The Shape of a Life: One Mathematician's Search for the Universe's Hidden Geometry ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.61/5 (4) A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational effort to uncover the geometric shape — the Calabi-Yau manifold — that may store the hidden dimensions of our ... Verifica stoc
Cosmos: Possible Worlds ♡ 7 59 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.62/5 Based on National Geographic's internationally-renowned television series, this groundbreaking and visually stunning book explores how science and civilization grew up t...
The Planets ♡ 13 59 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.64/5 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 ♡ 22 59 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.66/5 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
Dutch Light ♡ 15 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 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
The Cat in the Box: A History of Science in 100 Experiments ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.70/5 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
Foundations: An Illustrated Guide to Mathematics ♡ 18 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.72/5 Featuring a giant timeline wallchart, this illustrated guide traces humankind's greatest achievements in mathematics, plotting a journey from innumerate cave-dwellers, t...
Fragile Earth ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.70/5 A classic collection of the New Yorker's most urgent and groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of the climate emergency In 1989, just one year
Nature's Giants ♡ 10 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.70/5 A beautifully illustrated exploration of the science behind the awe-inspiring giants of past and present The colossal plants and animals of our world--dinosaurs, whales,...
Missions to the Moon ♡ 18 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.72/5 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
The Stargazer's Companion (Smithsonian) ♡ 14 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.71/5 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...
Science Curious Questions and Answers ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.70/5 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
Large Hadron Collider Owners' Workshop Manual ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.70/5 What is the universe made of? How did it start? This Manual tells the story of how physicists are seeking answers to these questions using
Lonely Planet's Atlas of Adventure ♡ 14 48 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.71/5 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
Eureka! ♡ 10 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.73/5 Descoperiți cum funcționează lumea într-adevăr în această călătorie spectaculoasă prin spațiu și timp, care arată elementele fundamentale ale științei în imagini inovato...
Theory of Lie Derivatives and Its Applications ♡ 10 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.73/5 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
Morphing ♡ 14 40 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 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
End Times ♡ 12 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Newsweek and Bloomberg popular science and investigative journalist Bryan Walsh explores the history of extinction and offers a cutting-edge examination of existential ri...
Essential Science ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Essential Science aims to be the most detailed, accessible and authoritative book of its kind. Each of the 34 discoveries is broken down into seven
Palimpsest ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 '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
Pioneers of Spaceflight ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Perfect book for anyone with an interest in space travel and the moon landings.
Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker ♡ 20 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life. With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin--hailed
Darwin: The Story of the Man and His Theories of Evolution ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 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 ...
How Technology Works ♡ 9 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.76/5 How Technology Works demystifies the machinery that keeps the modern world going, from simple objects such as zip fasteners and can openers to the latest,
The Ultimate Guide Space ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Discover everything you need to know about space with this remarkable title. This fully-illustrated book contains five colourful acetate pages which allow you to peel
Extinct Boids ♡ 12 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 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
Rebel Star ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 In 1869, a great mystery was born. As astronomers observed a total solar eclipse, for the first time they saw the faint glow of the
NATURE OF SEX: The ins and outs of mating in the animal kingdom ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 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
Science ♡ 14 79 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.50/5 Discusses key concepts in biology, physics, chemistry, and other scientific fields, and includes fast fact boxes, images and diagrams, and information about key scientist...
Conspiracy Theories: Mystery & Secrecy ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Cover-ups and mysteries, are they just a mix of wishful thinking and fantasy that grips the attention of millions of people: was JFK assassinated? Were
Rad Robots ♡ 15 38 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 A light-hearted roundup of robots in popular culture, fiction, films, TV, animation and toys. From the earliest robots through to the 21st century's cutting-edge automati...
The Ultimate Interplanetary Travel Guide ♡ 19 38 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 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 ♡ 11 38 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 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
Across the Airless Wilds ♡ 17 38 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 A few feet away sat the machine that made the achievement possible: an electric go-cart that folded like a business letter, weighed less than eighty
Mission ♡ 14 38 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 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...
The Intimate Universe ♡ 14 38 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 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,
Symphony in C: Carbon ♡ 10 34 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.80/5 Carbon. It is the building block of every cell that makes up every living thing. It is the essential component of the food we eat,
Cutting-Edge Science ♡ 14 33 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 How did the atom bomb help save the elephant? Have we found the secret to eternal youth? Could a parasite be manipulating you right now?
Space Visual Encyclopedia ♡ 11 33 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 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
Last Stargazers ♡ 16 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Not to mention the stress of handling equipment worth millions. It is a life of unique delights and absurdities … and one that may be
Orbitals, Terms and States ♡ 12 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 This highly regarded text offers a fine introduction to quantum chemistry, especially for students with a limited mathematical background, and provides an excellent suppl...
When We Walked on the Moon ♡ 10 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 'When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the surface of the Moon, I cried.' This book tells the story of the Apollo
The Entokil Man ♡ 7 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.80/5 Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, the founder of Rentokil, was a maverick and a man of enormous drive and energy. From an early age he was fascinated with
THE SCIENCE BOOK ♡ 17 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 This highly visual series puts an exhilarating spin on core reference topics. From legendary lost treasures to the deadliest animal predators, and extreme forces to
Genius Inventions ♡ 14 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Genius inventions - The stories behind history's greatest technological breakthroughs.
What Does Rain Smell Like? ♡ 13 32 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Discover the fascinating answers to the most curious weather questions from two expert meteorologists.
Astroquizzical ♡ 12 31 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth
Beginning and the End of Everything ♡ 21 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that's come to be
Secrets in the Skies ♡ 22 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 Secrets in the Skies delves deep into the life and discoveries of the world's most famous stargazer, Galileo Galilei, and the star-studded history of astronomy,
The Earth: From Myths to Knowledge ♡ 15 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 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
ALPHABETS: A Miscellany of Letters ♡ 12 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Through the exploration of this grouping of 26 symbols, it becomes clear that each letter has its own persona and history, and the alphabets presented
At Sixes and Sevens ♡ 11 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn't be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley.
The Tangled Tree ♡ 14 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 n The Tangled Tree, acclaimed science writer David Quammen chronicles these discoveries through the lives of the researchers who made them – such as Carl
Breakfast with Einstein ♡ 14 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Beginning at sunrise, Chad Orzel reveals the extraordinary science that underpins the simplest activities we all do every day, from making toast to shopping online.
Coca Wine ♡ 12 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 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...
Space Exploration 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.80/5 'Explorarea Spațiului' de Carolyn Collins Petersen este o explorare convingătoare a călătoriei umanității în cosmos. Prin povestiri vii și ilustrații bogate, Petersen îi...
Women Who Changed Science ♡ 21 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted,
Genesis ♡ 12 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 What if the ancient Greeks were right, and the universe really did spring into being out of chaos and the void? How could we know?
Friendship ♡ 11 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 The phenomenon of friendship is universal. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant but essential, and
Journey to the Centre of the Earth ♡ 9 30 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Over 6300 km below the earth's surface an
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State (Hardcover) ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Both an indispensable scientific work and a beautiful collection of art, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State documents and illustrates the