Item category 1: Science & Technology

Your beginner's guide to nature's smallest beings. Nature-enthusiast Georgia Angus has curated a collection of 100 out of 85,000 (and counting) insect species. Each insect profile includes information on appearance, habitat, behaviours and where to look, and is paired with Georgia's beautiful ill...

Arranged in chronological order from the early Greek mathematicians, Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, 100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding. Each entry describes the story of the research, the sig...

Discover the amazing wonders of the night sky with this expanded edition to 100 Things to See in the Night Sky, perfect for every amateur stargazer and armchair astronomer! Keep your feet on the ground and experience the night sky to the fullest by exploring planets, satellites, and constellation...

The night sky is full of amazing things to see, but how do you know what you're looking at or how to get the best perspective to enhance your viewing experience? This book gives you a clear idea of what you can see using a small telescope -- or just your naked eye! Also included is background inf...

Presents a review of technological innovations and inventions, from the ancient world to the present day.

Did you know a compost heap generates as much energy as the Sun? Or that dung beetles use the Milky Way to navigate? Maybe you have not been into space but if you have then you will know that astronauts have feet as soft as babies! 101 facts you didn't know about space takes you on a wild journey...

Over 200 years ago, French comet hunter Charles Messier published a list of comet-like objects he saw through his telescope. While he dismissed them as a nuisance, we now know them as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies! As some of the finest celestial sights to explore with your backyard telesc...

110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an atmosphere so huge that Earth is actually within it: come and meet the star of our solar system. Light takes eight minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But its journey within the Sun takes hundreds of thousands of years...

Compact, easy to use and reliable, this popular guide by well-known astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb has been providing stargazers with everything they need to know about the southern night sky for over 25 years. The 2020 guide contains monthly sky maps, an Indigenous astronomy section, viewing...

Featuring monthly sky maps, with details of the movement of the planets, stars and constellations, the 2025 Australasian Sky Guide offers the latest information on the solar system and its history, as well as tips for optimal viewing.