The Material World
2nd Edition
Rodney Cotterill

A beautifully illustrated account of matter from the individual atom to the living organism.

Published September 2008 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521451475 | In stock

The Chronologers' Quest
The Search for the Age of the Earth
Patrick Wyse Jackson

Investigates the methods used to determine the Earth's age from those with little scientific background to scientists in earth sciences.

Published August 2006 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521813327 (ISBN-10:0521813328) | In stock

The Emergence of Life
From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology
Pier Luigi Luisi

Uniquely combining biology and philosophy, this book offers a systematic course in the emergence of cellular life from inanimate compounds.

Published July 2006 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521821179 (ISBN-10:0521821177) | In stock

Looking for Life, Searching the Solar System
Paul Clancy, André Brack, Gerda Horneck

Broad ranging book covering life, its origins, survival, and the search for other life in the Solar System.

Published June 2005 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521824507 (ISBN-10:0521824508) | In stock