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How to Build a Universe

(Theoretically Speaking)

by Katie Mack ...

'In this brilliant book, Mack makes learning feel thrilling, and along the way helps us to understand what science actually does' John GreenFrom one of the most exciting voices in science, a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of modern physicsWhat is the universe made of, and how do we know? For decades, physicists have studied this question, circling the most fundamental yet enigmatic building ... Read more

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'In this brilliant book, Mack makes learning feel thrilling, and along the way helps us to understand what science actually does' John GreenFrom one of the most exciting voices in science, a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of modern physicsWhat is the universe made of, and how do we know? For decades, physicists have studied this question, circling the most fundamental yet enigmatic building
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How to Gaze at the Southern Stars

by Richard Hall ...

Series series The Ginger Series
From the Southern Cross to the mysterious dark companions of the Dog Stars, the constellations in this guide will help readers see the night sky in a whole new way, allowing them to enjoy the vast beauty of the solar system. ... Read more

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From the Southern Cross to the mysterious dark companions of the Dog Stars, the constellations in this guide will help readers see the night sky in a whole new way, allowing them to enjoy the vast beauty of the solar system.
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X-Planes from the X-1 to the X-60

An Illustrated History

by Michael H. Gorn, Giuseppe De Chiara ...

Series Book 60 - Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief HistorianFor the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we gained from it all?To answer this question, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the X ... Read more

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Foreword by Dr. Roger D. Launius, Former NASA Chief HistorianFor the past 75 years, the U.S. government has invested significant time and money into advanced aerospace research, as evidenced by its many experimental X-plane aircraft and rockets. NASA's X-Planes asks a simple question: What have we gained from it all?To answer this question, the authors provide a comprehensive overview of the X
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Four Thousand Weeks

Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

by Oliver Burkeman ...

A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both ... Read more

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A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both
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50 Universe Ideas You Really Need to Know

by Joanne Baker ...

Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Jo Baker introduces and explains all of the essential concepts, major discoveries and the very latest thinking in astrophysics.From heliocentrism to Newton's theory of optics, the theory of relativity to supermassive black holes, 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Universe is a complete introduction to the most important concepts about our universe. ... Read more

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In a series of 50 accessible essays, Jo Baker introduces and explains all of the essential concepts, major discoveries and the very latest thinking in astrophysics.From heliocentrism to Newton's theory of optics, the theory of relativity to supermassive black holes, 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Universe is a complete introduction to the most important concepts about our universe.
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Maze Runner series (5 books)

by James Dashner ...

Series series Maze Runner Series
All five books in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone.He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone ... Read more

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All five books in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone.He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone
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Discover Physics

by Benjamin Crowell ...

Since birth, you've wanted to discover things. You started out by putting every available object in your mouth. Later you began asking the grownups all those "why" questions. None of this makes you unique — humans are naturally curious animals. What's unusual is that you've decided to take a physics course. There are easier ways to satisfy a science requirement, so evidently, you're one of those ... Read more

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Since birth, you've wanted to discover things. You started out by putting every available object in your mouth. Later you began asking the grownups all those "why" questions. None of this makes you unique — humans are naturally curious animals. What's unusual is that you've decided to take a physics course. There are easier ways to satisfy a science requirement, so evidently, you're one of those
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Light Revolutions

by Geoffrey Ernest Stedman ...

This book outlines the history thus far of a novel scientific project started in 1999, in Christchurch New Zealand and has proceed with help from German scientific agencies and scientists. The project is unique it resulted in the largest known ring lasers to monitor fluctuations in earth rotation including novel lunar and seismic effects, also in that the laboratory was a disused military bunker ... Read more

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This book outlines the history thus far of a novel scientific project started in 1999, in Christchurch New Zealand and has proceed with help from German scientific agencies and scientists. The project is unique it resulted in the largest known ring lasers to monitor fluctuations in earth rotation including novel lunar and seismic effects, also in that the laboratory was a disused military bunker
... Read more
Megacatastrophes!

