Hidden Spring

The Cat in the Box: A History of Science in 100 Experiments

Toată știința se bazează pe curiozitate, ipoteză, experimente și analiză. Această formulă de bază a fost în vigoare de mii de ani și a dus

Elementary Analysis

This unified treatment of algebra, analytic geometry, trigonometry, and introductory calculus offers a well-organized and thoughtful presentation. The text is fortified w...

End Times

Newsweek and Bloomberg popular science and investigative journalist Bryan Walsh explores the history of extinction and offers a cutting-edge examination of existential ri...

Lonely Planet's Atlas of Adventure

Don't just walk on the wild side - hike, climb, cycle, surf and even parachute. Lonely Planet's Atlas of Adventure is an encyclopedia for thrill-seekers

The Earth: From Myths to Knowledge

Our planet’s elliptical orbit around the Sun and its billions-of-years existence are facts we take for granted, matters every literate high school student is expected

Palimpsest

'Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born from the interplay of natural and cultural history, the seemingly magical act

Introducing: Chaos (Graphic Guide)

'Introducing Chaos' explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs

Maths in Bite-sized Chunks

Maths is often cited as the 'most difficult' or 'complex' subject to study, many people admitting to a wariness that was probably ingrained into them

Human DNA Manual : Understanding Your Genetic Code

The Human DNA Manual aims to enlighten and entertain the genetically curious layperson on all aspects of our DNA and genetic code. An introductory section

The Elements (The Compact Guide)

The Compact Guide: The Elements is authoritative and accessible, with a sense of wonder about the way in which the material world works, thanks to

Brain

Congratulations! You're the proud owner of the most complex information processing device in the known universe. The human brain comes equipped with all sorts of

Pioneers of Spaceflight

Perfect book for anyone with an interest in space travel and the moon landings.

Go Figure: The Marvellous Maths Workbook

Math is one of those tricky subjects that continues to throw us problems, even after our school days. From splitting the bill in a restaurant,

Moon Manual (Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual)

There is renewed interest in the Moon in recent years, with the news that a Chinese lunar rover landed on the Moon in January 2014,

Dream Universe

A vivid and captivating narrative about how modern science broke free of ancient philosophy, and how theoretical physics is returning to its unscientific roots In

The unnatural world

An environmental journalist examines the world humanity has created through climate change and chronicles the scientists, billionaires, and ordinary people who are workin...

Missions to the Moon

Full of personal insights and accounts of the long journey to getting a man on the moon, Missions to the Moon is the perfect companion

Testosterone

The biological source of masculinity has inspired fascination, investigation and controversy since antiquity. From the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to th...

The Stargazer's Companion (Smithsonian)

Discover the wonders of the night sky. This set includes a nature guide, notebook, and constellation chart. Smithsonian Nature Guides: Stars and Planets book i...

Mission

A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep-space mission to Europa--the Jovian moon where might swim the first...

Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality

Natural selection depends on death
little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We

Meet Your Hormones

Foreword by Professor John Wass, Professor of Endocrinology at Oxford University Did you know that you have thousands, perhaps millions, of hormones in your bloodstream?

Darwin: The Story of the Man and His Theories of Evolution

Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, this stunning volumeoffers an in-depth examination of one of the significant figures in nineteenth- and ...

Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand

Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and the universe with fifty fascinating and mind-bending

Criminology: A Complete Introduction (Teach Yourself)

Scris de Peter Joyce, lector de criminologie și cercetător principal, Criminology - A complete introduction este gândită pentru a oferi tot ce aveți nevoie pentru

Eureka!

Descoperiți cum funcționează lumea într-adevăr în această călătorie spectaculoasă prin spațiu și timp, care arată elementele fundamentale ale științei în imagini inovato...

How it All Works

The Universe is inconceivably complex . Its component parts though follow a set of unbreakable laws that have somehow been coded into their very fabric

Pythagoras

Aceasta este povestea lui Pitagora și a pitagoreicilor, a unei puteri de pătrundere care a transformat lumea antică și care încă inspiră știința, matematica, filozofia

Rethinking Consciousness

Neuroscientist and psychologist Michael S. A. Graziano puts forward a groundbreaking new theory on the origin of consciousness. Focusing attention can help an animal find...

