Physics: An illustrated history of the foundation of science

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9780985323066

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The planets

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9780241316641

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Discover Amazing Earth (Magic Skeleton Book)

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9781847503008

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550 DIS

Face to Face Reptiles

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978-0545084833

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Show Me Reptiles (A+ Books: Show Me!)

From skinks and scutes to gators and geckos, there's so much to know about reptiles! Show Me Reptiles has more than 100 facts and definitions about these cool cold-blooded creatures.

From here to infinity: A vision for the future of science

Science is often portrayed as an obscure, difficult discipline, governed by elite researchers and inaccessible to the general public. In this riveting, inspiring new book, preeminent astrophysicist Martin Rees overturns this view, urging improved communication between researchers and laypeople. In order to shape debates over health care, energy policy, space travel, and other vital issues, ordi…

Kepler and the universe: How one man revolutionized astronomy

A contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a pioneering German scientist and a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This colorful biography brings the man and his scientific discoveries to life, showing how his contributions were every bit as important as those of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. It was Kepler who first advocated the compl…

The human side of science: Edison and Tesla, Watson and Crick, and other pers…

With tongue-in-cheek illustrations by renowned science cartoonist Sidney Harris, this book takes the reader behind the scenes of scientific research to shine new light on the all-too-human people who do science.

Michael Faraday and the electrical century

Faraday's forte was electricity, a revolutionary force in 19th-century society. The electric telegraph made mass-communication possible; hopeful inventors during the 1840s looked forward to the day when everything would be done by electricity. By the end of the century, electricity really was in the process of transforming everyday life. What was Faraday's role in all this? How did his science …

Journey to the centre of the earth: A scientific exploration into the heart o…

One hundred and fifty years after the extraordinary, imaginative feat of Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth', David Whitehouse embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery into the heart of our world

Storm in a teacup: The physics of everyday life

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9781784160753

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530 CZE s

The weather book: Why it happens and where it comes from

Features facts, practical diagrams and explanations about weather phenomena and why they form. This title includes: weather systems - electrical storms, cyclones and the good-old British drizzle; weather tales - from raining frogs in Sussex, to ball lightning and sand storms in the East Midlands; and, weather forecasts

Junk DNA: A journey through the dark matter of the genome

For decades after identifying the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98% of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. Yet recently researchers have discovered variations and modulations in this junk DNA that underwrite a number of intractable…

A brief history of science: As seen through the development of scientific ins…

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9781841195520

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Animalium

Learn how animals have evolved, see inside the dissection laboratory, and discover the amazing variety of habitats on Earth.

Aku suka belajar air

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9789797989187

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550 DON a

Find Out about Plants (BBC Find Out about)

"Find Out About Series" books are the ideal introduction to information in a variety of different ways and at a number of different levels. They have wonderfully clear and well-labelled full-color photographs and illustrations. The text and language level are carefully designed for very young children.

Animal Disguises (Kingfisher Young Knowledge)

Introduces readers to the tricks that animals use to hide from predators, from changing their skin colour to blend into the background to pretending to be dead. Ages 4-8+.

The Kingdom of Mammals : The Wonderful World Of Knowledge

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9780005554675

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590 DIS

Egg: A Photographic Story of Hatching

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978-0751351033

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Monkeys (Nature Watch)

A monkey has flexible arms to swing through the trees, a long tail for balance, good eyesight to spot food and predators and - most important of all - a large brain to make sense of its world. This guide explores the complicated lives of monkeys and other small primates. Discover why some Japanese macaques wash their food before eating it, find out how the fearsome canine teeth of male baboons …

Wild Nature: Weird Nature

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9781782090960

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590 WEI

The World of Geography

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9780749803988

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550 GEO

Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records

Imagine exploring the most extreme parts of our amazing planet—trekking though the driest desert, climbing the snowiest mountaintops, and diving to the deepest regions of the ocean floor. Seymour Simon, the dean of children's science nonfiction, investigates Earth's biggest, smallest, deepest, and coldest environments, animals, plants, and most severe weather. These mind-bending facts and pho…

100 facts Extreme Earth

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9781848102323

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550 CLA e

Buku Pintar Dunia: Mamalia

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9789790639867

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Fragile Earth

Using images from the air, land and space, this work brings together dramatic natural and man-made events. It traces the path Hurricane Katrina took through New Orleans, and looks at the damage done to the presidential palace in Baghdad during the war in Iraq. It also provides a look at the effects our actions have on the planet.

Earth's Explosive Energy (Nature's Mighty Powers) Hardcover

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978-0276442957

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550 DIN e

The Story of Seeds: From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More …

Something as small as a seed can have a worldwide impact. Did you know there are top-secret seed vaults hidden throughout the world? And once a seed disappears, that’s it—it’s gone forever? With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling—of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. With a global cast of men and women, scientists and lay…

Prehistoric Mammals

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9780001944091

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