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The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style. What is going on with our atmosphere? The headlines...
Thinking Small and Large: How Microbes Made and Can Save Our World
The environmental crisis will not be solved by battery technology alone. Thinking Small and Large reveals the ingenuity of microbes at key stages in life's 4 billion year history and...
A Dictionary of Colour: A Lexicon of the Language of Colour
Words are drawn from many different worlds including art, artists, crafts and design, painting, printing and sculpture, the decorative arts, gems, fashion, textiles, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, cosmetics, dyes, colourants,...
Thinking Small and Large: How Microbes Made and Can Save Our World
The environmental crisis will not be solved by battery technology alone. Thinking Small and Large reveals the ingenuity of microbes at key stages in life's 4 billion year history and...
Aircraft Structures
Still relevant decades after its 1950 publication, this legendary reference text on aircraft stress analysis is considered the best book on the subject. It emphasizes basic structural theory, which remains...
The Penultimate Curiosity: How Science Swims in the Slipstream of
When young children first begin to ask 'why?' they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an...
Black Holes And Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
$25.00 AUD
Author: Kip S. ThorneBinding: HardbackPublished: PICADOR, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work by a Nobel laureate physicist presents a captivating journey into the most extreme phenomena...
Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age: 1895-1965
The first full history for forty years of the development of nuclear power and the extraordinary minds behind it Henry Becquerel's accidental discovery, in Paris in 1896, of a faint...
The World Treasury Of Physics, Astronomy, And Mathematics
$15.00 AUD
Author: Timothy FerrisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA monumental...
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory - 100th Anniversary
After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "to give...
Top Ten Ideas of Physics: Foundations for Understanding the Universe
The ten biggest ideas in theoretical physics that have withstood the test of time Could any discovery be more unexpected and shocking than the realisation that the reality we were...
The Nuclear Energy Controversy
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Author: Stephen GoodeBinding: HardbackPublished: Franklin Watts, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe non-fiction work The Nuclear Energy Controversy presents a comprehensive examination of the complex arguments...
Airplane Performance Stability And Control
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Author: Courtland D. Perkins And Robert E. HageBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. and CHAPMAN & HALL, LIMITED, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and...
Boom!: The Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, and Earthly Mayhem
Space is quiet. Billion trillions of stars slowly burning out their lives. Bodies of rock, moons, planets, floating in the dark. Most of the time. Sometimes violence is unleashed on...
Edison and the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
$15.00 AUD
A Discover magazine Top Science Book Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention--the light bulb--and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite...
American Scientific Library (23 Vols.)
$200.00 AUD
Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: American Scientific LibraryCondition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe American Scientific Library is a landmark series that distills the wonders...
Fluid Mechanics
$15.00 AUD
Author: Victor L. StreeterBinding: PaperbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStreeter Fluid Mechanics presents a comprehensive introduction to the...
Mechanics Of Fluids: 2Nd Edition
$30.00 AUD
Author: MasseyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMechanics Of Fluids: 2Nd Edition presents a comprehensive treatment of fluid...
The Story Of Light
$35.00 AUD
Author: Lillian J. BragdonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThe compelling work The Story Of Light chronicles the multifaceted...
The Individual And The Universe
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Author: A. C. B. LovellBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Individual And The Universe presents a profound scientific and...
What Is Life?: The Physical Aspect Of The Living Cell
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Author: Erwin SchrödingerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsErwin Schrödinger's seminal work, What Is Life?, presents a profound inquiry into the fundamental nature of living...
Mechanics Of Fluids
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Author: W. J. Duncan A. S. Thom A. D. YoungBinding: PaperbackPublished: Edward Arnold, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. Clean...
Strength Of Materials: Part II Advanced
$25.00 AUD
Author: S TimoshenkoBinding: PaperbackPublished: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Clean text. This authoritative engineering text, Strength Of Materials:...
The Primacy of Doubt: From Quantum Physics to Climate Change, How the
$17.50 AUD
"Quite possibly the best popular science book I've ever read" ( Popular Science ) shows how the tools that enabled us to overcome the uncertainty of the weather will enable...