Little Book of Big Explorations

A collection of 150 mini essays of trailblazing journeys into the unknown that have had a profound effect on our understanding of the world, transformed

Extinct Boids

When Ceri Levy asked Ralph Steadman to produce one piece of art representing an extinct bird for a recent exhibition, Ghosts of Gone Birds, Ralph

Elementary

Chemistry's most significant chart, the Periodic Table, and its 118 elements, is laid bare in this lively, accessible and compelling expose. The periodic table, created

The I Used to Know That: Maths Activity Book : Stuff You Forgot from School

Arithmetic, Probability, Fractions, Measurements - maths is one of those subjects that continue to throw a lot of us in a muddle long after our

Dutch Light

Plină de întâmplări, descoperiri și revelații, Dutch Light este o relatare vie a vieții și a carierei remarcabile a lui Christiaan Huygens, dar este și

Shadows in the Sky

Although the saying, ‘Pigs might fly…’ may bring a smile to one’s lips, even stranger things have been reported as appearing in Britain’s skies over

Climate Change

The story of climate change is the story of all life on Earth. This book shows how the environmental challenges we face are leading to

Theoretical Numerical Analysis

Concise text focuses on fundamentals of functional analysis and approximation theory, the major results of theoretical numerical analysis, and specific topics that illust...

Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

Totul este făcut din ceva ... De la obiectele de zi cu zi din casele noastre la cele mai extraordinare materiale noi care ne vor

Space Visual Encyclopedia

From the Big Bang to space exploration and stargazing, young readers will see everything there is to know about space as they blast off on

Extreme Weather

The ultimate weather book for the weather enthusiast or anyone interested in the oddities and extremes of nature. Is the climate really becoming more extreme

Morphing

Cylinders, spheres and cubes are a small handful of shapes that can be defined by a single word. However, most shapes cannot be found in

Living with Robots

The truth about robots: two experts look beyond the hype, offering a lively and accessible guide to what robots can (and can't) do. There’s a

Michael Faraday & The Electrical Century

Michael Faraday is one of the most recognisable names in the history of science. Faraday's forte was electricity, a revolutionary force in nineteenth-century society. T...

NATURE OF SEX: The ins and outs of mating in the animal kingdom

Thought about sex today? Of course you have! It's about the most natural thing any animal can do. But have you ever wondered how human

Project Project Apollo: The Moon Odyssey Explained

The Apollo missions to the Moon are some of the most successful and well-remembered manned spaceflights that NASA has ever accomplished, taking place in the

Coca Wine

A lavishly illustrated history of coca wine and the revolutionary advertising methods that made it a world-wide success • Follows 19th-century pharmacist Angelo Mariani’s...

Apollo 11: The Moon Landing in Real Time

Journey back in time and feel the excitement build in the days before launch and then experience the tension of the dramatic lunar landing and

Beijing & Shanghai: China's Hottest Cities

China’s drive into the 21st century has been fueled by the relationship—and competition—between Beijing, considered by some observers to be the capital of capitals in

Science Curious Questions and Answers

This brilliantly bonkers book takes a sideways look at all that is wild, wonderful and downright weird about science, including sections on animals, plants and

The Planets

Bazată pe cele mai recente descoperiri și informații de la NASA, The Planets este o lectură captivantă pentru toți cei interesați de astronomie și explorarea

Elements

This book offers a largely chronological illustrated guide to how the chemical elements were discovered over the past three millennia. It provides a view not

Testosterone

The biological source of masculinity has inspired fascination, investigation and controversy since antiquity. From the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to th...

Theory of Lie Derivatives and Its Applications

Differential geometry has become one of the most active areas of math publishing, yet a small list of older, unofficial classics continues to interest the

The Ultimate Interplanetary Travel Guide

Do you dream of journeying to other worlds? Featuring eight removable NASA posters, gorgeous full-color photography, stunning art, and informative summaries based on 50 y...

From Science Fiction to Science Fact

The iconic futurist artist and designer Syd Mead once described science fiction as 'reality ahead of schedule'. In From Science Fiction to Science Fact, Levy

Space Project

Lynn Davis, cunoscută pentru studiile asupra minunilor naturale și artificiale, este de mult timp fascinată de obiectele și locurile de explorare spațială. Fotografiile ...

The Intimate Universe

Dr Marek Kukula is the Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, where he informs the public and press about all aspects of astronomy, cosmology,

Traces: Every Body Leaves a Mark

In Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a journey through the fascinating edgeland where nature and crime are intertwined. She'll take you searching

Science

Discusses key concepts in biology, physics, chemistry, and other scientific fields, and includes fast fact boxes, images and diagrams, and information about key scientist...

What Does Rain Smell Like?

Discover the fascinating answers to the most curious weather questions from two expert meteorologists.