to historical events like the South Sea Bubble. The author, Professor John Trowbridge, highlights the dangers of falling for "scientific bubbles," where unverified scientific claims lead individuals to invest in dubious schemes promising wealth. He provides historical context and cautions readers about the gullibility surrounding contemporary scientific advancements, advocating the need for critical scrutiny of scientific claims to protect the public from exploitation. The text sets the stage for a broader discussion by questioning the credibility of the media in disseminating scientific truths and misuse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science -- Periodicals Technology -- Periodicals AP Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 367523 367472 2024-10-19T16:38:26.828621 2023-09-20T11:50:51.730481 text/html text/html 363148 2014-10-22T20:35:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 1433000 2014-10-22T20:38:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1563331 2024-10-19T16:38:33.421619 application/epub+zip 1565772 2024-10-19T16:38:28.433636 application/epub+zip 172156 2024-10-19T16:38:27.664633 application/epub+zip 1666575 2024-10-19T16:38:37.626612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1629298 2024-10-19T16:38:32.640608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240244 2022-09-21T12:21:59.004829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324071 2024-10-19T16:38:26.108625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 325270 2014-10-22T20:35:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 121378 2014-10-22T20:38:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 324318 2014-10-22T20:36:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 121076 2014-10-22T20:38:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 324573 2014-10-22T20:37:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121075 2014-10-22T20:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22906 2024-10-19T16:38:37.783579 application/rdf+xml 8321 2024-10-19T16:38:27.749653 image/jpeg 1879 2024-10-19T16:38:27.707626 image/jpeg 1439311 2024-10-19T16:38:26.943683 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog