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To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9781426223303
RRP: €29.74€19.97No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and fun than Neil deGrasse Tyson. Drawing on mythology, history, and literature - alongside his trademark wit and charm - Tyson and StarTalk senior producer Lindsey Nyx Walker bring... -
Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology by David Abram
RRP: €22.61€13.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for The Orion Book Award 2011.Book InformationISBN 9780375713699Author David AbramFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House... -
Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Professor Brian Cox
RRP: €29.75€16.18A Brief History of Time for the 21st Century At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. Its secrets lie waiting to be discovered. It's time to explore our universe's most mysterious inhabitants ... -
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
RRP: €13.08€9.25Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally... -
Process and Reality by Alfred North Whitehead 9780029345702
RRP: €17.84€11.14One of the major philosophical texts of the 20th century, Process and Reality is based on Alfred North Whitehead's influential lectures that he delivered at the University of Edinburgh in the 1920s on process philosophy.Whitehead's master work in... -
Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Professor Brian Cox 9780008390648
RRP: €13.08€8.57A Brief History of Time for the 21st Century At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. Its secrets lie waiting to be discovered. It's time to explore our universe's most mysterious inhabitants ... -
Forces of Nature by Brian Cox
RRP: €13.08€8.63Sunday Times Bestseller How did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds? Think you know our planet?Think again... -
The Illustrated Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking
RRP: €29.75€22.16Professor Stephen Hawking is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. Here, his phenomenal bestseller A Brief History of Time is illustrated to bring his theories to life in a clear, captivating and visually engaging way... -
A Universe From Nothing by Lawrence Krauss 9781471112683
RRP: €11.89€7.63Internationally renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the biggest philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why does anything exist? And how is it all going to... -
Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity by Sean M. Carroll 9781108488396
RRP: €59.49€53.25Spacetime and Geometry is an introductory textbook on general relativity, specifically aimed at students. Using a lucid style, Carroll first covers the foundations of the theory and mathematical formalism, providing an approachable introduction to what... -
Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK 9780241412749
RRP: €41.65€32.36Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond.Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a... -
The Universe: The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox by Andrew Cohen
RRP: €11.89€7.76Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. ... -
Human Universe by Brian Cox 9780008125080
RRP: €13.08€8.63Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller 'Engaging, ambitious and creative' Guardian Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? ... -
A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong by Dr Becky Smethurst 9781529086744
RRP: €13.08€8.47In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many... -
Sacred Geometry by Miranda Lundy 9781904263043
RRP: €8.27€5.58Is there a secret visual language all around us? What's so special about the shape of the Great Pyramid? Why is there something so sixy about circles? How many ways can you tile the plane? Lavishly illustrated by the author, this enchanting small... -
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark
RRP: €13.08€9.25In Our Mathematical Universe, Max Tegmark, one of the most original physicists at work today, leads us on an astonishing journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of realityPart-history of the cosmos,... -
The Planets by Professor Brian Cox 9780008280574
RRP: €13.08€8.63'So staggering you go "whoa!" every few seconds' Guardian 'Really impressive' Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series. The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another... -
Timaeus and Critias by Plato
RRP: €13.08€9.25'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.' Timaeus, one of Plato's acknowledged masterpieces, is an attempt to construct the universe and explain its contents by means of as few axioms as possible. The result... -
The Universe by Andrew Cohen
RRP: €29.75€21.46Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. ... -
Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox
RRP: €35.70€24.43The Sunday Times Bestseller In Wonders of the Solar System - the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series - Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit... -
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation by Neil deGrasse Tyson 9780008543211
RRP: €13.08€8.47Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time-war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender,... -
The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity by Robin Ince
