Pleasant Ways in Science provides easy access to the facts of some of the exciting discoveries, research, or explorations of science during the early 1900s. Through this work, the author, Richard A. Proctor, aims to amuse rather than teach the readers. But at the same time, he remains careful and precise in presenting the details so as to avoid giving out any false information. He has focused on using understandable terms, so the text doesn't become tedious and the reader doesn't lose interest.

Richard Anthony Proctor was an English astronomer. He is best known for creating one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867. He produced a long series of famous treatises on scientific information in rapid succession. His goal was always to inform the mass about the new developments in science in a way they could easily comprehend.

Contents include:

Oxygen in the Sun

Sun-Spot, Storm, and Famine

New Ways of Measuring the Sun's Distance

Drifting Light Waves

The New Star which faded into Star-Mist

Star-Grouping, Star-Drift, and Star-Mist

Mallet's Theory of Volcanoes

Towards the North Pole

A Mighty Sea-Wave

Strange Sea Creatures

On some Marvels in Telegraphy

The Phonograph, or Voice-Recorder

The Gorilla and other Apes

The Use and Abuse of Food

Ozone

Dew

The Levelling Power of Rain

Ancient Babylonian Astrogony