Einstein A Hundred Years of Relativity Andrew Robinson Palazzo 2010 Paperback Illustrated
Among the contributions in this wide-ranging introduction to Einstein's life and scientific theories are essays by such well-known figures as Stephen Among the contributions in this wide-ranging introduction to Einstein's life and scientific theories are essays by such well-known figures as Stephen Hawking, Arthur C Clarke and Philip Glass. These are interspersed throughout Andrew Robinson's main narrative, which presents the beautiful simplicity of Einstein's discoveries and his enduring influence in the century since his 'miraculous year' of 1905, as well as his love of music and his political and humanitarian campaigns against nuclear weapons, anti-Semitism and McCarthyism. ...more
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Mission to the Moon
Alan Dyer Templar 2008 HB + DVD Illustrated
All about the Moon in 80 pages... With clear, concise text and photographs and artworks (many of them from NASA), this book describes the preparationsAll about the Moon in 80 pages... With clear, concise text and photographs and artworks (many of them from NASA), this book describes the preparations and the voyages that culminated in the Apollo Moon landings, with chapters on topics such as the early 'space race', the Saturn V rocket, lunar modules, spacesuits and mission control. Accompanying the book is a DVD with original footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing, July 1969. ...more
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Super Science: Feel the Force! Pop-Up Physics Fun Tom Adams; Thomas Flintham Templar 2011 Hardback Illustrated
What exactly is electricity? How do water pistols work? And why can't we see round corners? With pull tabs, flaps and pop-ups, this book explains why What exactly is electricity? How do water pistols work? And why can't we see round corners? With pull tabs, flaps and pop-ups, this book explains why the world works the way it does and describes some simple experiments to find out about force, friction, floating and sinking, pressure, sound and light and electricity. Ages 7+ ...more
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The Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin WhiteStar 2006 Hardback
In 1831, the Royal Navy brig Beagle embarked on a five-year voyage to map the coast of South America. Aboard was a young naturalist, Charles Darwin. HIn 1831, the Royal Navy brig Beagle embarked on a five-year voyage to map the coast of South America. Aboard was a young naturalist, Charles Darwin. His account of the journey, first published in 1845, offers an exciting narrative of his adventures in Patagonia and Peru, the Falklands and the Galapagos Islands, enriched with precise, vivid descriptions of the plants and animals that would later provide the basis for his ground-breaking theory of evolution. ...more
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Newton's Notebook The Life, Times and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton Joel Levy Running Press 2010 Hardback Illustrated
More than simply a biography of one of history's greatest geniuses, this intriguing book provides a full and detailed account of Sir Isaac Newton's liMore than simply a biography of one of history's greatest geniuses, this intriguing book provides a full and detailed account of Sir Isaac Newton's life and discoveries, written, designed and illustrated to look like a personal notebook. With quotations from the scientist's own papers and personal correspondence, reproductions of contemporary paintings and engravings and original illustrations, Joel Levy brings his subject to life, examines his work in mathematics, science and alchemy and considers the enduring importance of Newton's ideas. ...more
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Atlas of the Universe
Dr Mark A Garlick Templar 2009 Paperback Illustrated
The Science Magpie: A Hoard of Fascinating facts Stories, Poems, Diagrams and Jokes plucked from Science and its History Simon Flynn Icon 2012 Hardback
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The Archimedes Codex
Reviel Netz; William Noel Da Capo 2007 Hardback
In 1998 a charred and battered medieval prayer book was auctioned at Christie's in New York. Hidden beneath the later text, and barely decipherable, wIn 1998 a charred and battered medieval prayer book was auctioned at Christie's in New York. Hidden beneath the later text, and barely decipherable, was the oldest surviving manuscript of the work of Archimedes, the greatest mathematician of the ancient world. This engrossing, scholarly detective story shows how years of painstaking effort, aided by the latest imaging technology, brought researchers to their own Eureka moment - one that would fundamentally transform our understanding of the history of science. ...more
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Cycles of Time An Extraordinary New View of the Universe Roger Penrose Bodley Head 2010 Hardback
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