The classics of science read like the most thrilling record of a voyage of discovery: the human race's quest to understand ourselves and the world around us.
This superb new publication from Prestel recounts the story of the great German scientist who inspired Darwin and his celebrated botanical exploration of South America.
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Published 70 years before Audubon, All the World's Birds is the original ornithological masterpiece. This 18th-century bestseller is now published in a magnificent new edition with over 1,000 colour plates.
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In this award-winning, lucid and entertainingly written book, Dawkins uses the great scientific discoveries of modern times - from DNA to the power of computing and the electron microscope - to lead the reader step by logical step towards a heightened understanding of evolution.
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Richard Dawkins goes where Darwin feared to tread. Often quirky, sometimes confounding but always compelling, Climbing Mount Improbable is a tour de force.
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A thrilling story of professional obsession and cut-throat rivalry; a battle of wits, which not only revealed how genetic material could replicate itself, but pushed modern science in an unprecedented direction.
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This mind-bending collection - published to mark the 20th anniversary of Feynman's death - could change your view of science for ever.
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History of Western Science celebrates the towering geniuses whose dogged dedication and staggering leaps of the imagination have opened our eyes to the universe we live in.
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The first two volumes in this acclaimed and unprecedented work, historian and archaeologist Peter Watson gives us a new history of the world, by explaining the ideas that have shaped civilisation.
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Life is a fascinating odyssey through the first 4 billion years of life on earth, from the big bang to the first humans. Eloquent, enthralling and filled with the wonder of discovery this is a book that helps answer the question: 'why are we here?'
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The Natural History of Selborne is both a pioneering work of natural history and a landmark of English literature. This edition, beautifully bound and illustrated, has been modelled on the large quarto editions produced in the late 18th century: a fitting homage to this much-loved work.
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No book has revolutionised our view of life on earth more than Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Yet its enduring popularity is a testament to the immense energy and startling simplicity with which Darwin makes his revelations.
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Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's great achievement, it is the essential guide to one of the most fundamental discoveries of modern science.
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Unweaving the Rainbow is Dawkins's most wide-ranging book – an inspirational odyssey through seas of science and culture. In reclaiming the poetic sense of wonder for ‘real science’, he creates a stimulating antidote to ignorance and boredom.
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