Science & Geography

Met Office Cloud Book - Updated Edition

Throughout history people have sought ways in which to map the heavens. From the sources of mathematics and mythology sprang the classic star chart...

There are approximately ten-billion-trillion stars in the entire observable Universe. That's a little more than the number of grains of sand on all...

Quantum Theory contains the seminal works of quantum theory from the early years of the 20th Century, representing breakthroughs in science that ra...

Since ancient times five planets have been easily visible to the naked eye - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. They appear to us like stars...

July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing - a milestone in the history of humankind. Today, the adventure, courage, and...

Universe Owners' Workshop Manual addresses themes in astronomy over the last few hundred years by which we came to understand the origin and evolut...

-An accessible yet enlightening handbook exploring London's rich history as a world-leading city of science -Richly illustrated with a myriad of sc...

Initially received with muted applause Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was soon recognised as the breakthrough scienti...

From our special place in the Orion Arm to the Milky Way's future collision with the Andromeda Galaxy, this book looks at the structure, formation ...

How old is the moon? What are the names of the various lunar maria? What is a lunar eclipse? What is a waxing crescent? Who drew the first map of t...

This book brings together all the fascinating strands of genetic science and explains in an accessible way how DNA is being mapped, classified, uti...