A Treatise on the Astrolabe - Prijzen

Light and Electricity

On the Wild Side

I have always been intrigued by fringe science, writes Martin Gardner in the preface to this book, perhaps for the same reason that I enjoy freak shows and circuses. Pseudoscientists, especially the...

The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century

Ruskin was not only one of the most influential art critics and social reformers to have lived - he was also a pioneer of environmental consciousness. The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century, his co...

The Unwanted Companion

In terms of stepping stones, and books that change the world, the book written by Patrick Murray is of such an ilk. That in the subject it brings to light; a harrowing account of reality behind what s...