Sleep Story 218 – History of Scientific Ideas
Tonight’s reading comes from History of Scientific Ideas. Written by William Whewell and published in 1858, this book looks a where scientific ideas came from, as well the thought involved in achievin...
10 Okt 202235min
Sleep Story 217 - The filtration of public water-supplies
Tonight’s reading comes from The filtration of public water-supplies. Published in 1905 and written by Allen Hazen, this book looks at the early days of large-scale water filtration, beginning in the ...
3 Okt 202233min
Sleep Story 216 – On the Architectural History of Chester Cathedral
Tonight’s reading comes from On the Architectural History of Chester Cathedral. Published in 1864, this story looks at, you guessed it, the Architectural history of Chester Cathedral. As Australia is ...
26 Sep 202235min
Sleep Story 215 – Through a pocket lense
Tonight’s reading comes from Through a pocket lense. Written by Henry Shcherren and published in 1897, this book looks at the pocket lense and the microscope. It’s fascinating to think how long these ...
19 Sep 202236min
Sleep Story 214 – Nearest the Pole
Tonight’s reading comes from Nearest the Pole. Published in 1906 and written by Robert E Peary, this story follows some of the Arctic travels that took place in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. My n...
12 Sep 202235min
Sleep Story 213 - The Day Before Yesterday
This book was published in 1912 and reflects upon those seemingly innocent but magical moments that we all experience in childhood. Those moments before we worried about what other people thought and ...
5 Sep 202233min
Sleep Story 212 – A Book for the Hammock
Tonight’s reading comes from A Book for the Hammock. Published in 1887, this story was written by William Clark Russell. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. S...
28 Aug 202232min
Sleep Story 211 – Ancient Rome in English
Tonight’s reading comes from, ancient Rome in the English novel A study in English historical fiction. Published in 1923 and written by Randolph Faries, this book reveals just how prevalent Ancient Ro...
22 Aug 202235min
