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The Universe in a Box: Simulations and the Quest to Code the Cosmos by Andrew Pontzen
RRP: $56.55$36.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593330487Author Andrew PontzenFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 236mm... -
Sekret Machines: Man: Sekret Machines Gods, Man, and War Volume 2 by Tom DeLonge 9781943272372
RRP: $52.63$36.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943272372Author Tom DeLongeFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint To the starsPublisher To the stars -
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9780393350395
RRP: $31.18$26.03Our true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology Origins explains the soul-stirring leaps in our... -
The Nature of Space and Time by Stephen Hawking 9780691168449
RRP: $25.33$18.68Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of... -
This Way to the Universe: A Journey into Physics by Michael Dine
RRP: $39.00$25.55'Everything you wanted to know about physics but were afraid to ask' Priyamvada Natarajan, author of Mapping the Heavens__________________________When leading theoretical physicist Professor Michael Dine was asked where you could find an accessible book... -
Planets by Emily Drabek-Maunder
RRP: $19.48$13.36From a planet with a hexagonal storm to the home of the Solar System's largest volcano, our neighbouring bodies are unique and fascinating places. Where else would you find somewhere with days longer than its years? Humanity's understanding of planets... -
300 Problems in Special and General Relativity: With Complete Solutions by Mattias Blennow
RRP: $48.73$45.34Einstein's theories of special relativity and general relativity form a core part of today's undergraduate (or Masters-level) physics curriculum. This is a supplementary problem book or student's manual, consisting of 150 problems in each of special and... -
Stars by Greg Brown
RRP: $19.48$13.36Whether stargazing with the naked eye or observing deep space with the largest telescopes in the world, humans have a seemingly neverending fascination with the stars. Our ancestors saw patterns in their random arrangement, inventing both tales of... -
The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time by S. W. Hawking
$88.49Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly,... -
Freedom of Being: At Ease with What is by Jan Frazier 9781578635177
RRP: $35.08$28.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578635177Author Jan FrazierFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser -
Cosmology's Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe by P. J. E. Peebles 9780691196022
RRP: $78.00$61.11From Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. J. E. Peebles, the story of cosmology from Einstein to todayModern cosmology began a century ago with Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity and his notion of a homogenous, philosophically satisfying cosmos... -
Varieties of Scientific Experience by Carl Sagan
RRP: $48.75$28.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112624Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 357gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 140mm *... -
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian 9780316493307
RRP: $19.48$12.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316493307Author David ChristianFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Little, Brown SparkPublisher Little, Brown SparkWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm)... -
On the Future: Prospects for Humanity by Lord Martin Rees 9780691231068
RRP: $21.43$16.20A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin ReesHumanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over... -
At the Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe's First Seconds by Dan Hooper
RRP: $39.00$30.30A new look at the first few seconds after the Big Bang-and how research into these moments continues to revolutionize our understanding of our universeScientists in the past few decades have made crucial discoveries about how our cosmos evolved over the... -
The Bundahisn: A New Translation by Shaul Shaked 9780190879044
RRP: $159.90$145.18The Bundahisn, meaning primal or foundational creation, is the central Zoroastrian account of creation, cosmology, and eschatology. Compiled sometime in the ninth century CE, it is one of the most important surviving testaments to Zoroastrian literature... -
The Whole Truth: A Cosmologist's Reflections on the Search for Objective Reality by P. J. E. Peebles
RRP: $42.90$33.13From the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a personal meditation on the quest for objective reality in natural scienceA century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that keep changing, from a mechanical model of... -
The Copernicus Complex: The Quest for Our Cosmic (In)Significance by Caleb Scharf
RRP: $31.18$22.64A thrilling journey through the recent discoveries in astronomy that point to our cosmic significanceIn The Copernicus Complex, the renowned astrophysicist and author Caleb Scharf takes us on a cosmic adventure like no other, asserting that the age-old... -
The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter by Katherine Freese 9780691169187
RRP: $37.03$28.84The ordinary atoms that make up the known universe--from our bodies and the air we breathe to the planets and stars--constitute only 5 percent of all matter and energy in the cosmos. The rest is known as dark matter and dark energy, because their precise... -
Sidney Coleman's Lectures on Relativity by David Griffiths
$50.41Sidney Coleman (1937-2007) earned his doctorate at Caltech under Murray Gell-Mann. Before completing his thesis, he was hired by Harvard and remained there his entire career. A celebrated particle theorist, he is perhaps best known for his brilliant... -
The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time by Elizabeth Howell 9781950691395
RRP: $25.33$16.73With a focus of the Perseverance rover mission, here is the "Quintessential account of one of humanity's most intriguing quests" (Pail Halpern, Medium), "A remarkable, timely, and up-to-date account of Mars exploration" (Leonard David, "Space Insider,"... -
The Universe in the Rearview Mirror: How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality by Dave Goldberg
