Weather by Bruce Buckley, Edward J. Hopkins, Richard Whitaker
$45.00 AUD
Category: Science
For thousands of years humans have tried to understand, predict and even control the weather. A topic of wide popular discussion, weather is also the subject of increasing scientific study. This book explains how patterns of weather occur both around the globe and at a local level, and shows how to inte ...Show more
THE EARTH MOVES by HOFSTADTER DAN
$39.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Great Discoveries
Celebrated, controversial, condemned, Galileo Galilei is a seminal figure in the history of science. Both Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein credit him as the first modern scientist. His 1633 trial before the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the prime drama in the history of the conflict between scien ...Show more
I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas R. Hofstadter
$45.00 AUD
Category: Science
This is Douglas R Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Godel, Escher, Bach - an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. Why do we say "I"? Can thought arise out of matter? By "thought" we mean not mere calculation, the manipulation of algorithms an ...Show more
Hydrogen Age by Geoffrey Holland
$42.95 AUD
Category: Science
Hydrogen is the energy of the future. This book presents the history of energy, especially of oil and coal and discusses the problems that exist with continuing to use those resources. Hydrogen stands out as the best alternative to traditional polluting fossil fuels for many reasons - it can be produced ...Show more
One to Nine : The Inner Life of Numbers by Andrew Hodges
$24.95 AUD
Category: Science
Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One, or what it means to be Two? Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, or even Seven wonders of the world? In One to Nine, Andrew Hodges brings numbers to life. Inspired by the popularity of Sudo ...Show more
One to Nine: The Meaning of Numbers by Andrew Hodges
$32.95 AUD
Category: Science
Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One, or what it means to be Two? Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, indeed Seven wonders of the world? In "One to Nine", Andrew Hodges brings numbers to life. Inspired by millennia of human at ...Show more
50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Mark Henderson
$24.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
In recent years knowledge of our genetic code has changed our understanding of life on Earth. New genetic technologies are transforming the way we live and promise treatments for otherwise incurable diseases. But these advances are also generating controversy, particularly surrounding issues such as clo ...Show more
ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT AUSTRALIA by HISCOCK
$65.00 AUD
Category: Science
This book is an introduction to the archaeology of Australia from prehistoric times to the eighteenth century AD. It is the only up-to-date textbook on the subject and is designed for undergraduate courses, based on the author's considerable experience of teaching at the Australian National University. ...Show more
Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen : An exploration of mathematical connections by Peter M. Higgins
$49.95 AUD
Category: Science
What do road and railway systems, electrical circuits, mingling at parties, mazes, family trees, and the internet all have in common? All are networks - either people or places or things that relate and connect to one another. Only relatively recently have mathematicians begun to explore such networks a ...Show more
A Walk Through the Southern Sky by Milton D. Heifetz
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
What star is that? Where is the Southern Cross? Who was Orion? This book answers these questions and many more. Its unique simplified maps make it easy to find the constellations in the southern hemisphere skies, and the stars within them. Clear instructions guide the user on how to gauge sizes and dist ...Show more
The Age of Everything: How Science Explores the Past by Matthew Hedman
$31.95 AUD
Category: Science
Taking advantage of recent advances throughout the sciences, Matthew Hedman brings the distant past closer to us than it has ever been. Here, he shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from the colonization of the New World over 13,000 years ago to the origin of the universe nearly fo ...Show more