Browse by category
Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | 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: Popular Science | 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
Numbers: How Counting Changed the World by Tom Jackson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Think math is boring? Think again! Numbers: How Counting Changed the World cracks open the history of numbers to explore the surprising, fascinating, and sometimes mind-boggling evolution of mathematics through the ages. Did you know that the division symbol is actually a dagger? Or that something as si ...Show more
Philosophy (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | 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: Popular Science | 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
Psychology Ponderables by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular 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
Technology Ponderables - 100 Inventions That Changed History by Tom Jackson (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Popular 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: Popular Science | 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 Human Body in Minutes by Tom Jackson
$19.98 AUD
Category: Health | Series: In Minutes Ser.
This concise, illuminating guide takes us on a comprehensive tour of our bodies, explaining how they work and why they work that way, from the basic unit of the cell, through the tissues and organs that make up the body's systems, to how these systems work together to form a complete human being, from e ...Show more
The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Children's Reference | Series: The\Magnificent Book Of Ser.
Learn about 36 dangerous animals in this beautifully illustrated reference book filled with fascinating facts. The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals takes you into the wilderness where you will encounter all sorts of wild and dangerous creatures. From predatory orcas powering the waves to green anac ...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; Gail Dixon
$39.99 AUD
Category: Popular 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 inf ...Show more