THE ATHENAEUMThe Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of WormsCharles Darwin
Natural History
The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms
Read it in the Library After Dark Or read it as plain textDarwin’s last book, and in its day his best seller. He spent decades measuring how earthworms bury stones and ruins, and had the piano played to them to see whether they could hear. They could not, though they felt the vibration when their pot stood on the instrument.
The librarian
- Reading time
- About 4 hr 5 min
- Where to find it
- The Naturalist’s Cabinet
- Edition
- Project Gutenberg, eBook #2355. In the public domain in the United States.