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A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world's greatest scientists, from Copernicus to Stephen Hawking.
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Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Including facts, stories and information drawn from across history, science, art and literature - from finger-prints to angel physiology, from Isaac Newton’s death-mask to the afterlife of Einstein’s brain, this…
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Half of the world’s population today lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. In this title, the author explores the most feared and celebrated tides around the world, from…
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Superb… . A gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald. -James McConnachie, Sunday Times (UK)
The Most Beautiful Molecule The molecule, buckminsterfullerene, is beautiful physically and intellectually. Its qualities, and even some of its properties, can be appreciated instantly and intuitively by nonscientists. Its uniqueness…
Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age - a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Christiaan Huygens, one of Europe’s leading, yet…
The extraordinary life and ideas of one of the greatest-and most neglected-minds in history.
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An experimental biography of Sir Thomas Browne, the 17th century physician, philospher and writer
Everything in universe is made of them, including you. Like you, elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. This book is packed with stories and unexpected information…
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'Science writing at its best. If only chemistry had been like this at school' Matt Ridley
Everything in the universe is made of them, including…
First published: London: Viking, 2011; hardcover ed. first published: [New York?]: Ecco, 2011
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In an intellectual adventure akin to Sarah Bakewell’s book Montaigne, How To Live, Hugh Aldersey-Williams sets off not just to tell the story of Browne’s life but also champion his…
Hugh Aldersey-Williams,Simon Briscoe
In the spirit of Freakonomics, a smart, pop guide for determining the real level of danger behind many media-hyped…
Here is the epic story of the centuries-long search to understand the tide: from Aristotle, said to have drowned himself when he failed to figure out the Greek tides, to…
A rich and sweeping exploration into the science and history behind the most mysterious, primal, and powerful force on earth: the tide.
