An enthralling and extraordinary adventure vividly charting the mysteries of the deep Earth, the history of our planet, and the …
William H. McNeill's seminal book The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community (1963) received the National …
Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every …
This is the classic introduction for the educated lay reader to the richly diverse world of mathematics: its history, philosophy, …
A brilliant new account of the Voyager space program-its history, scientific impact, and cultural legacy Launched in 1977, the two …
Popular account ranges from counting to mathematical logic and covers the many mathematical concepts that relate to infinity: graphic representation …
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) and Carlo Collodi's Le Avventure di Pinocchio (1883) …
This book offers an enlightening analysis of the ways in which the communication of space explorations has evolved in response …
Robert Kaplan's The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero was an international best-seller, translated into eight languages. The …
The most anticipated nonfiction book of the season, this year's Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the …
Can we correctly predict the flip of a fair coin more than half the time — or the decay of …
With the discovery in 1995 of the first planet orbiting another star, we now realize that planets are not unique …
No one had travelled like Captain Cook, and no one can again. Before his three voyages, the world was uncertain …
Over the past decade, astronomers, planetary scientists, and cosmologists have answered - or are closing in on the answers to …
Astronomers are on the verge of answering one of our most profound questions: are we alone in the universe? The …
This book takes the reader on an exploration of the structure and evolution of our universe. The basis for our …
Most of us are unaware of how much we depend on quantum mechanics on a day-to-day basis. Using illustrations and …
If you know how to program, you have the skills to turn data into knowledge, using tools of probability and …
In Data Sketches, Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu document the deeply creative process behind 24 unique data visualization projects, and …
This title explains the methods that rocket scientists use - expressed in a way that could be applied in everyday …
The Overview Effect is an important book in helping people see that your attitude does change when you see the …