RRP: €13.08€8.71***A Waterstones Best Paperback of 2022 pick***Perfect for fans of Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage and Professor Brian Cox.'A delightful and scintillating hymn to science.' Professor Carlo RovelliComedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at... -
The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars: (That You Can Spot in the Night Sky) by Giles Sparrow 9781802795059
RRP: €11.89€8.09Previously published as A History of the Universe in 21 Stars.'A delight and triumph ... A thing of beauty ... Truly, truly magical' talkRADIOLook up on a clear evening, and you'll see thousands of stars shining in the night sky, each telling a story of... -
Modified Gravity: Progresses And Outlook Of Theories, Numerical Techniques And Observational Tests by Baojiu Li
RRP: €130.90€113.36Modified gravity theories have been a main focus of theoretical cosmology research in the past decade or so, and have been quickly developing into a mature research field that attracts attention, interest and effort from both theoretical and... -
A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking 9780593056974
RRP: €13.08€9.25Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of... -
Moondust by Andrew Smith
RRP: €11.89€8.46A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing 'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times 'Fascinating. A wonderful book'... -
Just Six Numbers by Martin Rees
RRP: €11.89€8.09Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble - here on Earth, and... -
Rutherford and Fry's Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged): new from the stars of BBC Radio 4 by Adam Rutherford
RRP: €13.08€9.25THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Explores just about every area of life' DAILY MAIL'If only Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry were on tap to all of us, all the time . . . The pair have such a gift for making life, numbers and the forces at work in the universe... -
The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity by Bobby Azarian
RRP: €27.36€18.05Why do we exist? For centuries, this question was the sole province of religion and philosophy. But now science is ready to take a seat at the table.According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions... -
A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong by Dr Rebecca Smethurst
RRP: €23.80€16.43In A Brief History of Black Holes, the award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.'A jaunt through space history . . . with charming wit and many... -
An Introduction to Modern Cosmology by Andrew Liddle
RRP: €40.40€35.68An Introduction to Modern Cosmology Third Edition is an accessible account of modern cosmological ideas. The Big Bang Cosmology is explored, looking at its observational successes in explaining the expansion of the Universe, the existence and properties... -
The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot
RRP: €13.08€8.63'There is evidence to suggest that our world and everything in it - from snowflakes to maple trees to falling stars and spinning electrons - are only ghostly images, projections from a level of reality literally beyond both space and time.' ... -
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime by Sean Carroll
RRP: €13.08€8.33Quantum physics is not mystifying. The implications are mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but this revolutionary theory is truly illuminating. It stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world. 'An authoritative and... -
Diamonds Everywhere: Awe-inspiring astronomy discoveries by Tom Kerss 9780008636968
RRP: €20.22€13.65Answers to the mysteries of the cosmos for inquiring minds. Explore the entire cosmos in 101 fascinating topics - from mind-blowing numbers, astonishing sights, to strange-but-true discoveries and everything in between. Feed your... -
Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by James B. Hartle
RRP: €59.49€53.25Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating - black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University... -
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
RRP: €13.08€9.25Brian Greene's The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos explores our most current scientific understanding of the universe, the 'string theory' that might hold the key to unifying nature's laws, and our continuing quest to... -
Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox
RRP: €30.94€21.48Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion... -
Before the Big Bang: Rethinking the Origins of the Universe by Laura Mersini-Houghton
RRP: €23.80€17.01**A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022**One of the world's most celebrated cosmologists presents her breakthrough explanation of our origins in the multiverse.In recent years, Laura Mersini-Houghton's ground-breaking theory, spectacularly vindicated... -
The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity: A Journey to Discover Black Holes by Luciano Rezzolla
RRP: €23.80€16.16The mystery of gravity has captivated us for centuries. But what is gravity and how does it work? This engaging book delves into the bizarre and often counter-intuitive world of gravitational physics. Join distinguished astrophysicist Professor Luciano... -
Space: 10 Things You Should Know by Rebecca Smethurst
RRP: €11.89€7.09'Bite-sized, cutting edge science delivered with enormous enthusiasm - all you need to travel the cosmos' CHRIS LINTOTT 'A lot of astrophysics is packed into this neat little book . . . I guarantee you will come away knowing your dark matter from your...