The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth by Elizabeth Tasker
26.99 NZD
Category: General Science
Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was a job restricted to science-fiction writers. Now it's one of the fastest-growing fields in astronomy with thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, and the number is rising fast. These new-found worlds are more alien than anything i ...Show more
The Physics Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Physics by Clifford A. Pickover
49.99 NZD
Category: General Science
In The Physics Book, bestselling popular science writer Clifford A. Pickover explores 250 milestone discoveries in the field of physics that span a historical timeline extending from 13.7 billion years B.C. to more than 100 trillion years in the future. Written for the layperson in accessible and entert ...Show more
The Medical Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Medicine by Clifford A. Pickover
49.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: Sterling Milestones
The history of medicine is as old as the history of human civilization. In The Medical Book, popular science writer Clifford A. Pickover explores 250 milestone discoveries in medicine that span more than 12,000 years. Whether writing on 'hard science' topics such as DNA structure, reverse transcriptase ...Show more
Physics: An Illustrated History of the Foundations of Science (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: Ponderables
Our journey begins with the first attempts to understand reality, Mother Nature - or as the ancient Greeks called it, physis. Follow the journey through history as great scientists, such as Thales, Galileo, Feynman, and many others, gradually unpick the fabric of the Universe revealing an array of funda ...Show more
Brain Ponderables by Tom Jackson
34.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our heads that does all our thinking for us. With 100 billion nerve cells joined by thousands more to every corner of the body, the brain is wired together with 10 ...Show more
I Used to Know That: General Science by Marianne Taylor
16.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: I Used to Know That Ser.
For those whose memories of learning science at school consist of burning magnesium and playing with iron filings and a magnet, and whose brains shut down as soon as things start to sound 'too technical', I Used to Know That: General Science is here to remind you of everything you've forgotten or should ...Show more
The Way Things Work Now by David Macaulay
55.00 NZD
Category: General Science
This revised edition of David Macaulay's classic The Way Things Work takes you into the inner workings of hundreds of machines and explains the science behind their technologies. From the simple lever to the modern microprocessor, this bestseller has been completely updated with the latest technologies ...Show more
The Math Book: 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics by Clifford A. Pickover
49.99 NZD
Category: General Science
You don't have to be a whiz at maths to enjoy this fascinating appreciation of 250 milestones in the history of mathematics. The topics covered span more than 150 million years and range from the application of mathematical concepts in the understanding of knots, noughts and crosses, dice and other fami ...Show more
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray, Nick Mann
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science
The Elements has become an international sensation, with over one million copies in-print worldwide. The highly-anticipated paperback edition of The Elements is finally available. An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in th ...Show more
Human Universe by Andrew Cohen; Brian Cox
22.99 NZD
Category: General Science
Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live. Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extr ...Show more
Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
75.00 NZD
Category: General Science
A fully updated edition of this beautifully illustrated, encyclopedic guide to planet Earth Explore and understand the natural and human wonders of our planet Now in its third edition, this landmark encyclopedia both celebrates our planet and explains the science underpinning the forces and processes th ...Show more