Results for: books tagged ‘Universe’
Here I Am!: Russell Stannard
Why is the Sky?: John Agard
This anthology is a wonderful amalgam of the humourous, inventive, surprising and profound. When a child begins asking 'Why?', he or she has firmly announced their intention to engage with ... More
Space, Time, Rhythm and Rhyme: Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard, author of the hugely successful 'Uncle Albert' series, has done more than anyone else to popularize science and make it something that is fun and readable. Here, he ... More
Galaxies like Grains of Sand: Brian Aldiss
‘Brian Aldiss seems to have always had a more oceanic sense of time than most science fiction writers, an almost measured vision of what will transpire in the long run, ... More
Afterglow of Creation: Marcus Chown
It's the oldest fossil in creation ...It accounts for 99.9% of all the light in the Universe ...Its discoverers mistook it for the ‘glow’ of pigeon droppings (yet still carried ... More
We Need to Talk About Kelvin: Marcus Chown
From New Scientist's cosmology consultant, comes a fantastic exploration of the science of the everyday world around us. More
Tweeting the Universe: Marcus Chown and Govert Schilling
Two master science writers answer 140 of the biggest questions in physics, distilling the essence of each subject into tweets of 140 characters. Marcus Chown and Govert Schilling take us ... More
The Solar System: Marcus Chown
Bestselling author Marcus Chown leads us on a grand tour through the incredible diversity of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft that surround the Sun in our cosmic backyard. Illuminating ... More