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Seven Follies of Science

The seven follies of science; a popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them to which is added a small budget of interesting paradoxes, illusions, and marvels. (Summary by John Phin)

Year of Publication: 1913Genres: Science , Nature , *Non-fiction

Running Time: 6 hours 34 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface tmkenny	5:02
2	Introductory Note tmkenny	15:38
3	Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 1 Availle	30:47
4	Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 2 Availle	17:31
5	Folly 2: The Duplication of the Cube Availle	5:12
6	Folly 3: The Trisection of an Angle Availle	5:08
7	Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 1 Tom Crawford	12:13
8	Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 2 - Absurdities mevans	35:58
9	Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 3 - Fallacies and Frauds mevans	25:29
10	Folly 5: The Transmutation of Metals--Alchemy Bev J Stevens	29:52
11	Folly 6: The Fixation of Mercury tmkenny	6:08
12	Folly 7: The Universal Medicine and the Elixir of Life tmkenny	6:19
13	Additional Follies: Perpetual Lamps, Alkahest, Palingenesy, and Sympathy Corinna Schultz	23:15
14	The Fourth Dimension RudeJohn	20:27
15	Space, Bootstraps, Spiders, Sun-dials, and Compasses Maye	14:08
16	Micrography Viridian	23:40
17	Illusions of the Senses Guero	8:03
18	Seeing through a Hole in the Hand and a Brick Guero	4:08
19	Curious Arithmetical Problems tmkenny	22:55
20	Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Accidental Discoveries and Steam Engines Stephanie Lee	12:31
21	Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Whetstones, Lightning, Fire, Volcanoes, and Dynamite Stephanie Lee	14:44
22	Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Copper, Steam, Vinegar, Lenses, Serpents, and Hair Stephanie Lee	14:17
23	Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Worms, Flies, Dragon Flies, and Powdered Glass Viridian	13:55
24	Popular Fallacies and Common Errors: Age 21, Rules, Cinderella, Glass, and Frankenstein Amy Gramour	11:34
25	Words that Convey Erroneous Ideas and Knowledge is Power Alchemist	15:14