The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits, credited to Charles Darwin, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits, by Charles Darwin. Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan. Charles Darwin LL.B F.R.S was the discoverer of evolution and argued the role of "natural selection" in directing the evolution of species. Darwin also had an interest in the formation of soils (moulds) that began relatively early in his life, with a paper "On the Formation of Vegetable Moulds" delivered to the Geological Society of London in 1937. Darwin's last book, The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits, was completed in 1881. (Summary by gailtv)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations on their Habits
• Author credits: Charles Darwin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 6:38:51

Catalogue topics

• science
• earthworms
• soil

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 8:05
2. 01 - 1 - Habits of worms — 27:40
3. 01 - 2 - Habits of worms — 33:22
4. 02 - 1 - Habits of worms--continued — 28:25
5. 02 - 2 - Habits of worms--continued — 28:16
6. 02 - 3 - Habits of worms--continued — 36:46
7. 03 - 1 - The amount of fine earth brought up by worms to the surface — 28:40
8. 03 - 2 - The amount of fine earth brought up by worms to the surface — 36:33
9. 04 - 1 - The part which worms have played in the burial of ancient buildings — 20:25
10. 04 - 2 - The part which worms have played in the burial of ancient buildings — 27:51
11. 04 - 3 - The part which worms have played in the burial of ancient buildings — 12:12
12. 05- 1 - The action of worms in the denudation of the land — 24:42
13. 05- 2 - The action of worms in the denudation of the land — 16:13
14. 06 - 1 - The denudation of the land — 31:31
15. 06 - 2 - The denudation of the land — 26:35
16. 07 - Conclusion — 11:43

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