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The Sky's Dark Labyrinth

The Sky's Dark Labyrinth

$15.00 AUD
At the dawn of the seventeenth century everyone believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth. Yet some men knew that the heavens did not move as they should. And...
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
From the Nasa astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station - what it's like out there and what it's like now, back here. Enter Scott Kelly's...
Wonders of the Universe

Wonders of the Universe

$39.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old....
Webb's Universe: The Space Telescope Images That Reveal Our Cosmic

Webb's Universe: The Space Telescope Images That Reveal Our Cosmic

$55.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
The definitive book on the James Webb Space Telescope, including its most stunning images to date, written by space expert Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Despite the huge advances in space technology...
Moon Magic: A Handbook of Lunar Cycles, Lore, and Mystical Energies:

Moon Magic: A Handbook of Lunar Cycles, Lore, and Mystical Energies:

$35.00 AUD$10.00 AUD
With Moon Magic , invite the power of the Moon into your life every day to help with anything from fixing your computer to blessing your pets. The Moon is...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Illustrated Edition

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Illustrated Edition

$26.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius' - David Walliams Gorgeous 42nd Anniversary gift edition of Douglas Adams's pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the...
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy

$49.95 AUD$25.00 AUD
Presents classic works in physics and astronomy by such figures as Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton, along with commentary on how these works changed the course of science.
Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History

Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History

$105.95 AUD$10.00 AUD
'The Calendar' contains descriptions of a selection of the calendars of the world and their history. There are introductory chapters on the nature of calendars, their astronomical background, and the...
Time And Space

Time And Space

$15.00 AUD
Author: Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the enigmatic concepts of time and space. It navigates through the...
The Ufo Phenomenon

The Ufo Phenomenon

$15.00 AUD
Author: Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the mysteries surrounding unidentified flying objects. It presents various sightings, accounts,...
Murmurs Of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record

Murmurs Of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record

$35.00 AUD
Author: Carl Sagan And Ann DruyanBinding: SoftbackPublished: Random House, New York, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn the early autumn of 1977, two extraordinary spacecraft called...
2010: Odyssey Two

2010: Odyssey Two

$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur C. ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA new mission heads to Jupiter to learn what happened to the Discovery spacecraft and its...
Challenge In The Skies

Challenge In The Skies

$25.00 AUD
Author: Ian SabeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House Melbourne, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book follows the story of TAA airlines. The narrative encompasses the challenges and triumphs...
2010: Odyssey Two

2010: Odyssey Two

$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur C. ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Granada, UK, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsHumanity ventures further into the cosmos, encountering the enigmatic monoliths and the evolved consciousness of...
Yearbook of Astronomy 2025

Yearbook of Astronomy 2025

$59.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of Astronomy 2025 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky...
The Hundred Greatest Stars

The Hundred Greatest Stars

$68.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
While there are guides to the visible sky, this is the first book to encompass the most important stars known in the universe at a level accessible to the layperson....
Barefoot Books Solar System

Barefoot Books Solar System

$34.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
A glow-in-the-dark, interactive guide to the Solar System, carefully crafted to make complex STEM concepts like astronomy, physics and chemistry understandable for children aged 8-12. Barefoot Books Solar System joins...
101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space

101 Facts You Didn't Know About Space

$75.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Did you know a compost heap generates as much energy as the Sun? Or that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate? Maybe you have not been into space...
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

$59.95 AUD$25.00 AUD
The touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings...
The Possibility of Life: Searching for Kinship in the Cosmos

The Possibility of Life: Searching for Kinship in the Cosmos

$39.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what...
The Sky: A User's Guide

The Sky: A User's Guide

$66.95 AUD$15.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Man On The Twenty Dollar Note

The Man On The Twenty Dollar Note

$20.00 AUD
Author: Sir Charles Kingsford-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, an aviation pioneer...
The Life Of Guy Menzies: The Forgotten Flyer (SIGNED)

The Life Of Guy Menzies: The Forgotten Flyer (SIGNED)

$50.00 AUD
Author: Max WearneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Author, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis biography tells the story of Guy Menzies, an aviator whose accomplishments have been...
The Mitchell Beazley New Concise Atlas Of The Universe

The Mitchell Beazley New Concise Atlas Of The Universe

$20.00 AUD
Author: Patrick MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Mitchell Beazley, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis atlas explores man and his universe, detailing the record so far. It covers Apollo, Pioneer,...
Scott's Book : The Life and the Mildenhall- Melbourne Flight of C. W. A. Scott