Nine Strange Ways the World Could End

by David Darling, Dirk Schulze-Makuch ...

Acerbic dark humour meets hardcore science in this mind-boggling exploration of the nine worst ways the world could endDiscover the mind-boggling science of the coming apocalypse!'Curiously pleasurable… this will help you get your everyday problems into perspective.' IndependentWhich will get us first? The supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park? An asteroid hurtling thro... ... Read more

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Acerbic dark humour meets hardcore science in this mind-boggling exploration of the nine worst ways the world could endDiscover the mind-boggling science of the coming apocalypse!'Curiously pleasurable… this will help you get your everyday problems into perspective.' IndependentWhich will get us first? The supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park? An asteroid hurtling thro...
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Leonhard Euler

Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment

by Ronald S. Calinger ...

An acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematicianThis is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of all time. In this comprehensive and authoritative account, Ronald Calinger connects the story of Euler's eventful life to the astonishing achievements that place him in the company of Archimedes, ... Read more

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An acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematicianThis is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (1707–83), one of the greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists of all time. In this comprehensive and authoritative account, Ronald Calinger connects the story of Euler's eventful life to the astonishing achievements that place him in the company of Archimedes,
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Blue Gemini

A Thriller

by Mike Jenne ...

Series series Blue Gemini
Scott Ourecky wanted to fly; he never dreamed he'd end up in a secret military space program.The year is 1968. The Cold War is far from over, and nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. America is racing the Soviet Union to land men on the moon, a war is raging, and a pivotal presidential election looms on the horizon. A child of the early space age, Lieutenant Scott Ourecky joins ... Read more

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Scott Ourecky wanted to fly; he never dreamed he'd end up in a secret military space program.The year is 1968. The Cold War is far from over, and nuclear annihilation is always only a heartbeat away. America is racing the Soviet Union to land men on the moon, a war is raging, and a pivotal presidential election looms on the horizon. A child of the early space age, Lieutenant Scott Ourecky joins
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Moondust

In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth

by Andrew Smith ...

A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times'Fascinating. A wonderful book' David BowieSpellbinding ... A wonderful collective biography written with deftness, compassion and humour' Observer<strong... ... Read more

$26.39 NZD

A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times'Fascinating. A wonderful book' David BowieSpellbinding ... A wonderful collective biography written with deftness, compassion and humour' Observer<strong...
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Istražujući Sunčev sustav i šire u hrvatskoj

Exploring the Solar System and Beyond in Croatian

by Nam Nguyen ...

Istražujući Sunčev sustav i šire cilj je da ispunite svoj um sa glave početka do znajući razvoj planetarne znanosti u suvremenom svemirskog doba s ovom eBook.EBook je jednostavan za korištenje, osvježavajuće i jamči da će biti uzbudljivo! Možete čitati ovu knjigu bez ikakvog prethodnog znanja našeg Sunčevog sustava u posljednjih događaja. Mnoge stvari će biti u ovom eBook kao što je naše Sunce, ... Read more

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Istražujući Sunčev sustav i šire cilj je da ispunite svoj um sa glave početka do znajući razvoj planetarne znanosti u suvremenom svemirskog doba s ovom eBook.EBook je jednostavan za korištenje, osvježavajuće i jamči da će biti uzbudljivo! Možete čitati ovu knjigu bez ikakvog prethodnog znanja našeg Sunčevog sustava u posljednjih događaja. Mnoge stvari će biti u ovom eBook kao što je naše Sunce,
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Blue Darker Than Black

A Thriller

by Mike Jenne ...

