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MIRACLES OF INVENTION AND DISCOVERY

MIRACLES OF INVENTION AND DISCOVERY

$49.95NZD

1945. 1st edition. The story of invention and discovery vividly described and illustrated.

LIFEPRINTS: Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints

LIFEPRINTS: Deciphering Your Life Purpose from Your Fingerprints

ISBN# 9781580911856
$29.95NZD

2007. Richard Unger presents a groundbreaking method of self-discovery and offers a daily compass for meaning and fulfillment.

THE PRACTICAL CARPENTER AND JOINER

THE PRACTICAL CARPENTER AND JOINER

$74.95NZD

1946. A complete vintage guide to every branch of the carpentry trade for all those engaged in the crafts of carpentry and joinery.

SCIENCE IN NEW ZEALAND

SCIENCE IN NEW ZEALAND

$39.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. This book is a symposium of papers written by a number of the leading scientists in the Dominion today.

CLIMATE AOTEAROA: What's Happening & What We Can Do About It

CLIMATE AOTEAROA: What's Happening & What We Can Do About It

ISBN# 9781988547633
$29.95NZD

2021. Discussion on climate change with contributions from a range of climate scientists and commentators.

JET PROPULSION AND ROCKET POWER

JET PROPULSION AND ROCKET POWER

$48.95NZD

1959. 1st edition. Traces the development of rockets and jets, and explains the scientific principles involved.

STARS IN A CLUSTER

STARS IN A CLUSTER

ISBN# 0473038382
$47.95NZD

1996. A series of articles of what is involved in professional astrophysical research and a record of what has been achieved in Canterbury and New Zealand astronomy.

ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ZEALAND

ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ZEALAND

$84.95NZD

1950. 1st edition. The story of the generation and distribution, use of and dependence on electrical energy in New Zealand.

SAILS TO SATELLITES: A History of Meteorology in New Zealand

SAILS TO SATELLITES: A History of Meteorology in New Zealand

ISBN# 044707300 X
$38.95NZD

1986. 1st edition. This book describes some of the people, and the organizations, behind the search for understanding of weather and its vagaries, and the application of this understanding for the ben

THE DRAMA OF THE ATOM

THE DRAMA OF THE ATOM

$39.95NZD

1958. 1st english edition. Nuclear physics.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Seventh Pacific Science Congress 1949

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - Seventh Pacific Science Congress 1949

$42.95NZD

1949. Informative booklet for the Seventh Pacific Science Congress in 1949 - held at Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand.

BICENTENARY OF THE JAMES WATT PATENT

BICENTENARY OF THE JAMES WATT PATENT

$79.95NZD

1969. Proceedings of a two-day symposium, 1st / 2nd September 1969 to celebrate the Bicentenary of the granting of a Patent to James Watt for a Separate Condenser for the Steam Engine

THEORIES OF CHEMISTRY

THEORIES OF CHEMISTRY

$79.95NZD

1907. 1st edition. A collection of lectures on the Theories of Chemistry by Svante Arrhenius delivered at the University of California, Berkeley, during the summer of 1904.

RADIUM EXPLAINED

RADIUM EXPLAINED

$49.95NZD

1905. 1st edition. This is a popular account of the relations of radium to the natural world, to scientific thought, and to human life.

A HISTORY OF THE NURSING PROFESSION

A HISTORY OF THE NURSING PROFESSION

ISBN# 0435320009
$42.95NZD

1960. An authoritative study which traces the history of circumstances of the nursing profession.

SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Spaceflight
New Book

SMITHSONIAN GUIDES: Spaceflight

ISBN# 0028600401
$49.95NZD

1995. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide tells the fascinating story of one of the greatest scientific achievements of our times, the conquest of space.

THE NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY HANDBOOK

THE NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY HANDBOOK

$49.95NZD

1950. A guide to better stock health specially written for farmers.

A NEW MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE

A NEW MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE

$49.95NZD

1938. Esoteric/psychological treatise.

TOMORROW IS ALREADY HERE: Scenes from a Made-Made World

TOMORROW IS ALREADY HERE: Scenes from a Made-Made World

$59.95NZD

1954. 1st edition. Translated from the German by Marguerite Waldman.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

ISBN# 0593015185
$39.95NZD

1988. A brilliant researcher and Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College.

POWER FROM THE SUN: The Story of Solar Energy

POWER FROM THE SUN: The Story of Solar Energy

$47.95NZD

1957. 1st edition. Vintage technical and reference about solar power.

PLAGUE OF FROGS: The Horrifying True Story

PLAGUE OF FROGS: The Horrifying True Story

ISBN# 0786863609
$39.95NZD

2000. 1st edition. Over the past several years, extraordinary numbers of deformed frogs have been discovered, not only in the waters of Minnesota, but in lakes & ponds across the U.S., Canada.

EARTH: Then and Now - Potent visual evidence of our changing world
New Book

EARTH: Then and Now - Potent visual evidence of our changing world

ISBN# 978-1845332464
$69.95NZD

2007. 1st edition. A collection of visual comparisons that will appeal to all those interested in the environment and the impact of climate change on the world around us in the last century.

