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Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Ponderables
Legend has it that the first magic square, where all lines and diagonals add up to the same figure, was revealed more than 2,000 years ago when a river turtle appeared to have ancient Chinese numerals inscribed on sections of its shell. Patterns are everywhere in nature, and counting, measuring, and cal ...Show more
Mathematics Ponderables by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Mathematics | Series: Ponderables
Legend has it that the first magic square, where all lines and diagonals add up to the same figure, was revealed more than 2,000 years ago when a river turtle appeared to have ancient Chinese numerals inscribed on sections of its shell. Patterns are everywhere in nature, and counting, measuring, and cal ...Show more
Ocean Atlas by Tom Jackson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's Reference | Series: Amazing Adventures
In this follow-on to Space Atlas (QED, 2018), readers will be taken on a journey across the waves and into the darkest deeps of the ocean. Covering geography, ecosystems and animals, this book is more than just an atlas of the Pacific, Atlantic and other oceans and seas.
Philosophy (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to philosophy. Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought is an authoritative yet fun reference book and timeline on the compilation of human knowledge. Both art and science attempt answers to the big questions -- what is truth, how to be good, and where did we come from? ...Show more
Physics: An Illustrated History of the Foundations of Science (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Ponderables
Our journey begins with the first attempts to understand reality, Mother Nature - or as the ancient Greeks called it, physis. Follow the journey through history as great scientists, such as Thales, Galileo, Feynman, and many others, gradually unpick the fabric of the Universe revealing an array of funda ...Show more
Physics Ponderables by Tom Jackson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables
NEW EDITION includes a recently updated removable 12-page fold-out timeline that traces the history of physics from the very beginning all the way up to 2017.
Psychology Ponderables by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to psychology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how we learned to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Psychology is a young science. While great thinkers have pondered the nature of thought itself for centuries, the idea of using scientific ...Show more
Space Atlas: A Journey from Earth to the Stars and Beyond (Amazing Adventures) by Tom Jackson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's Reference | Series: Amazing Adventures
What is life like on the International Space Station? Can we survive on Mars? Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Just how big is the universe anyway? The ultimate guide to our galaxy, Space Atlas answers all these questions and more while exploring the far reaches of space, from our own planet to neutron ...Show more
Technology Ponderables - 100 Inventions That Changed History by Tom Jackson (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to the history of technology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how tools have built our civilization, changed our environment, and could even alter our species. The term technology is frequently associated with modernity and the possibilities of the ...Show more
The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Ponderables
In 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presented the world with the Periodic Table. It contained 63 elements, many more than the four elements established in the ancient world, but less than half the total in our modern table. Mendeleev believed there were many elements still to come. He was right. This gloriously il ...Show more
The Magnificent Book of Dinosaurs by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Children's Reference | Series: The\Magnificent Book Of Ser.
Travel back in time to meet the most magnificent dinosaurs in close up.The Magnificent Book of Dinosaurs takes you back to prehistoric times to meet 36 incredible beasts.From the terrifying T. rex to the speedy Velociraptor, this book depicts some of the most incredible dinosaurs in stunning and accurat ...Show more
The Periodic Table: A visual guide to the elements by Tom Jackson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Which is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive? From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic Table.Combining cutting edge science with fascinating facts and stunning info ...Show more