Collection: Adult Non Fiction - STEM

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.

Offers a detailed, illustrated guide to one hundred and one things to see in the night sky ranked by beauty, accessibility, and importance, with information about the equipment needed to see each, how to locate them, and tips for photographing them.

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...

A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2024. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from New Zealand and South Africa. Written and illustr...

30-Second biology dissects the hot topics of biological science, delving into the 50 most significant theories and developments that have shaped our understanding of the world around us. Take half a minute to discover the origins of life or how and why species interact. Explore the pros and cons ...

An illustrated, full-colour guide to the periodic table and the stories behind its most significant elements.

Humanity's most appalling crimes are solved by experts presenting painstakingly gathered evidence to the court of law. Investigators rely on physical, chemical and digital clues gathered at the scene of an incident to reconstruct beyond all reasonable doubt the events that occurred in order to br...

30-Second Numbers explores number categories, the science of measuring, how guesstimates work, and the visualisation of numbers, taking you behind the digits into the world of statistics, probability, risk and ratios. Numbers are our way of imposing order on the world, and each of the 50 topics h...

30-Second Quantum Theory tackles a mindbendingly mysterious area of physics, introducing the 50 most significant quantum quandaries and ideas. In a world where the quantum physics of electronics is an everyday essential and new quantum developments make headline news, you will visit Parallel Worl...