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE: An incredible saga of unexplained disappearances

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE: An incredible saga of unexplained disappearances

ISBN# 028562170X
$39.95NZD

1974. 1st edition. Discusses the ships, small boats, and airplanes that have mysteriously vanished in the area between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.

WATCHING FOR THE WIND: The Seen and Unseen Influences on Local Weather

WATCHING FOR THE WIND: The Seen and Unseen Influences on Local Weather

$19.95NZD

1967. Vintage book written for amateur meteorologists.

UNDERSTANDING HOLOGRAPHY

UNDERSTANDING HOLOGRAPHY

ISBN# 0715376047
$59.95NZD

1978. A description of the art of holography in both lucid and entertaining fashion for the general reader and non-specialist.

THE INVASION OF THE MOON 1969: The Story of Apollo 11

THE INVASION OF THE MOON 1969: The Story of Apollo 11

$39.95NZD

1969. The story of Apollo 11 moon landing.

PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY: A Brief Introduction

PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY: A Brief Introduction

ISBN# 0030899206
$39.95NZD

1977. 1st edition. Theories and methods of archeological interpretation.

PRACTICE THEORY of the INJECTOR

PRACTICE THEORY of the INJECTOR

ISBN# 1559183063
$49.95NZD

2010. Originally published by John Wiley in 1894.

PURNELL'S SCIENCE YEAR 1977

PURNELL'S SCIENCE YEAR 1977

ISBN# 361039069
$49.95NZD

1977. Vintage science annual.

OLD MAGAZINE: The Engineers Institute - Electricity Supply Technical Group 1988

OLD MAGAZINE: The Engineers Institute - Electricity Supply Technical Group 1988

$49.95NZD

1988. Proceedings of the Electrical Engineering Advisory Committee feature session for Electrical Supply in New Zealand.

Introduction to Animal Parasitology

Introduction to Animal Parasitology

$39.95NZD

1962. Vintage text book.

HALLEY'S COMET Over New Zealand
New Book

HALLEY'S COMET Over New Zealand

ISBN# 047400656
$39.95NZD

1985. The nature of comets and the extraordinary life of Edmond Halley himself.

INDUSTRIAL BIOGRAPHY: Iron Workers and Tool Makers

INDUSTRIAL BIOGRAPHY: Iron Workers and Tool Makers

ISBN# 0715350242
$34.95NZD

1967. A comprehensively detailed study of the iron work and tool making industries and the men who led them.

Diseases, Pests and Weeds in Tropical Crops

Diseases, Pests and Weeds in Tropical Crops

ISBN# 3489686268
$59.95NZD

1977. 1st edition. Vintage technical and reference science book.

DISEASES OF POULTRY

DISEASES OF POULTRY

$38.95NZD

1940. Their aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and control. Vintage technical and reference.

DEEP HOLE DRILLING - Machinery's Reference Series No. 25
New Book

DEEP HOLE DRILLING - Machinery's Reference Series No. 25

ISBN# 155918258X
$29.95NZD

Published 2004. Part of the Machinery's Reference Series.

A DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE

A DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE

$19.95NZD

1964. Vintage technical and reference.

How to Make a Spaceship : A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race and the Birth of Private Space Flight
New Book

How to Make a Spaceship : A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race and the Birth of Private Space Flight

ISBN# 9780593078297
$27.95NZD

2016. Reads like a thriller - and reveals many secrets...one of the great entrepreneurial stories of our time.

IDEAS AND INVENTION

IDEAS AND INVENTION

$32.95NZD

1960. 1st edition. Vintage book on science and technology.

Report on the Atom

Report on the Atom

$48.95NZD

1954. 1st edition. What you should know about atomic energy. Collectable.

Fun With Scientific Experiments

Fun With Scientific Experiments

$47.95NZD

1964. Vintage technical and reference.

MANUAL of FORMULAS
New Book

MANUAL of FORMULAS

ISBN# 1559180366
$49.95NZD

Originally published in 1932.

FLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED

FLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED

$49.95NZD

1953. Details of a UFO encounter in the USA in the 1950s.

HEXOLOGY: The History and the Meaning of the Hex Symbols

HEXOLOGY: The History and the Meaning of the Hex Symbols

$39.95NZD

1962. Information about the history and use of hex symbols in the Pennsylvania Dutch country of SE PA.

FLOODS, FAMINES, AND EMPERORS - El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations
New Book

FLOODS, FAMINES, AND EMPERORS - El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations

ISBN# 0465011209
$49.95NZD

1999. The stress placed on cultures through history by the effects of the El Nino weather systems.

New Australian Home Carpentry Illustrated

New Australian Home Carpentry Illustrated

$49.95NZD

1950. Technical reference for construction of timber framed houses.

Charophytes in the Baltic Sea - Threats and Conservation
Electric Universe : The Shocking True Story of Electricity
New Book

Electric Universe : The Shocking True Story of Electricity

ISBN# 0316729728
$39.95NZD

2004. Explains the many uses of electricity in the modern world.

The Wavewatcher's Companion

The Wavewatcher's Companion

ISBN# 9781408809761
$21.95NZD

2011. Waves explained.

BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions

BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions

ISBN# 9780553819557
$24.95NZD

2011. Traces the fascinating history of our attempts at self-improvement but also questions their value.