The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mike Cooper (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mike Cooper
Mike Cooper narrates 124 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,002 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
5,517 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science is an audiobook by Peter Dear: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Cooper, released January 5, 2026, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mike Cooper
- Released
- January 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781696617604
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science as an audiobook?
The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science?
The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science is narrated by Mike Cooper.
Is The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.