Some more titles to add to our list:
The Division and Methods of the Sciences a commentary by St. Thomas Aquinas on De Trinitate by Boethius. This is the book which contains the answer to the famous "talking doll" thing about "Math is Hard".
The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory by Pierre Duhem, original title: La Théorie Physique: Son Objet, Sa Structure, translated by Philip P. Weiner from the second edition, 1914. This contains (as an appendix) the very important essay "The Physics of a Believer" which is Duhem's explanation of the right relation between science and religion.
Both of these may end up being required textbooks.
A handful of texts from Dover which we may wish to have on hand:
A Short History of Technology http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486274721.html
Engineering in History http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486264122.html
De Re Metallica http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486600068.html
Pirotechnia http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486446433.html
Elements of Chemistry http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486646246.html
Maxwell's papers http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486495612.html
Faraday on a candle http://store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486425428.html
They have many others which we will no doubt have in the library - they are a great, wonderful resource.
You know I have resisted adding any Chesterton... but I think we need to make a selection of essays... this will be a very valuable tool, and not just for our school. That will take some thought.
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