History of science

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.

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.

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.

A rich, informative and entertaining compendium of weather facts, weather stories and weather-related fun and trivia!The perfect beach-side companion – or if it's raining outside – the sofa!From the author of Whatever Happened To Tanganyika?

365 Reasons to Look on the Bright Side is full to the brim with good fortune arisen out of the flames of history’s biggest and smallest errors, blunders and miscalculations – one for every day of the year, on the day it happened.