P. M. S. Blackett: A Biographical Memoir
$50.00 AUD
Author: Bernard LovellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Society, London, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBernard Lovell's P. M. S. Blackett: A Biographical Memoir chronicles the extraordinary life and scientific...
Atlas Of Optical Transforms
$25.00 AUD
Author: G. Harburn C. A. Taylor T. R. WelberryBinding: HardbackPublished: G. Bell & Sons, 1975Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe seminal...
Gem Testing
$30.00 AUD
Author: B.W. AndersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Newnes-Butterworths, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed DJ, minor tears to DJ.This authoritative work, Gem Testing: Eighth Edition,...
Madame Curie
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Author: Eve CurieBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd., 1947Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Madame Curie, chronicles the extraordinary life and...
The Hidden Universe
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Author: Michael DisneyBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe academic work The Hidden Universe by Michael Disney presents a compelling journey into the...
Air Navigation: Based On Principles And Methods Applicable Also To Sea Navigation
$60.00 AUD
Author: F. G. BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: CHAPMAN & HALL LTD., 1941Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with minor marks and specks. Previous owner's notes...
Tanker Practice
$80.00 AUD
Author: G. A. B. KingBinding: HardbackPublished: The Maritime Press, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No loose pages. Staining on side of book block.Tanker Practice...
Awaken Your Immortal Intelligent Heart: A Blueprint for Living in the
Awaken Your Immortal Intelligent Heart by Carmel Glenane B.A. Dip. Ed. In Part I: DISCOVER THE SECRET POWER OF YOUR HEART'S INTELLIGENCE: New scientific evidence reveals that your heart has...
What to Think About Machines That Think: Today's Leading Thinkers on
Weighing in from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, today's most forward-thinking minds explore the rise of "machines that think." Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, "The development of full...
Escape from Shadow Physics: The Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum
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The "artfully written...splendid history of classical and quantum physics" ( Science ) that "rightfully highlights the limitations of current physics" ( Wall Street Journal ) and argues for a revolutionary...
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us (and Who We Would Be Without Them)
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An astronomer "who writes like a poet" ( Wall Street Journal ) gives a sweeping, "beautifully written" ( Nature ) inquiry into how the night sky has shaped human history...
The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics
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A "fascinating [and] provocative" argument by a particle physicist--marshalling a "heady mix of history, philosophy and cutting-edge theory" ( Wall Street Journal )--for monism, the ancient idea about the universe...
Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic
In Waves in an Impossible Sea , physicist Matt Strassler tells a startling tale of elementary particles, human experience, and empty space. He begins with a simple mystery of motion....
The Elegant Universe
The 25th Anniversary Edition of Brian Greene's iconic bestseller, combining great scientific insight and elegant writing to unravel the greatest mysteries of one of our most complex scientific concepts- string...
The Physicists: A Generation That Changed The World
$40.00 AUD
Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ, slight foxing to top-edge...
Mars: The Lure of the Red Planet
No other planet has so fired the human imagination as Mars. The possibility of life on the planet was an obsession in the 19th century. It is not surprising to...
Einstein in Love
At its height, Einstein's marriage to Mileva was an extraordinary one - a colleague and often fierce adversary, Mileva was brilliantly matched with the scientific genius. Dennis Overbye seeks to...
Time Trvl in Einstein Universe
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In this fascinating book, the renowned astrophysicist J. Richard Gott leads time travel out of the world of H. G. Wells and into the realm of scientific possibility. Building on...
The Nature Of Matter
$30.00 AUD
Author: Otto R. FrischBinding: HardbackPublished: The World of Science Library, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsIn The Nature Of Matter, Otto R. Frisch, a pivotal figure...
Pioneers Of Science: Nobel Prize Winners In Physics
$40.00 AUD
Author: Robert L WeberBinding: HardbackPublished: Institute Of Physics, Bristol / London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and sturdy copy. Pioneers Of...