The Origin of (Almost) Everything

A journey through life, the universe and everything. Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, he reasoned, then they must, at some point, have been on top of one another. This d…

The Earth Book: A World of Exploration and Wonder

Welcome to a World of Wonders. Marvel at the physical planet, travel back in time to primordial Earth, explore all branches of the tree of life, discover habitats from oceans to deserts, learn how the weather works and take a tour of the human planet from the Maasai Steppe to Manhattan.

The Earth Book

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9781782098409

Collation

160 pgs.; illus. 31 cm

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550 BED t

Space

Lift the flaps to discover the wonders of space, from Earth's orbit to distant galaxies. Find out what really goes on inside stars, planets and spaceships, with unbelievable facts and detailed drawings that show you every detail of our amazing Universe.

Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search …

Science is how we understand the world. Yet critical flaws in peer review, statistical methods, and publication procedures have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless-or worse, badly misleading. Drawing on surprising new data from "meta-science" (the science of how science works), Science Fictions documents the errors that have distorted our knowledge on issues as varied as ca…

Pluses and Minuses: How Math Solves Our Problems

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Physics in Minutes: 200 key concepts explained in an instant

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Once Upon an Atom: The Questions of Science

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Numbers: How Counting Changed the World

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Murderous Maths: The Phantom X

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