Titles on science and technology, including electronics, engineering, mathematics, scientific biography and the history and philosophy of science.
An account of one of Europe's earliest scientific explorations of Egypt, showing how Carsten Niebuhr laid the foundations of modern Egyptology.
A witty and accessible dissection of the failure of Intelligent Design creationism, showing its inability to explain many basic features of human anatomy.
A fascinating inside account of the founding, the history and the discoveries of the UK's pioneering National Institute of Oceanography.
Myths and legends associated with the stars and constellations, as told by a leading science author, with engravings from leading star atlases.
A revised and expanded edition of the classic introduction to the myths and legends associated with the stars and constellations.
A lively biography of the Victorian mathematician and philosopher William Clifford and his wife Lucy, the influential journalist and novelist.
A succinct and comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of knowledge, rendering a complex and fascinating subject accessible.
A concise and elegant guide to the philosophical implications of developments in the physical sciences.