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Blood and Justice

Blood and Justice by Peter Moore describes the ancient and medieval theories of blood and the history of early experimentation into transfusion. At its heart is the tale of an in...

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Origins

This beautiful book chronicles the geological events that have shaped our restless world from the time of its origins, amidst the dust clouds of 2 huge supernovas four and a ...

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The Shocking History of Phosphorus

"The autopsy of a person who had died from phosphorus poisoning would reveal inflammation a haemorrhage in the stomach and bowel, the liver would show fatty changes and both ...

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A Devil's Chaplain

If you like Richard Dawkins, you will like A Devil's Chaplain. A Devil's Chaplain is an anthology of essays, many of which have been published previously, in seven sections. Alo...

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The Red Canary

...Hans Duncker was to birds what Gregor Mendel was to peas. The Red Canary is a flight through the history and genetics of canary breeding, portrayed through the biography of Han...

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XTL

One of the best popular science books that I have ever read. Richly endowed with over 100 awe-inspiring images from the depths of space, XTL effortlessly tackles some of the most...

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Space Dogs

"..rockets were very cramped, very noisy, very fast, and vibrated a lot. And when the scary ride was over, the dog had to parachute back to earth from 60 miles up, through ai...

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Solar System

Nigel Hey takes the reader on a voyage through our planetary system and the Sun. launches by teaching us about the history of space exploration from its earliest inception in ancient times to modern conceptions of astrophysics before touching down on the state...
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The Naked Scientist

Chris Smith uses his wit and charm to lift the lid on the curious, crazy and compelling - and answer those questions you never thought to ask.
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