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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The Royal Institution voted The Periodic Table the ‘Best Science Book Ever Written’. Levi wanted the world to know how ‘we transformers of matter live’, and his stories delve into his own past to examine the ‘strong and bitter flavour’ of a chemist’s life.
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A hugely ambitious and influential work, the world's first encyclopedia gives a unique insight into the Roman world, from agriculture to medicine to how Roman women liked to spend their money.
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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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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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George Johnson’s superb book explores the method behind some of science’s most dazzling discoveries – from the exquisite ingenuity of Galileo’s experiments on acceleration, to Newton’s fearless use of needles to understand vision.
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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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