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The Invention of Clouds
Pan Macmillan 2011; US$ 8.95An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a young amateur meteorologist, Luke Howard, gave the clouds the names by which they are known to this day. By creating a language to define structures that had, up to then, been considered random and unknowable, Howard revolutionized the... more...
The Art of Science
Pan Macmillan 2011; US$ 11.49Good Science is not necessarily a book about great scientific theories, complicated equations, or grand old men (or women) in their laboratories; instead, it?s about the places we draw our inspiration from; it?s about daily routines and sudden flashes of insight; about dedication, and ? sometimes ? desperation; and the small moments, questions, quests,... more...
The Invention of Clouds
Pan Macmillan UK 2001; US$ 18.03A tantalising mixture of biography, history and science. "The Invention of Clouds" takes as its focus a specific scientific advance of the early nineteenth century, but it also addresses other issues of the day, such as culture, religion, aesthetics, literature etc. At the time such things weren't divided into separate disciplines, a mentality that... more...
The Art of Science
Pan Macmillan UK 2011; US$ 18.03What these extracts are, first and foremost, are stories of discovery. The Art of Science is not necessarily a book about great scientific theories, complicated equations, or grand old men (or women) in their laboratories; instead, it's about the places we draw our inspiration from; it's about daily routines and sudden flashes of insight; about dedication,... more...
Extraordinary Weather
F+W Media 2012; US$ 14.99An incredible collection of truly breathtaking weather phenomena. Produced in association with the Met Office, the world's premier weather forecasting bureau, Extraordinary Weather unearths astonishing photographs and compelling satellite imagery that reveals the otherworldly, wayward and often ambiguous nature of the weather. From the beautiful... more...
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