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Clouds: Nature and Culture by Richard Hamblyn
$37.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Earth
Clouds have been objects of delight and fascination throughout human history; their fleeting magnificence and endless variety have inspired scientists and daydreamers alike. Clouds and the ever-changing patterns they create have long symbolized the restlessness and unpredictability of nature. Life witho ...Show more
Terra: Tales of the Earth by Richard Hamblyn
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Reading Level: very good
Blending history, science and eye-witness accounts, and arranged in chapters corresponding to the four elements (earth, air, fire and water), "Terra" explores the relationship between the planet and the humans who inhabit its surfaces. Through four case histories - the Lisbon earthquake of 1755; the wea ...Show more
The Art of Science: A Natural History of Ideas by Richard Hamblyn
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: 16
Science is about discovery, a journey towards knowledge. With authors as diverse as Galileo and Lewis Carroll, the extracts featured in this anthology span centuries and continents; they include startling revelations that changed the way we think and tackle more prosaic questions such as why the sea is ...Show more
The Sea - Nature and Culture by Richard Hamblyn
$37.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Earth Ser.
Sailing across time and geography, the imaginary and the real, The Sea chronicles the many physical and cultural meanings of the watery abyss. This book explores the sea and its meanings from ancient myths to contemporary geopolitics, from Atlantis to the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Richard Hambly ...Show more
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