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For Your Information: On Earth And In The Sky
$15.00 AUD
Author: Willy LeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFor Your Information: On Earth And In The Sky by Willy Ley presents a...
Burton's Four-Figure Navigation Tables: For Use With G.H.A. Almanac
$40.00 AUD
Author: S. M. Burton And Gilbert F. CunninghamBinding: HardbackPublished: George Philip & Son, Ltd., 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis essential reference...
The Mammoth Book of Space Exploration and Disaster
In the words of those who trod the void and those at mission control, here are over 50 of the greatest true stories of suborbital, orbital and deep-space exploration. From...
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...
Man Against Nature: Firsthand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration
The forty-five tales in Man Against Nature cover an extraordinary range of time and terrain.
Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin
The new edition of this popular textbook, once again, provides an indispensable guide for the next generation of mineralogists. Designed for use on one- or two-semester courses, this second edition...
Trickster Travels: A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds
Captured by Christian pirates in the Mediterranean and imprisoned by the Pope, then released, baptized, and allowed a European life of scholarship as the Christian writer Giovanni Leone, Al-Hasan al-Wazzan...
Stonehenge: Neolithic Man and the Cosmos
There have been many attempts to explain the purpose of Stonehenge. Using archaelogical detail and a knowledge of the heavens as they were many millennia ago, North establishes the function...
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...
The Individual And The Universe
$20.00 AUD
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...
Star Voyager:Exploring Space on Screen
STAR VOYAGER: EXPLORING SPACE ON SCREEN is a book that celebrates the history and future of space exploration through the moving image. Originally published in conjunction with the exhibition of...
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography And Other Recollections
$90.00 AUD
Author: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin; Katherine HaramundanisBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling autobiography, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography And Other Recollections, chronicles the extraordinary life...
Oxford Bible Atlas
This new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, now with full-colour maps and illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship...
The Crown Of The Road: The Story Of The RACV
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Author: Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Four Winds Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles humanity's enduring fascination with life beyond our planet, presenting a comprehensive...
Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New,
A fleet of modern rockets among the most powerful in the world. A lunar land rush that has sparked a competition over the strategic high ground. Scientific discoveries that could...
Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Our World
Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary global utility which is omnipresent, universal, and available to all. Neither the internet nor the cloud would work without the...
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...
Abalone Pioneers: The untold stories of the Victorian Western Zone
Abalone Pioneers is the Australian story of the divers, deckhands, researchers and processors who established and developed the zone's abalone industry, from the amateur fishermen of the 1950s and the...
The Moon: A Visitor's Guide
Discover everything you need to know about the Moon in this entertaining visitor's guide! What's this floating high in the starry sky? We call it the Moon. But has it...
Zobi and the Zoox: A Story of Coral Bleaching
With her home under threat from a warming ocean, Zobi, a brave rhizobia bacterium, teams up with a family of slow but steady Zoox (zooxanthellae). As the coral bleaches, everyone...
Amazing Ecosystems: A Journey Through Our Planet's Spectacular Ecology
Over millions of years, countless animals, plants, fungi and other forms of life evolved together to form complexecosystems in each habitat type. Today, each resulting ecosystem of our world comprises...
Australia's Amazing Islands
The Australian mainland is surrounded by over 8,000 islands, islets and rock stacks.Each of these offers unique habitats for animals and plants, which has driven the evolution of thousands of...
Beyond the Map (from the author of Off the Map): Unruly enclaves,
Geography is getting stranger. Out there, fleets of new islands are under construction and micro-nations are struggling into the light. As new borders and boundaries ebb and flow with increasing...
The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
$15.00 AUD
Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year award A renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and...
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us (and Who We Would Be Without Them)
$20.00 AUD
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...
First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
$12.00 AUD
Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light , he demonstrates his gift for creating...
The Adventurist: My Life in Dangerous Places
The Adventurist is one man's story, a story that will change the way you think about travel, survival, where you have been, and where you are going. Enter the world...
Cosmic Challenge: The Ultimate Observing List for Amateurs
Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System...
The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future
$10.00 AUD
"A compelling portrait of the future and vividly relates the big challenges facing the world now."-Jared Diamond, New York Times bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs, and Steel The...
The Universe and Beyond
" The Universe and Beyond is a celebration of the human spirit of exploration. It is a majestic voyage to the most distant realms we can imagine. Prepare yourself for...
The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of Physics
$20.00 AUD
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...
Accidental Astronomy: How Random Discoveries Shape the Science of
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A "riveting real-life Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ( The Telegraph ), told "with an engaging voice, a diverting sense of humor, and a humble awe for the wonders of...
Collins World Atlas: Paperback Edition
A beautiful gift for the adventurers in your family. A new, fully updated edition of this bestselling atlas of the world. Great value and contains all the world maps you...
Collins Student Atlas: Ideal for learning at school and at home
Fully revised and updated for 2021, this curriculum-supportive world atlas is the perfect tool for students aged 14-16 years (Key Stage 4, GCSE 9-1). It features up-to-date reference and thematic...
The Great Barrier Reef
p>A beautiful photography book on one of Australia's top tourist destinations./p>p>Take a journey through the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland with lovely photography and information on the environment and the...
Australian Geographic Book of Corner Country
The Australian Geographic Book of "The Corner Country" is a truly comprehensive guide to the outback borderland, where NSW, SA and Queensland meet. Townships and settlements of this legendary region,...
Space: The Human Story
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake,...
Impossible Monsters: How the Discovery of Dinosaurs Changed the World
A superb narrative history of the discovery of dinosaurs and how they revolutionised our understanding of the Earth's and mankind's origins Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery...
Weathering: Earth wisdom for hopeful living
A geologist and therapist's evocative exploration of the lessons the earth can teach us about grounding, resilience and recovery, perfect for fans of Katherine May. Rocks and mountains have withstood...