The Devil's Doctor. Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science, Paperback - Philip Ball

Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - stands on the borderline between medieval and modern;Pub...

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from?

If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. Impu...

The first fully illustrated history of the chemical elements.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Philip BallIllustration(s): 192 Illustrations...

Learn how to navigate the world of science through mind maps

A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning...

For all their pride in seeing this world clearly, the thinkers and artists of the English Renaissance were also fascinated by magic and the occult....

Publisher: Telos Publishing LtdIllustration(s): Black and white illustrationsPublication date: 2017Dimensions: 134 x 204 x 22Cover type: Paperback ...

Reducere. Reissued to follow the Syfy Channel film of Riverworld, this fourth book in the classic Riverworld series continues the adventures of Samuel Clemen...

Prize-winning science writer Philip Ball explores the diversity of thinking minds, from the variety of human minds to those of mammals, insects, co...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. Reconstructing the activity of the "Tribunal of the Faith" in Italy during the period 1400-1600, this compelling book analyzes the ideology of its ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from t...

Reducere. An unabridged, unaltered printing of Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Arthur Edward Waite, to include comprehensive tables of contents and respective ind...

When a family feud shatters the peace of the sixteenth century Tuscan countryside, a girl is left to wander the forest alone. Years later, in Flore...

When a family feud shatters the peace of the sixteenth century Tuscan countryside, a girl is left to wander the forest alone. In Florence, a former...

Reducere. When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-sp...

The accessible elements towards understanding quantum maths are presented in an exhilarating way here, busting misconceptions surrounding the field.

Reducere. Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to...

In one volume, here are the last three novels in the classic SF adventure series, The World of Tiers: Behind the Walls of Terra, The Lavalite World...

Reducere. The Tiers series chronicles the adventures of both Robert Wolff, a man from our world transported through space-time to a cosmos with dimensions an...

It is a widespread prejudice of modern, scientific society that "magic" is merely a ludicrous amalgam of recipes and methods derived from primitive...

Reducere. DescriptionA SONG OF DANCE AND DEATH MAGIC, MURDER, MAYHEM AND THE DIABOLICAL NOTES OF THE DEVIL'S MUSICIt all started centuries ago, when the firs...

Reducere. From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water ...

Paperback edition of Ball's comprehensive and accessible guide to how music works and why it's indispensible to humanity. Will appeal to fans of Th...

Reducere. When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-sp...

In the late 16th century the greatest philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians of the day flocked to Prague to work unde...

Reducere. The much-anticipated first book in a brand-new duology by New York Times bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo - now in paperback.

Discover the new Doctor Who classics. When the entire universe is at stake, three different Doctors will unite to save it. The Tenth Doctor is hunt...

Reducere. Collected Alchemical writings of Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim including: Coelum philosophorum The Book Concerning The Ti...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dirk CusslerPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 112 x 180 x 32Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectur...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dirk CusslerPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 233 x 34Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectur...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Dirk CusslerNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 128 x 27Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Martin Jarvis reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Sixth Doctor, introducing the slug-like Sil. The TARDIS has stalle...