25 episodes

Seven Follies of Science, The by John Phin (1830 - 1913‪)‬ LibriVox

- Arts

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)

- 14 NOV 2021
Introductory Note

Introductory Note
- 15 min
- 14 NOV 2021
Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 1

Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 1
- 30 min
- 14 NOV 2021
Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 2

Folly 1: Squaring the Circle Part 2
- 17 min
- 14 NOV 2021
Folly 2: The Duplication of the Cube

Folly 2: The Duplication of the Cube
- 5 min
- 14 NOV 2021
Folly 3: The Trisection of an Angle

Folly 3: The Trisection of an Angle
- 5 min
- 14 NOV 2021
Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 1

Folly 4: Perpetual Motion Part 1
- 12 min