Rocks and Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide by Mill press Cider
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Illustrated Field Guides
The essential illustrated rocks and minerals guide. Learn how to identify rocks and minerals and appreciate the beauty of the natural world with Rocks & Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide. Expert geologist Dr. Evelyn Mervine takes you through 50 profiles of these natural materials, including th ...Show more
Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake by Tim Peake
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut *Available for Pre-order Now* From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space- ...Show more
The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without by John Oakes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting - a practice resurging in popularity and an essential part of many health approaches, religions and philosophies. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting t ...Show more
The Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
The paperback of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician.Prime numbers are the very atoms of arithmetic. They also embody one of the most tantalising enigmas in the pursuit of human knowledge. How can one predict when the next prime number ...Show more
The Seven Measures of the World by Piero Martin
$39.95 AUD
Category: Science
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world "Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why things are as they are."--Kirkus Reviews From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experienc ...Show more
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (PB) by Randall Munroe
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the No. 1 bestselling author of What If? - the man who created xkcd and explained the laws of science with cartoons - comes a series of brilliantly simple diagrams ('blueprints' if you want to be complicated about it) that show how important things work: from the nuclear bomb to the biro.It's good ...Show more
2022 Australasian Sky Guide by Nick Lomb
$16.95 AUD
Category: Science
Compact, easy to use and reliable, this popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb has been providing stargazers with everything they need to know about the southern night sky for over 30 years. It contains the latest information and clear explanations on the solar system updated with the lates ...Show more
2023 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A Month-By-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Storm Dunlop
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2023. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from ...Show more
21 Lessons for the 21st Century: 'Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian by Yuval Noah Harari
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What ...Show more
30-Second Numbers by Niamh Nic Daéid; Christian Cole
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second
The successful 30-Second series tackles numbers, with experts on maths and data demystifying the essential numerical topics. We know that we use numbers pretty often, some of us confidently, others reluctantly. But are we aware of just how essential they are to almost every decision we make? Counting ...Show more
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the Big Bang to the theory of relativity, Stephen W. Hawking will challenge your imagination and expand your grasp of the cosmos. This is the classic revelatory science book of the last century. Here is a landmark book written for those of us who prefer words to equations. Told by an extraordinary ...Show more
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Andrew H. Knoll
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How well do you know the ground beneath your feet? Odds are, where you're standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of i ...Show more