Classic Books of Science?

half_cocked_jack writes "What are the classic books of science from throughout history? I'm currently reading On the Origin of Species on my Kindle 2, and it's sparked an interest in digging up some of the classic books of science. I'm looking for books from the ancient and medieval worlds and books from the golden ages of scientific discovery. Books like: Galileo's The Starry Messenger; Newton's Principia; Copernicus's On The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres; and Faraday's The Chemical History of a Candle. I know that I can likely find these books in a format I can use on my Kindle (found a few on Gutenberg already), but what I need is a checklist of these books to guide my reading. Suggestions?"

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One Resource, one and the same indeed.

[egork]

there is an interesting scientific theory, that states that these civilisations were indeed the same one. They got dissected for the sake of gaining authority by separatists dictators dynasties.

It sounds crasy but is supported by real mathematical statistic and astronomy.

For me it explains the otherwise inexplainable gaps in the development of mankind between Egyptian, ancient, and current civilisations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Chronology_(Fomenko)