Moon by Alexandra Loske; Robert Massey
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
A source of light in the dark of night and our ever-changing cosmic companion, the Moon has fascinated humankind since we first gazed into the sky. In this extensively illustrated and illuminating volume, art historian Alexandra Loske and astronomer Robert Massey present a rich and curious history. ...Show more
Space Book Revised and Updated, The - From the Beginning to the End of Time, 250 Milestones in the History of Space and Astronomy by Jim Bell
$44.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Sterling Milestones Ser.
A revised and updated edition of the successful book, now featuring the most recent discoveries, technologies, and images. Since the original edition of The Space Book was published in 2013, much has happened in the world of space exploration. This revised and updated edition, with a new introduction f ...Show more
The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution by Charles Cockell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Britain's foremost astrobiologist offers an accessible and game-changing account of why life is like it is.
The Moon by Royal Observatory Greenwich Staff
$44.99 AUD
Category: Science
Written by the Royal Observatory's leading astronomers and moon experts, this landmark work explores man's fascination with our only natural satellite. Learn how we started to observe the Moon, how we used it to mark time and navigate, how lunar lore developed across the world, how the Chinese developed ...Show more
Fundamental: How Quantum Mechanics Explains Absolutely Everything (Except Gravity) by Tim James
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Fundamental does for physics what Tim's first book, Elemental, does for chemistry: it demystifies the topic in his trademark humorous, engaging style, including the most recent developments in the field. At the start of the twentieth century, science appeared complete and the laws of nature were almost ...Show more
The Shape of Things to Come by Druin Burch
$52.99 AUD
Category: Science
In this humane and important exploration of modern medicine, Druin Burch examines the future of medicine, our changing physicalities and the implications of longer life. From birth to death and through the exploration of topics such as disease, sex, mind, eating and drinking, Burch tracks the future of ...Show more
Darwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
*Carrion crows in the Japanese city of Sendai have learned to use passing traffic to crack nuts.*Lizards in Puerto Rico are evolving feet that better grip surfaces like concrete.*Europe's urban blackbirds sing at a higher pitch than their rural cousins, to be heardover the din of traffic.How is this hap ...Show more
Particle Physics Brick by Brick by Dr. Ben Still
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science
All matter comprises of twelve 'building block' particles. This book explains how these building blocks are formed and interact, using toy building blocks to create a uniquely visual and clear depiction of the way our universe is put together. This is the perfect introduction to the enigmatic and fascin ...Show more
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular Science One of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018 One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018 A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions... A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick... A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from ...Show more
Adam Spencer's Numberland by Adam Spencer
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Australia's funniest mathematician returns in 2019 with more rollicking romps through the world of science, technology, numbers and all things nerdy. This terrific new fully illustrated title follows on from Adam's bestselling Big Book of Numbers (2014); World of Numbers (2015), Time Machine (2016), The ...Show more
A World of Three Zeroes: the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero carbon emissions by Muhammad Yunus
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
The bestselling author of Banker to the Poorand Creating aWorld Without Povertyand co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize outlines his radical economic vision for tackling inequality, joblessness, and environmental degradation, and describes the worldwide movement already working to make it a reality. Muham ...Show more
Under the Knife by Arnold van de Laar
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
In Under the Knife, surgeon Arnold Van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell the witty history of the past, present and future of surgery. From the story of the desperate man from seventeenth-century Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his own bladder to Bob Marley's deadly toe, Unde ...Show more