RRP: $36.76$28.12"A great read... Goldberg is an excellent guide."-Mario Livio, bestselling author of The Golden Ratio Physicist Dave Goldberg speeds across space, time and everything in between showing that our elegant universe-from the Higgs boson to antimatter to... -
Future Stories: A user's guide to the future by David Christian
RRP: $39.00$27.87'David Christian's approach to understanding history can help all of us learn to prepare for the future' - Bill GatesA user's guide to the future: from the algorithms in DNA to why time is like a cocktail glass, interstellar migrations, transhumanism,... -
The Little Book of Cosmology by Lyman Page 9780691195780
RRP: $33.13$23.63The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universeThe Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world's leading experimental cosmologists, this short... -
Conjuring the Universe: The Origins of the Laws of Nature by Peter Atkins
RRP: $21.43$15.15The marvellous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. There is a deep structure to the world which at the same time is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Where... -
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
RRP: $46.80$28.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216105Author Carlo RovelliFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 193mm... -
Nature, the Artful Modeler: Lectures on Laws, Science, How Nature Arranges the World and How We Can Arrange It Better by Nancy Cartwright
RRP: $35.08$26.91How fixed are the happenings in Nature and how are they fixed? These lectures address what our scientific successes at predicting and manipulating the world around us suggest in answer. One-very orthodox-account teaches that the sciences offer general... -
Space Exploration: A History in 100 Objects by Sten Odenwald 9781615196142
RRP: $37.03$26.81From Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station - a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration This eclectic pop history of space exploration, by scientist-educator Sten Odenwald at NASA, examines 100 objects - all... -
A Journey Through the Universe: A Traveler's Guide from the Center of the Sun to the Edge of the Unknown by New Scientist
RRP: $21.43$14.43There's a whole universe out there...Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit, fly out of the solar system and keep going. Where do you end up, and what do you see along the way?The... -
Darkness Visible: The Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, from the Bronze Age to the Picts by Ian Armit 9781908332172
RRP: $58.50$43.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The Saltire Society Scottish Research Book of the Year 2021.Book InformationISBN 9781908332172Author Ian ArmitFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Society of... -
Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate by Paul Halpern
RRP: $48.75$31.94In the past decade, Paul Halpern has brought readers three stunning histories of science -- Einstein's Dice and Schroedinger's Cats, The Quantum Labyrinth, and Synchronicity -- that reveal the twisted, bizarre, and illuminating stories of physics'... -
Look Up: Our story with the stars by Sarah Cruddas
RRP: $19.48$11.35'Sarah Cruddas is a gifted writer and Look Up is an inspired book. I am hopeful that we will never stop looking up.' Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins Most of us have never been to space. To date, of the more than 100 billion humans that... -
Cosmos: An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology by John North 9780226594415
$121.31For millennia humans have studied the skies to help them grow crops, navigate the seas, and earn favor from their gods. We still look to the stars today for answers to fundamental questions: How did the universe begin? Will it end, and if so, how? What... -
Welcome to the Universe: The Problem Book by Neil Degrasse Tyson 9780691177816
RRP: $68.25$53.06Here is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New York Times bestseller that was inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course for non-science majors that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott... -
The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead: Dispatches from the Front Line of Science by Marcus Chown
RRP: $25.33$16.69In Chown's most ambitious book to date he sets out to answer some of the most provocative questions of today:- Is Elvis alive and kicking in another space domain?- Will we ever find ET?- What's beyond the edge of the Universe?- Did aliens build the... -
Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology (Second Edition) by Ian R Kenyon 9780750337618
RRP: $146.25$137.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750337618Author Ian R KenyonFormat HardbackPage Count 326Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing -
Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines by Jim Al-Khalili
RRP: $85.78$74.96Bringing the material up to date, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition captures the new ideas and discoveries made in physics since the publication of the best-selling first edition. While retaining the popular format and style of its... -
The Universe Within: A Scientific Adventure by Neil Shubin
RRP: $21.43$15.15The Universe Within is a thrilling journey from today all the way back to the Big Bang, which shows the deep connections between the human body and the universe, from Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner FishWhat links the birth of the moon to our body... -
Deep Time: An Illustrated Exploration of 4.5 Billion Years of Time Through Artefacts, Places and Phenomena by Riley Black
RRP: $48.75$35.06Deep time is the timescale of the geological events that have shaped our planet. Whilst so immense as to challenge human understanding, its evidence is nonetheless visible all around us. Through explanations of the latest research and over 200... -
Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis by Sean G. Ryan 9780521133203
$101.79This self-contained astrophysics textbook for advanced undergraduates explores how stars form, what happens to them as they age, and what becomes of them when they die. Students can investigate the physical processes sustaining the energy output of stars...