Scott's Book : The Life and the Mildenhall- Melbourne Flight of C. W. A. Scott

$50.00 AUD
Author: C. W. A. ScottBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1934Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis is the autobiographical account of C. W. A. Scott's...
The Sleepwalkers: A History Of Man'S Changing Vision Of The Universe

The Sleepwalkers: A History Of Man'S Changing Vision Of The Universe

$20.00 AUD
Author: Arthur KoestlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1959Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the history of astronomy and cosmology through the lives and works of influential scientists....
Rama II

Rama II

$15.00 AUD
Author: Arthur C. Clarke And Gentry LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Bantam, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRama II continues the saga that began with Rendezvous with Rama, delving deeper...
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge Including Human Factors

Basic Aeronautical Knowledge Including Human Factors

$45.00 AUD
Author: David RobsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Aviation Theory Centre, 2014Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides fundamental knowledge of aeronautics, including human factors. It covers essential principles and...
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

$59.95 AUD$30.00 AUD
The touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings...
Mars Rovers

Mars Rovers

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
Written by expert author who previously worked with NASA and the USAF. Full of images, diagrams and animated mock-ups. Looks at the history of the Mars programmes and their future....
The Universe and Beyond

The Universe and Beyond

$49.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
In the almost 15 years since the release of the fifth edition of The Universe and Beyond, our understanding of the universe has advanced exponentially. Previous editions guided readers through...
Galaxies: The Origins and Destiny of Our Universe

Galaxies: The Origins and Destiny of Our Universe

$59.95 AUD$30.00 AUD
A sweeping tour of the galaxies, from our Milky Way to infinity. Galaxies are glittering islands in the Universe, interwoven in the web of Dark Matter. From Earth's mountaintops enormous...
Shoot for the Moon: How the Moon Landings Taught us the 8 Secrets of Success

Shoot for the Moon: How the Moon Landings Taught us the 8 Secrets of Success

$26.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Second Rebel

The Second Rebel

$36.99 AUD$31.44 AUD
Linden A. Lewis returns with this next installment of The First Sister Trilogy, perfect for fans of Red Rising , The Handmaid's Tale , and The Expanse. Astrid has reclaimed...
Time: Your journey to a slower, richer, more fulfilling way of life

Time: Your journey to a slower, richer, more fulfilling way of life

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
Time is the one thing that is shared by all of humanity, irrespective of wealth, health, race or credo; and one of the things that makes us individual is how...
A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky

A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky

$32.99 AUD$28.04 AUD
In the company of Felicity the cat, discover the phases of the moon, the constellations and how to spot the Northern Lights and the Milky Way. This beautiful, fun book...
A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky

A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky

$32.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
In the company of Felicity the cat, discover the phases of the moon, the constellations and how to spot the Northern Lights and the Milky Way. This beautiful, fun book...
Lunar Living: The Sunday Times Bestseller

Lunar Living: The Sunday Times Bestseller

$39.99 AUD$33.99 AUD
The Sunday Times bestseller 'Your book is absolutely amazing, Kirsty. You're one of the best 10 guests of all time.' - Chris Evans, The Chris Evans Show on Virgin Radio...
What's the Use?: How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life

What's the Use?: How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life

$17.50 AUD
See the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world--from technology to health care and beyond. Almost all of us have sat...
The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars

The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves' The Economist #1 New York Times bestselling author...
Hawking

Hawking

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
From his early days at Oxford, Stephen Hawking's brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. At twenty-one he was diagnosed with ALS, a disease that limited his...
Space Trivia

Space Trivia

$55.00 AUD$10.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet

The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
The world's leading expert on the human settlement of Mars explains what Martian societies will look like - very soon! Within a few years, humans will be able to voyage...
Before the Big Bang: Our Origins in the Multiverse

Before the Big Bang: Our Origins in the Multiverse

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
One of the world's most celebrated cosmologists reveals our origins in the multiverse One of the world's most celebrated cosmologists presents her breakthrough explanation of our origins in the multiverse....
A Briefer History of Time

A Briefer History of Time

$27.99 AUD$23.79 AUD
The science classic made more accessible and more concise. Illustrated. Updated with new research. Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific...
About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks

About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A horological history of human civilisation, told through twelve world-changing clocks The measurement of time has always been essential to human civilization, from early Roman sundials to the advent of...
The Dawn of Modern Cosmology: From Copernicus to Newton

The Dawn of Modern Cosmology: From Copernicus to Newton

$29.99 AUD$25.49 AUD
New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about 'How great, then, must be the incomprehensible...