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Astronomy – Physics – Chemistry – Biology and Medicine – Geology – Oceanography

Astronomy

• De revolutionibus orbium coelestium – Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543
  Digital Book (Latin)
  PDF (English, trans. 1978)
• Astronomia Nova – Johannes Kepler, 1609
  Digital Book (Latin)

Physics

• Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. – Isaac Newton, 1687
  Digital Book (Latin)
  Digital Book (English, trans. 1846)

Chemistry

• Principles of Chemisty – Dmitri Mendeleev, 1870
  Digital Book (English, trans. 1897)

Biology and Medicine

• The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 Under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross – Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1844
  Digital Book (English)

Geology

• De Re Metallica – Georgius Agricola, 1556
  Digital Book (English – trans. 1912)
• Principles of Geology – Charles Lyell, 1830-1833
  Webpage (English, 9th ed., 1843)
  Digital Book Vol. 1 (English, 5th ed., 1837)
  Digital Book Vol. 2 (English, 5th ed., 1837)
  Digital Book Vol. 3 (English, 5th ed., 1837)
  Digital Book Vol. 4 (English, 5th ed., 1837)
  

Oceanography

• Histoire Physique de la Mer – Louis Ferdinand Comte de Marsilli, 1725
  Digital Book (French)
• Hydrography, United States Exploring Expedition – Charles Wilkes, 1844
  Digital Book (English)
• The Physical Geography of the Sea – M. F. Maury, 1855
  Digital Book (English)