Series series Blue Gemini
In the second book of the Blue Gemini trilogy, Air Force Majors Scott Ourecky and Drew Carson continue to fly highly classified missions to intercept and destroy suspect Soviet satellites.But after experiencing numerous close calls in orbit, the astronauts soon discover that not all perils reside in the sky. With his marriage already at risk because he cannot explain his frequent absences and ... Read more

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In the second book of the Blue Gemini trilogy, Air Force Majors Scott Ourecky and Drew Carson continue to fly highly classified missions to intercept and destroy suspect Soviet satellites.But after experiencing numerous close calls in orbit, the astronauts soon discover that not all perils reside in the sky. With his marriage already at risk because he cannot explain his frequent absences and
... Read more
The Sounds of the Cosmos

Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy

by Mario Diaz, Gabriela Gonzalez, Jorge Pullin ...

The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.In 2016, the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations made headlines when they announced the detection of gravitational waves—a century after Albert Einstein first predicted their existence with his general theory of relativity. With unprecedented perspective as physicists at ... Read more

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The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.In 2016, the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations made headlines when they announced the detection of gravitational waves—a century after Albert Einstein first predicted their existence with his general theory of relativity. With unprecedented perspective as physicists at
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A Short History of Nearly Everything

The bestselling popular science book of the 21st Century

by Bill Bryson ...

Series Book 5 - Bryson
The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engagin... ... Read more

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The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engagin...
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A Brief History Of Time

From Big Bang To Black Holes

by Stephen Hawking ...

The ultimate must-have science book. A multimillion copy bestseller. A popular book about the nature of the universe, written for the general reader by one of the world's greatest ever thinkers.A Brief History of Time poses questions such as:Was there a beginning of time?Could time run backwards?Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?This internationally acclaimed... ... Read more

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The ultimate must-have science book. A multimillion copy bestseller. A popular book about the nature of the universe, written for the general reader by one of the world's greatest ever thinkers.A Brief History of Time poses questions such as:Was there a beginning of time?Could time run backwards?Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?This internationally acclaimed...
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The Grand Design

by Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow ...

When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the ... Read more

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When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions

'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH

by Stephen Hawking ...

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty' GUARDIANThe world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.Is there a God?How did it ... Read more

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THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty' GUARDIANThe world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.Is there a God?How did it
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How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

by Simon Winchester ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific,
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A Briefer History of Time

by Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking ...

Like prior editions of the book - but even more so - A Briefer History of Time will guide non-scientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space . . .This is Stephen Hawking's somewhat 'briefer' account of his up-to-date and most recent scientific observations and findings. A great companion to his original worldwide bestseller, A Brief History ... Read more

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Like prior editions of the book - but even more so - A Briefer History of Time will guide non-scientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space . . .This is Stephen Hawking's somewhat 'briefer' account of his up-to-date and most recent scientific observations and findings. A great companion to his original worldwide bestseller, A Brief History
... Read more
The Ant and the Ferrari

by Kerry Spackman ...

Is there life after death? Can we prove the big bang theory? In his engrossing and accessible style, Dr Kerry Spackman uses everyday examples to answer these questions and other diverse issues.the Ant and the Ferrari is a magical tour-de-force that takes on the big questions in life and answers them in Dr Kerry Spackman's easily accessible writing style. this is one of those rare books that will ... Read more

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Is there life after death? Can we prove the big bang theory? In his engrossing and accessible style, Dr Kerry Spackman uses everyday examples to answer these questions and other diverse issues.the Ant and the Ferrari is a magical tour-de-force that takes on the big questions in life and answers them in Dr Kerry Spackman's easily accessible writing style. this is one of those rare books that will
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

**Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.**What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil ... Read more

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**Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.**What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil
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The Magic of Reality

From the multi-million bestselling author of The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins ...

'Dawkins has a gift for making science enjoyable... [He is] one of the greatest scientific writers / explainers of all time.' Bill Gates'The clearest and most beautifully written introduction to science I've ever read.' Philip PullmanHow do we know what's really true?Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings ... Read more

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'Dawkins has a gift for making science enjoyable... [He is] one of the greatest scientific writers / explainers of all time.' Bill Gates'The clearest and most beautifully written introduction to science I've ever read.' Philip PullmanHow do we know what's really true?Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The Vikings
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