Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$27.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: good
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
Lonely Planet Stargazing Around the World: A Tour of the Night Sky by Lonely Planet
$39.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Lonely Planet Ser.
Embark on an adventure to see the stars with this inspiring guide that spotlights the world's best places to explore the night sky. Discover 100 spectacular sites including dark sky parks, observatories and wild mountains and experience the meditative wonder of stargazing - with essential travel tips so ...Show more
Astronomy 2024 Australia: Your Guide to the Night Sky by Glenn Dawes, Peter Northfield, Ken Wallace
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and constella ...Show more
In Search of Stardust : Amazing Micrometeorites and Their Terrestrial Imposters by Jon Larsen
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$39.99 (62% off)
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: General Adult
Tiny pieces of space rock called micrometeorites are everywhere on Earth. In Search of Stardust shows you how to find them and keep them safe. The solar system is a dusty place. Every day approximately 100 metric tons of cosmic dust collides with Earth, mainly in the form of micrometeorites. Most of th ...Show more
One Giant Leap - The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon by Charles Fishman
$19.99 AUD
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Category: Popular Science
One Giant Leap is the sweeping, definitive behind-the-scenes account of the furious race to complete one of humankind's greatest achievements. It's a story filled with surprises-from the item the astronauts almost forgot to take with them (the American flag), to the extraordinary impact Apollo would hav ...Show more
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths by Eugenia Cheng
$36.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers Why is -(-1) = 1? Why do odd and even numbers alternate? What's the point of algebra? Is maths even real? From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled ...Show more
The Matter of Everything: Twelve Experiments that Changed Our World by Suzie Sheehy
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Category: Popular Science
The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world*SELECTED AS ONE OF WATERSTONES' BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOKS OF 2022*'A splendid idea, vividly carried out- I enjoyed this book enormously' PHILIP PULLMAN'A rich history of beautiful discoveries' ...Show more
White Holes: Inside the Horizon by Carlo Rovelli
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble - on and on - down thi ...Show more
Life on our Planet by Dr Tom Fletcher
$59.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Accompanying an 8-part Netflix series from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic, a new 'Walking with Dinosaurs' that offers a stunning re-examination of prehistoric life on Planet Earth. Today there are 20 million species on our planet. Yet what we see is ...Show more
2024 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion, Collins Astronomy
$19.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2024. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from ...Show more
Beyond DNA: How Epigenetics is Transforming our Understanding of Evolution by Benjamin Oldroyd
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Uncover how a new approach to epigenetics affects the basis for our understanding of evolutionary biologyBeyond DNA is a journey through uncharted territory, advancing new ways of thinking about evolution and adaptation. For nearly a hundred years evolutionary biologists have understood that evolution p ...Show more