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What classic science books would you guys say have literary merit? I have interest to read more science books having do with nature.

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>> No.21378803

>>21378793
the bible

>> No.21378869

>>21378793
>classic
do you mean old?

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>>21378793
is this a classic?

>> No.21378902

>>21378869
Are you seriously going to pick at me for using the word classic? Is the origin of species not a classic book instead of old forgotten book?

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>>21378902
just asking

>> No.21378932

>>21378902
if you want to know the origin of species, beat up the nearest englishman until he tells you where Atlantis went

>> No.21378965

>>21378793
The Metamorphosis of Plants

>> No.21379240

>>21378793
The elements of Euclid
Principia of Newton
Basically anything by Bacon
Micrographia by Robert Hooke
The Sceptical Chymist by Boyle
The scientific works of Decartes
All of Galileo, or at least the important stuff

>> No.21379264

>>21378793
On the Origin of Species

>> No.21379318

>>21378793
Have you read QED by Feynman? It's not that dense, it's short, and interesting. It's essentially the transcription of three lectures, so it's got a bit of narrative to it rather than technical math

>> No.21379328

>>21378793
On the Origin of Species definitely does, but then I find most writing from Victorian Britain to be pretty readable, whatever the topic.

They're not as obviously scientific in nature, but I think The Anatomy of Melancholy and Confessions of an English Opium-Eater can be considered relevant, insofar as they discuss the effects of one's state of mind, of alcohol, of laudanum, etc