This generous selection from Galileo's writings contains all the essential texts. Newly translated by Mark Davie and William…

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\nThis book offers a general introduction to the jet stream, and examines how it affects much of the weather across the…

Hugh Everett III's Many Worlds theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book…

This particle physics textbook for senior undergraduates and early graduates explains the Standard Model of particle…

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\nThis is a textbook for the standard undergraduate-level course in thermal physics. The book explores applications to…

A rigorous mathematical description of the overall properties of fast-oscillating differential equations or integral…

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This comprehensive Study Guide reinforces all the key concepts for the 2014 syllabus, ensuring students develop a clear…

\nThis book explains the alternative perspective of continuous spontaneous localization to address the shortcomings of…

New and updated resources tailored to the 2015 Advancing Physics specification. With new accessible format and features…

This is the second edition of a widely used practical guide to computer simulations of liquids. The technique uses a model…

Energy supply is foundational to modern society, but damaging to the environment. This book takes a \'systems view\', from…

Solid, liquid, and gas are not the only states of matter. Others include liquid crystal, magnet, glass, and superconductor.…

Without the Sun, our planet - and life on it - would not exist. As our nearest star, the Sun is also important for…

\nUnlocking the secrets of the Universe involves the critical application of the laws of physics to the observations. This…

This Very Short Introduction discusses the nature of planets and gas giants, and their rings and moons. It also looks beyond…

Geoff Cottrell explores matter, from its familiar forms as solids, liquids, and gases to plasmas, exotic forms of quantum…

In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Hall shows how material science combines physics, chemistry, and biology with…

What is that strange and mysterious force that pulls one magnet towards another, yet seems to operate through empty space?…

Tom McLeish delves into the growing field of soft matter - the study of materials such as polymers, colloids, liquid…

Stars are a constant source of fascination. In this Very Short Introduction Andrew King introduces us to the science of…

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles…

Around 71% of the Earth's surface is covered in water. In this Very Short Introduction John Finney explores the science of…

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In simple language, without mathematics, this book explains the strange and exciting ideas that make the subatomic world so…

\nFollowing the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling…

From sound waves to gravitational waves, and from waves of light to crashing rollers on the ocean, Mike Goldsmith explores…

This book introduces the life and work of one of the most creative physicists of the 20th century. Niels Bohr, the pioneer…

By turns irreverent, erudite and funny, Decoding Reality is - by the standard of books that require their readers to know…

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Now with over 4,000 entries, 125 of which are new, the eighth edition of this popular dictionary has been fully updated to…

Will and Yunes chronicle the latest scientific discoveries as they put Einstein\'s theory to the test in astonishing ways.…

Celestial Tapestry reveals many remarkable tales, including: the secret message in a masterpiece from the court of Henry…

The OCR A Level Physics A Revision Guide provides comprehensive, specification-matched content, packed with engaging…

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\nThe Primacy of Doubt takes us on a unique journey through the science of uncertainty, covering a breathtaking range of…

The AQA A Level Physics Revision Guide provides comprehensive, specification-matched content, packed with engaging revision…

\nThe book explores the surprising connections between the study of the universe on the largest scales, and the physics of…

The work is full of surprises, and some illuminating apercus. It makes one think about the subject in a new way - the…

\nThe book provides a non-specialist introduction to the reasons why we can make sense of the world around and within us,…

\nAimed at first-year undergraduate student in physics and engineering, this textbook combines a rigorous theoretical…

Liberating Science: The Early Universe, Evolution and the Public Voice of Science is a presentation of science for the…

Quantum optics: an introduction is a modern textbook written primarily for advanced undergraduate and masters level students…

Probably one of the most fashionable areas in the physical sciences today, 'Soft Condensed Matter' provides an excellent…

This modern introduction to thermal physics contains a step-by-step presentation of the key concepts. The text is copiously…

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\nPhysics on Your Feet (2nd Edition) is a significantly expanded collection of physics problems covering the broad range of…

This book offers a general introduction to the jet stream, and examines how it affects much of the weather across the…

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\nWritten by professional physicists with over 140 years\' of teaching experience combined, this book is aimed at students…

\nDescribes the fundamental mathematics and algorithms of machine learning (an example of artificial intelligence) and…

An introduction to the fascinating subject of quantum mechanics. Almost entirely algebra-based, this book is accessible to…

This is a first undergraduate textbook in Solid State Physics or Condensed Matter Physics. While most textbooks on the…

The Physics of Quantum Mechanics aims to give students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material…