Browse by category
50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know by Giles Sparrow
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
From our own solar system to the edges of the universe, 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know is your introduction to the most important concepts, discoveries and mysteries in astronomy. How did the universe begin? Where did the Moon come from? What happens in the heart of a black hole? Why are gra ...Show more
A History of the Universe in 21 Stars - (and Three Imposters) by Giles Sparrow
27.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Expert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark sky, each with a story of their own. Taking 21 stars (and three imposters, th ...Show more
Astronomy for Curious Kids: An illustrated introduction to the solar system, our galaxy, space travel—and more! by Giles Sparrow
32.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Young readers can take a tour of the night sky and the wonders of the universe in this fascinating guide to the world of astronomy, beautifully illustrated in full-color. Expert science writer Giles Sparrow takes readers on a journey through time and space, from the Big Bang to black holes, to study so ...Show more
Constellations: A Field Guide to the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Step outside on a clear night, and the number of stars in the night sky can be overwhelming. Take a pair of binoculars or a small telescope with you, and a celestial vista of star clusters and clouds, knots of gas and dust, nearby planets and distant galaxies is revealed. Since ancient times, stargazers ...Show more
Cosmos: A Field Guide by Giles Sparrow
65.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The biggest and best ever reproduction of the Space Age's most remarkable images The magnificent vault of stars emblazoning Earth's night skies are but an infinitesimal fraction of the hundreds of billions that inhabit our galaxy - and there are at least as many galaxies in the universe as there are sta ...Show more
Hubble: Window on the Universe by Giles Sparrow
55.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
For 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been hurtling around our planet at 17,500 mph sending spectacularly sharp images of the universe back to Earth, but after two decades and 570,000 photographs, NASA is preparing to wind down this extraordinarily successful mission. This fully revised and update ...Show more
Mars: A New View of the Red Planet by Giles Sparrow
75.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Mars has always fascinated humanity and the findings of the past decade have revolutionized ideas about our nearest neighbour - revealing its watery past and geological similarity to Earth. This giant volume, filled with the latest and most magnificent images to be sent back from Curiosity, will walk yo ...Show more
Physics Squared (100 Concepts You Should Know) by Giles Sparrow
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: 100 Concepts You Should Know
Physics is the oldest and deepest of all the sciences, revealing profound truths about the way in which the Universe operates. Schrodinger's Cat, the Higgs boson particle, string theory-concepts we've all heard of, but how far do we really understand them? Physics Squared guides you through these topics ...Show more
Secrets in the Skies: Galileo and the Astonishing Solar System by Giles Sparrow
29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Secrets in the Skies delves deep into the life and discoveries of the world's most famous stargazer, Galileo Galilei, and the star-studded history of astronomy, from our prehistoric ancestors to the work of today's most brilliant scientists. In this stunningly detailed visual retelling of the birth of s ...Show more
Solar System in Minutes by Giles Sparrow
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: In Minutes Ser.
The Solar System in Minutes explains the history and features of all the major celestial bodies, including the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the planets' main moons, the asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt, as well as the birth, evolution, and scie ...Show more
The Cosmic Gallery: The Most Beautiful Images of the Universe by Giles Sparrow
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The heavens are alive with breathtaking beauty: from the incandescent surface of the Sun to the shimmering tail of a comet; the birth of planets to the death of stars; the dancing shadows of Jupiter's moons to the silhouettes of eclipses. The Cosmic Gallery contemplates the entire cosmos as a grand ce ...Show more
The Genius Test : Can You Master the World's Hardest Ideas? by Giles Sparrow
26.99 AUD
Category: Health
What is the Higgs Boson? Where did life come from? And what are you looking at when you're looking at Modern Art?Put your knowledge to the test - and learn to think and talk like a genius. The Genius Test takes you on a journey through humanity's most brain-bending ideas, from the big bang and the origi ...Show more
0 - 11 of 12