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Bioluminescence in Focus: A Collection of Illuminating Essays
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartVictor Benno Meyer-Rochow
Trivandrum: Research Signpost, 2009. -
Drosophila: A Laboratory Manual
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMichael Ashburner
Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989. -
Drosophila melanogaster: Practical Uses in Cell and Molecular Biology
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLawrence S. B. Goldstein; Eric A. Fyrberg
San Diego: Academic Press, 1994. -
Drosophila Protocols
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliam Sullivan; Michael Ashburner; R. Scott Hawley
Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2000. -
The Economy of the Animal Kingdom: Considered Anatomically, Physically, and Philosophically (3 Volumes)
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEmanuel Swedenborg; Augustus Clissold
: Swedenborg Scientific Association, 1960-1976.Translated from the Latin by James John Garth Wilkinson and Alfred Acton Clissold. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish mystic, theologian, philosopher, and scientist. After a successful career as a scientist and inventor, at the age of 53 he had a revelation that Jesus had chosen him to write ‘The Heavenly Doctrine’ to reform Christianity. He published 18 theological works before his death which he predicted. His writings have been very influential around the world, with The New Church or Swedenborgism being founded in 1787. It is still present around Australia.
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The Simple Plant Isoquinolines
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAlexander T. Shulgin; Wendy E. Perry
Berkeley: Transform Press, 2002.A complete reference book for simple isoquinolines, detailing their common names, molecular structures, and the plants that contain them.
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The Plastic Banknote: From Concept to Reality
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavid Solomon; Tom Spurling
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. -
The Wakulla Springs Project
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliam C. Stone
Derwood: United States Deep Diving Team, 1989.Detailed report of the 1987 expedition mapping the underwater cave at Wakulla Springs, Florida. A cave diving classic which some mark as the beginning of technical underwater diving.
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Chemical Atlas; or, The Chemistry of Familiar Objects
AU$8,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEdward L. Youmans
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1856.Exhibiting the General Principles of the Science in a Series of Beautifully Colored Diagrams, and Accompanied by Explanatory Essays, Embracing the Latest Views of the Subjects Illustrated. Edward Livingston Youmans (1821-1887) was an American scientific writer, editor, and lecturer, and founder of Popular Science magazine. Youmans’ Chemical Atlas is one of the 19th century’s pioneering publications of science popularization, with striking colour plates both conveying information and capturing the imagination, and was featured in the William Reese exhibition Stamped with a National Character: Nineteenth Century American Color Plate Books: “This chemistry textbook was a pioneering publication in the use of color to convey quantitative information”. There are recorded printings each year between 1854 and 1857. This 1856 edition being the third year of printing and from the collection of the renowned neurologist, author, and educator Dr. Oliver Sacks, with his bookplate laid in.
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The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
AU$450.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Darwin
London: John Murray, 1890.Darwin’s first published work after the Origin of Species, providing evidence supporting his theory of evolution through natural selection. Darwin believed this volume tackled the question of design in nature. He maintained that the complex internal arrangements and ornate ridges of orchids were not created for the sake of beauty, but for the functional purpose of facilitating reproduction. This copy with the advertisements dated June, 1897, and from the collection of the former Premier of Queensland, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, with his embossed stamp.
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Darwin Made Easy
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEdward Bibbins Aveling
London: Progressive Publishing Company, 1885.An introductory work on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by Karl Marx’s son-in-law Edward Aveling. This volume is comprised of three separately paginated lectures: ‘The Darwinian Theory’, ‘The Origin of Man’, and ‘Monkeys, Apes, and Men’.
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Time
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartS. T. Butler; H. Messel
Sydney: Shakespeare Head Press, 1965.Selected Lectures on Time and Relativity, the Arrow of Time, and the Relation of Geological and Biological Time and on Men of Science. A course of lectures contributed in the Nuclear Research Foundation Summer Science School for fourth-year high school students at the University of Sydney, January 4015, 1965.
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Miscellaneous Observations Connected with the Physical Sciences
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEmanuel Swedenborg; Charles Edward Strutt
Bryn Athyn: Swedenborg Scientific Association, 1976.Translated from the Latin by Charles Edward Strutt. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 – 1772) was a Swedish mystic, theologian, philosopher, and scientist. After a successful career as a scientist and inventor, at the age of 53 he had a revelation that Jesus had chosen him to write ‘The Heavenly Doctrine’ to reform Christianity. He published 18 theological works before his death which he predicted. His writings have been very influential around the world, with The New Church or Swedenborgism being founded in 1787. It is still present around Australia.
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The Inside Story of Dry Batteries: A Guide for Students
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartUnion Carbide Australia
Sydney: Union Carbide Australia, 1964. -
Experiments with Light: Practical Problems for Students in Science
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartIlluminating Engineering Society
New York: Illuminating Engineering Society, No date. -
Lot of 10 Odd Issues of A Printer’s Progress
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Setek
Gold Coast: Hand Press / Utility Press, 1988-1991.The product of an amateur experimental printer, at first working as the Hand Press, later the Utility Press. These issues of A Printer’s Progress vary from individual sheets and cards to folded sheets and stapled booklets. All relate to printing and its history. An out of sequence run, full list of numbers: 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 24, 25, and 26.
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Dating AI: A Guide to Falling In Love with Artificial Intelligence
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAlex Zhavoronkoff
San Francisco: RE/SEARCH, 2012.“If you liked the movie HER with Joaquin Phoenix, then you’ll **LOVE** DATING A.I., the RE/Search Guide to Dating Artificial Intelligence! And, this book is truly educational with a lot of actual information about A.I. presented in an entertaining way. Section 1, “Are you ready to fall in love with a machine?” explains what you’ll need to know to engage romantically with AI (including similarities and differences). Section 2, “You are ready, now what?” helps interested humans prepare to date AI. Section 3, “Establishing a relationship” covers the complicated mix of human and AI needs in a relationship, including power dynamics and acceptable behavior. Section 4, “Getting over a breakup (or merger)” explains some of the legal and economic fallout that could result from the demise of an human-AI breakup.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Imaging the World: A Journey from Visual Processing to Fine Art and Back Again
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHenry R. Lew
Melbourne: Hybrid Publishers, 2018.Limited edition of 500 copies. This copy is unnumbered.
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDouglas R. Hofstadter
New York: Basic Books, 1999.A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll.
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Bibliography of Viticultural Research
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. V. Possingham; R. Wren Smith; A.M. Brennan
Melbourne: CSIRO Australia, 1990.Conducted at the Merbein and Adelaide Laboratories of the CSIRO Division of Horticulture, 1919-1990.