Asteroids by Clifford J. Cunningham
$49.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences | Series: Kosmos Ser.
Grounded in historical studies of asteroids from the nineteenth century, Asteroids is a fully up-to-date view of these remarkable objects. Without resorting to any technical diagrams or mathematics, Clifford J. Cunningham shows that asteroids are not just rocks in space, but key to understanding the lif ...Show more
The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine by Brendan Borrell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
An enthralling real-life thriller that tells the full inside story of the high-stakes race for a lifesaving vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemicThe global race to find a coronavirus vaccine is the defining story of our times. In The First Shots, award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings this high- ...Show more
1411 QI Facts to Knock You Sideways by John Lloyd
$22.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.
1,227 QI Facts blew your socks off. 1,339 QI Facts made your jaw drop. Now the QI team return with this year's groaning sack of astonishment. All new facts! Prepare to be knocked sideways...Orchids can get jetlag. Lizards can't walk and breathe at the same time. There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie. Lady ...Show more
Quantum Fuzz The Strange True Makeup of Everything Around Us by Michael/S Walker
$49.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
Quantum physics has turned our commonsense notion of reality on its head. This accessible book describes in layperson's terms the strange phenomena that exist at the quantum level--a world of tiny dimensions where nothing is absolutely predictable, where we rethink causality, and information seemingly t ...Show more
Art of Stopping Time by Pedram Shojai
$24.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
The Art of Stopping Time guides the reader through 100 practices to help busy people practice mindfulness and a slowing of time wherever they might be- in the shower, sitting in traffic, or dealing with an overflowing inbox.Our perception of the scarcity of time is coupled with the epidemic of stress in ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers by Ian Stewart
$23.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of -- real, imaginary, rational, irrational, positive and negative -- along with several yo ...Show more
Accessory to War - The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military by Neil deGrasse Tyson; Avis Lang
$39.95 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences | Reading Level: very good
An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-re ...Show more
Adam Spencer's Top 100 by Adam Spencer
$34.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences | Reading Level: 4 Science
Australia's funniest mathematician returns in 2018 with more rollicking romps through the world of science, technology, numbers and all things nerdy. This terrific new fully illustrated title follows on from Adam's bestselling Big Book of Numbers (2014); World of Numbers (2015), Time Machine (2016), and ...Show more
A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the Birth of Science by Alexander Boxer
$39.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
Despite a resurgence in popularity, horoscopes are generally considered to be pseudoscience today - but they were once a cutting-edge scientific tool. In this ingenious work of history, data scientist Alexander Boxer examines a treasure trove of esoteric classical sources to expose the deep imaginative ...Show more
Half Lives : The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos
$34.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
The surprisingly macabre and mundane history of radium in everyday life.
The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens and About Ourselves by Arik Kershenbaum
$39.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
We are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science. Scientists are confident that there is alien life across the universe yet we have not moved beyond our perception of 'aliens' as Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and place our expectations o ...Show more
After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond by Bruce Greyson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
The world's leading expert on near-death experiences reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consciousness.What happens when we die? 10% of people whose hearts stop report near-death experiences (NDEs). Stories of lights, tunnels and loved ones have been re ...Show more