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Woo's Wonderful World of Maths by Eddie Woo
$29.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number?The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extraordinarily patterned.With enthusiasm ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2020 by Sara Phillips (Editor)
$32.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences
The annual collection – now in its tenth year – celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Is there life in a glob of subterranean snot? Science tackles some unexpected questions. At a time when the world is buffeted ...Show more
Beyond: Our Future in Space by Chris Impey
$23.95 AUD
Category: The Sciences
With plans to launch hotels into orbit and experiments in suspending and reanimating life for ultra-long-distance travel, private companies and entrepreneurs have outpaced NASA as the leaders in the new space race. With accessible prose and relentless curiosity, Chris Impey reports on China's plan to la ...Show more
Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences | Series: Ponderables
Legend has it that the first magic square, where all lines and diagonals add up to the same figure, was revealed more than 2,000 years ago when a river turtle appeared to have ancient Chinese numerals inscribed on sections of its shell. Patterns are everywhere in nature, and counting, measuring, and cal ...Show more
The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences | Series: Ponderables
In 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the world with the Periodic Table. It contained 63 elements, many more than the four elements established in the ancient world, but less than half the total in our modern table. Mendeleev believed there were many elements still to come. He was right. This gloriously il ...Show more
Blueprint - How DNA Makes Us Who We Are by Robert Plomin
$35.00 AUD
Category: The Sciences
A top behavioral geneticist makes the case that DNA inherited from our parents at the moment of conception can predict our psychological strengths and weaknesses. In Blueprint, behavioral geneticist Robert Plomin describes how the DNA revolution has made DNA personal by giving us the power to predict o ...Show more
The Physics of Everyday Things: The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day by James Kakalios
$29.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences
Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What's the simple science behind motion sensors, touch screens and toasters? How do we enter our offices using touch-on passes or find our way to new places using GPS? In The Physics of Everyday Things, James ...Show more
Anatomy Student's Colour-In Handbook Volume 2 by Ashwell, Ken
$18.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences | Series: Anatomy Student's Colour-In Handboo Ser.
This comprehensive new title is the ideal study aid for all those learning about human anatomy, from medical and nursing students to healthcare trainees. Designed to be easy to use, each double- page spread tackles a given anatomical element. Detailed, full-color illustrations with numbered elements are ...Show more
Invisible Worlds: Exploring Microcosms by Julie Coquart
$75.00 AUD
Category: The Sciences
"In this large format illustrated book a scanning electron microscope takes the reader on a tour of the inner life of things, revealing a world of images normally invisible to the human eye. The best and most beautiful micro-photographs in the world (some of which have been awarded the Nikon Small World ...Show more
Power in Numbers by Talithia Williams
$34.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences
Prepare to be inspired. The Women of Mathematics is a full-colour volume that takes aim at the forgotten influence of women on the development of mathematics over the last two millennia.You'll see each eminent mathematician come to life on each page, women like the astronomer-philosopher Hypatia, theore ...Show more
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine by Marty Jopson
$29.95 AUD
Category: The Sciences
Have you ever wondered why ice floats and water is such a freaky liquid? Or why chillies and mustard are both hot but in different ways? Or why microwaves don't cook from the inside out? In this fascinating scientific tour of household objects, The One Show presenter and all-round Science Bloke Marty Jo ...Show more
Human Body Identification Manual by Ian Whitmore, MD MB BS LRCP MRCS
$36.99 AUD
Category: The Sciences
The Human Body Identification Manual reveals the beauty and intricacy of the human body. This comprehensive and easy-to-use visual guide explores the structure and function of all of the parts that make up a human being. At the heart of the book are more than 500 clear, detailed, full-colour anatomical ...Show more