The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Explore the world of astronomy with key quotes and bold graphics to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas. The Astronomy Book is an exciting voyage of discovery through the cosmos. Venture from ancient speculations about the nature of the universe, to the mind-boggling theories of recent s ...Show more
Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Canons Ser.
Under the Sea-Wind marks the beginnings of one of the most significant careers in nature writing. In it Rachel Carson celebrates the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, conjuring the atmosphere of the shore and the open sea and the delicately balanced, fragile struggl ...Show more
Gemstones by Cally Hall; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: DK Handbooks Ser.
Packed with more than 800 vivid full-color photographs of more than 130 varieties of cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones, and precious metals, this concise guide combines its stunning visuals with a systematic approach that enables you to recognize each gemstone instantly. Published by Dorling Kinde ...Show more
Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals by DK
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: DK Nature Guide Ser.
Have the world in your hands with these compact, affordable, illustrated natural history guides. From malachite to meteorites, leaf through "Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals", a beautiful guide profiling the world's specimens. Part of a new generation of compact natural history guides, "Rocks and Mineral ...Show more
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night by John Brockman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Edge Question Series
Drawing from the horizons of science, today's leading thinkers reveal the hidden threats nobody is talking about-and expose the false fears everyone else is distracted by. What should we be worried about? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest website"-The Guard ...Show more
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
$41.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: For Dummies
Your updated guide to exploring the night sky Do you know the difference between a red giant and a white dwarf? From asteroids to black holes, this easy-to-understand guide takes you on a grand tour of the universe. Featuring updated star maps, charts, and an insert with gorgeous full-color photographs, ...Show more
Weather for Dummies by Cox
$34.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: For dummies
What's going on up there when the rain falls, when the wind blows, when the clouds roll in and the lightning flashes? How do hurricanes arise and where to tornadoes come from? Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next? Our ways of life, our very existences depend on kno ...Show more
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Memory Improvement
"Joshua Foer invents a new genre of nonfiction. This is a work of science journalism wrapped around an adventure story, a bildungsroman fused to a vivid investigation of human memory."--Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist On average, people squander forty days annuall ...Show more
Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World - Midi Format by Kirsty Schaper (Contribution by); Paul Murdin (Contribution by); Phaidon Editors; David Malin (Contribution by)
$49.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Midi Format
A gorgeous exploration of the ways in which humans have documented the beauty of the cosmos - in a new compact edition Universeis a groundbreaking survey that celebrates the popular subject of astronomy through 300 images created by those who have tried to understand - or who have been inspired by - the ...Show more
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei; Stillman Drake (Translator); Albert Einstein (Foreword by); John Heilbron (Introduction by); Galileo
$35.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Modern Library Science Ser.
Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Coperni ...Show more
The Extended Phenotype - The Long Reach of the Gene by Richard Dawkins
$22.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Oxford Landmark Science Ser.
In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed by W.D. Hamilton and others. The book provoked widespread and heated debate. Written in part as a response, The Extended Phenotype gave a deeper clarification of the central concept of the gene as the unit of se ...Show more
Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet we Made (Patterns of Life) by Gaia Vince
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Patterns of Life Ser.
A series of special editions of the best popular science books to explore the patterns of our planet. Designed by Patternity, the award-winning creative studio and pattern consultancy. Explore the impact of humans on the planet in this beautiful new edition of Gaia Vincent's powerful work. In recent dec ...Show more