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Light in the Darkness: Black Holes, The Universe and Us
As featured in THE EDGE OF ALL WE KNOW - the new Netflix documentary about Black HolesFor readers of Stephen Hawking, a fascinating account of the universe from the perspective...
The Second Law
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Author: P. W. AtkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Scientific American Books - W. H. Freeman & Co., 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the principles of thermodynamics and...
It's Not Rocket Science
THE EXPLOSIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBlack holes.Dinosaurs.Exploding particles.Ever had the feeling that you are missing out on some truly mind-blowing science but never had the time to do something about it?Ben...
Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles
DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS.THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAINHis face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, he's a figurehead as much as a...
Theophrastus of Eresus, Commentary Volume 3.1: Sources on Physics
This volume forms part of the large international Theophrastus project started by Brill in 1992 and edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others. Together with volumes comprising the text and translations,...
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking is no ordinary scientist. He has broadened our basic understanding of the universe and his theoretical work on black holes and the origins of the cosmos have been...
Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters
Having penned hundreds of letters to his family over four decades, Freeman Dyson has framed them with the reflections made by a man now in his nineties. While maintaining that...
Subterranea: Discovering the Earth's Extraordinary Hidden Depths
'AN ORIGINAL AND TIMELY ODYSSEY INTO OUR MYSTERIOUS UNDERWORLD . . . THRILLING PROOF THAT SCIENCE AND IMAGINATION SHARE THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET' Nicholas Crane, presenter of BBC2's Coast...
Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall: The Laws That Make the World Work
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'Everything we do is touched by physics. Whether we're on the motorway, at the beach or in the pub, its laws tell us what happens in our world and why.'From...
An Introduction to the Infinitesimal Calculus: With Applications to Mechanics and Physics
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Author: G. W. CauntBinding: HardbackPublished: The Clarendon Press, 1931, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book serves as an introduction to infinitesimal calculus, emphasizing its applications in...
The Universe: The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary,...
The Equations of Life: The Hidden Rules Shaping Evolution
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Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the author of the international bestseller How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Your humble alarm clock, digital cameras, the smell...
Wrinkles in Time: The Imprint of Creation
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Author: George Smoot and Keay DavidsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1993, First UK EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the scientific principles behind the...
Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall: The Laws That Make the World Work
'Everything we do is touched by physics. Whether we're on the motorway, at the beach or in the pub, its laws tell us what happens in our world and why.'From...
The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and
The long history of one of physics' most enticing ideas: that the universe we know isn't the only one? Our books, our movies-our imaginations-are obsessed with extra dimensions, alternate timelines,...
A Journey Through The Universe: A traveler's guide from the centre of
There's a whole universe out there...Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep...
Escape From Shadow Physics: Quantum Theory, Quantum Reality and [...]
'A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS' - Jean BricmontThe received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes...
Escape From Shadow Physics: Quantum Theory, Quantum Reality and [...]
'A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS' - Jean BricmontThe received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes...
Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were...
Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were...
Wrinkles in Time: The Imprint of Creation
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Author: George Smoot, Keay DavidsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1993, First UK EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn 'Wrinkles in Time', George Smoot explores the...
Other Worlds
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Author: P. C. W. DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: London: Dent, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Other Worlds', P. C. W. Davies explores the concept of parallel universes and...
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our...
Color for the Sciences
A comprehensive introduction to colorimetry from a conceptual perspective.Color for the Sciences is the first book on colorimetry to offer an account that emphasizes conceptual and formal issues rather than...
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our...
Too Big for a Single Mind: How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World
There may never be another era of science like the first half of the twentieth century, when a peerless cast of physicists--Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Max Planck, Wolfgang Pauli, Niels...
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the...
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
How do cats land on their feet? Discover how this question stumped brilliant minds and how its answer helped solve other seemingly impossible puzzles The question of how falling cats...
Breakfast with Einstein: The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
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Knowing: The Nature of Physical Law
Author: Michael MunowitzFormat: Hardback, 163mm x 239mm, 726g, 432 pagesPublished: Oxford University Press Inc, United States, 2006We ask question after question of an indifferent universe that would just as soon...
Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel
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Author: Banesh HoffmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Hart-Davis, Macgibbon, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an insightful portrayal of Albert Einstein, highlighting his journey from being a...
Einstein: A Life in Science
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Brief Lives 3 - Newton
Author: Peter Ackroyd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 The third brilliant short biography in Peter Ackroyd's Brief Lives. Newton is a companion volume to Chaucer and Turner. Isaac Newton...
Sakharov: A Biography
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Inside the Atom
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Stephen Hawking for Beginners
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Problems in Physics
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The Physical Principles of Astronautics
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A Decade of Decision
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Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science
Author: Jimena Canales Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities - demons - to test the laws of nature...
A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour
Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 A Brief Welcome to the Universe offers a breathtaking tour of the cosmos, from planets, stars, and galaxies to black...
The Whole Truth: A Cosmologist's Reflections on the Search for Objective Reality
Author: P. J. E. Peebles Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 A century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that keep changing, from a mechanical...
Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science
Author: Jimena Canales Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities - demons - to test the laws of nature...
The Young Traveller in Space
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Intermediate Quantum Mechanics
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The Crab Nebula
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Richard Feynman: A Life in Science
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