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Science Reading of a Non-Scientist

This is all the math and science (including history of math and science) that I remember reading. I am not a scientist or mathematician (or historian). I made the list because there seem to be only five or six short lists on science and they are hard to find among all the science fiction lists. I admit many of these are very old, but so am I, and they weren't all that old when I read them. I included everything from math to astronomy and physics to biology and zoology, but none that were only technology. Some might be questionable as to whether they are science, but there is NO pseudo-science or fringe theories as far as I can tell.
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"Commentariolus" in "Three Treatises on Copernican Theory" (Nicolaus Copernicus)
"Commentariolus" in "Three Treatises on Copernican Theory"
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Nicolaus Copernicus
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking
A History of Greek Mathematics, V.1: From Thales to Euclid (Thomas Heath)
A History of Greek Mathematics, V.1: From Thales to Euclid
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Thomas Heath
A History of Greek Mathematics V.2: From Aristarchus to Diophantus (Thomas Heath)
A History of Greek Mathematics V.2: From Aristarchus to Diophantus
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Thomas Heath
A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur (Sylvia Atsalis)
A Natural History of the Brown Mouse Lemur
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Sylvia Atsalis
A Portrait of Isaac Newton (Frank Edward Manuel)
A Portrait of Isaac Newton
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Frank Edward Manuel
A Primate's Memoir (Robert M. Sapolsky)
A Primate's Memoir
7
Robert M. Sapolsky
A Professor, a President, and a Meteor (Catherine J. Prince)
A Professor, a President, and a Meteor
8
Catherine J. Prince
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (W.W. Rouse Ball)
A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
9
W.W. Rouse Ball
A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
10
African Genesis (Robert Audrey)
African Genesis
11
Robert Audrey
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (P. Schilpp, Ed.)
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist
12
P. Schilpp, Ed.
Alessandro Volta and the Electric Battery (Bern Dibner)
Alessandro Volta and the Electric Battery
13
Bern Dibner
Almost Chimpanzee (Jon Cohen)
Almost Chimpanzee
14
Jon Cohen
Almost Human: A Journey Into the World of Baboons (Shirley Strum)
Almost Human: A Journey Into the World of Baboons
15
Shirley Strum
Analytic Geometry (Charles H. Sisam)
Analytic Geometry
16
Charles H. Sisam
Anaximander (Carlo Rovelli)
Anaximander
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Carlo Rovelli
Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology (Charles H. Kahn)
Anaximander and the Origins of Greek Cosmology
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Charles H. Kahn
Antoine Lavoisier: Scientist, Economist, Social Reformer (Douglas McKie)
Antoine Lavoisier: Scientist, Economist, Social Reformer
19
Douglas McKie
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
20
Isaac Asimov
Behavior and Evolution of Birds: Readings From Scientific American (Douglas Mock, Ed.)
Behavior and Evolution of Birds: Readings From Scientific American
21
Douglas Mock, Ed.
Beyond Star Trek (Lawrence Krauss)
Beyond Star Trek
22
Lawrence Krauss
Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology (Stanley Hedeen)
Big Bone Lick: The Cradle of American Paleontology
23
Stanley Hedeen
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Stephen Hawking)
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
24
Stephen Hawking
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Greatest Legacy (Kip S. Thorne)
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Greatest Legacy
25
Kip S. Thorne
Broca's Brain (Carl Sagan)
Broca's Brain
26
Carl Sagan
Bursting the Limits of Time: The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Revolution (Martin J. Rudwick)
Bursting the Limits of Time: The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Revolution
27
Martin J. Rudwick
Butterfly People: An American Encounter With the Beauty of the World (William R. Leach)
Butterfly People: An American Encounter With the Beauty of the World
28
William R. Leach
Calculus and Analytic Geometry (George Thomas)
Calculus and Analytic Geometry
29
George Thomas
Calculus With Analytic Geometry (Purcell and Varberg)
Calculus With Analytic Geometry
30
Purcell and Varberg
Carl Sagan: A Life (Keay Davidson)
Carl Sagan: A Life
31
Keay Davidson
Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos (William Poundstone)
Carl Sagan: A Life in the Cosmos
32
William Poundstone
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (Kim Todd)
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
33
Kim Todd
Climate and Human Variability (Derek Frank Roberts)
Climate and Human Variability
34
Derek Frank Roberts
Comets: Readings From Scientific American (John Brandt, Ed.)
Comets: Readings From Scientific American
35
John Brandt, Ed.
Coming of Age in the Milky Way (Timothy Ferris)
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
36
Timothy Ferris
Complete Works (Blaise Pascal)
Complete Works
37
Blaise Pascal
Contemporary Geometry (André Delachet)
Contemporary Geometry
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André Delachet
Copernicus and His World (Hermann Kesten)
Copernicus and His World
39
Hermann Kesten
Coral Reefs: The Natural History of a Threatened Paradise (William Gray)
Coral Reefs: The Natural History of a Threatened Paradise
40
William Gray
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