Robert Snedden

What are things made of? What's happening to the climate? This book tackles these questions and more in an exciting format that's perfect for curious kids. Readers will love learning about scientists through a series of whimsical and informative questions and answers. Bright illustrations of groundbreaking scientists and their discoveries are paired with bite-sized text boxes to capture readers' interest. Readers will enjoy dialogue boxes, fun facts, and explanations about scientific discoveries that are both age-appropriate and entertaining. This book is sure to kickstart a love of STEM topics for young readers and inspire them to ask questions about science at work in the world around them.

What are things made of? What's happening to the climate? This book tackles these questions and more in an exciting format that's perfect for curious kids. Readers will love learning about scientists through a series of whimsical and informative questions and answers. Bright illustrations of groundbreaking scientists and their discoveries are paired with bite-sized text boxes to capture readers' interest. Readers will enjoy dialogue boxes, fun facts, and explanations about scientific discoveries that are both age-appropriate and entertaining. This book is sure to kickstart a love of STEM topics for young readers and inspire them to ask questions about science at work in the world around them.

Discover the incredible capabilities of the human body and its functions with this indispensable hardback guide, richly illustrated in full-color. The human body is a remarkable work of nature - its immense complexity allowing us to sense the world around us, move, regulate our temperature, formulate thoughts and much more besides. In this stunning visual guide, author Robert Snedden examines the extraordinary ways that the body works and facilitates our survival. Taking each crucial system in turn, he unpacks the processes responsible for the functioning of biology's most complex creation and makes it easy to understand for every reader. Discover the function of cells, how muscles work, how our senses allow us to perceive the world, and much more. With hundreds of photographs, illustrations and full-color diagrams to aid your understanding, The Human Body is a must-have manual for medical professionals, students, or anyone interested in finding out more about how the human body works.

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From electromagneticm to dark matter, this eye-catching hardback guide explores the fascinating world of physics through its 50 essential ideas, brought to life with vivid graphics, illuminating diagrams, and engaging feature boxes. Physics forms the basis of our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe. From the particles that make up matter to the forces that govern their interactions, physics is at the heart of everything that happens. In this beautifully illustrated book, Robert Snedden introduces you to the fascinating world of physics and its greatest practitioners. Ranging from gravity to thermodynamics to quantum physics and relativity and featuring ideas from such esteemed physicists as Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell and Albert Einstein, this essential guide will bring you up to speed on the core themes and theories of this great subject. ABOUT THE SERIES: The 50 Essential Ideas series brings together entertaining, highly visual guides to different disciplines, from philosophy to physics. It explores the subject's 50 greatest ideas, giving readers an accessible overview of its defining theories and breakthroughs.

Travel back in time and discover everything you ever wanted to know about castles. Find out how they were used for defence and how they kept people safe from attack. From the first wooden castles of the British Isles to the underground fortresses of the Cold War, you'll get to grips with why and how they were built. As well as medieval architecture, this book explores Roman warrior towns and impressive Japanese structures. Wonderful photographs and a world map help readers understand the geographical and historical context of these amazing buildings.

What incredible innovations have changed the course of history? From rudimentary metalwork to 3-D printing, human ingenuity has set us apart from other animals on earth. Great Breakthroughs in Technology explores man's most ingenious inventions and how they have solved some of life's most pressing challenges. In this highly illustrated, full-colour hardback, Robert Snedden takes the reader on a chronological journey from our creation of fire to robots and artificial intelligence. Each chapter opens with a helpful overview and timeline of events, introducing remarkable inventors and their creations. Includes: • Clockwork • Flight • Steam Engines • The Printing Press • Nuclear Power • The Internet Featuring useful timelines, text boxes and diagrams, this lavishly illustrated reference book is the perfect overview for anyone interested in the ingenuity of the human race and the possibilities of the future... ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing's Great Breakthroughs series provides lavishly illustrated and highly accessible introductions different scientific fields. Each title maps a history of a discipline through the its central breakthroughs and the scientists which have changed the world.

Many people are fascinated by tales of lost civilizations such as Atlantis, Camelot, El Dorado and Lemuria because they believe they may have been real places. There is documented evidence that suggests some ancient stories of lost worlds are grounded in truth. But were they real ancient worlds or mythical lost realms? Be a mystery solver by finding out where stories of these ancient civilizations may have come from and use all the evidence to decide what you believe.

Travel back in time and discover everything you ever wanted to know about castles. Find out how they were used for defence and how they kept people safe from attack. From the first wooden castles of the British Isles to the underground fortresses of the Cold War, you'll get the grips with why and how they were built. As well as medieval architecture, this book explores Roman warrior towns and impressive Japanese structures. Wonderful photographs and a world map help readers understand the geographical and historical context of these amazing buildings.

In this beautifully illustrated full-color hardback, Robert Snedden explores the history of physics through the breakthroughs that have transformed our world. From its roots in ancient astronomy to the developments in electromagnetism and thermodynamics, readers are taken on an illuminating journey through humankind's discoveries as we have drilled down into the minutiae of our universe. Breakthroughs include: - The invention of the barometer by Evangelista - Nicolaus Copernicus places the sun, not the earth, as the centre of the universe - The first scientific theory of the atom is put forward by John Dalton - Otto von Guericke invents the first electrical machine - Albert Einstein sets out the theory of special relativity Fully illustrated and augmented with helpful timelines, this book provides an essential introduction to this fascinating subject. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing's Great Breakthroughs series provides lavishly illustrated and highly accessible introductions different scientific fields. Each title maps a history of a discipline through the its central breakthroughs and the scientists which have changed the world.

In this beautifully illustrated and highly accessible history of the subject, author Robert Snedden looks at what has been described as the fundamental science - the one that underpins all others. The history of physics is expansive. From its roots in the ancient sciences of astronomy and geometry to the discovery of the law of gravity, the analysis of matter and the developments in electromagnetism and thermodynamics, readers are taken on an illuminating journey through humankind's attempts to understand what makes our world work. Chapters on the study of motion; the analysis of gases; the nature of light; energy; atoms; radioactivity; the theory of relativity and particle theory show how scientists have revealed information that has led to the desire to know even more as we drill down into the minutiae of the science of physics. It is a brilliant introduction to the study of the reality of the world and everything in it. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing's Great Breakthroughs series provides lavishly illustrated and highly accessible introductions different scientific fields. Each title maps a history of a discipline through the its central breakthroughs and the scientists which have changed the world.

The body may not be very active during sleep, but the mind has an important job to do. Sleep is a crucial function for all complex animals, yet there are still many questions to be explored. Why do we sleep? Why might it help our memory? Why do we dream? This fascinating book dives right into the world of sleep, focusing on the brain's functions and role in making sure healthy sleep is achieved. Young readers gain access to complex biology topics with age-appropriate vocabulary. This text teaches young readers that sleep is just as important for the body as it is cool to study.

'A Brief Illustrated History of Space Exploration' charts the history of space exploration and discovery all the way through from the early rocketeers, through the first people in space and the Space Race to be first to reach the Moon, the first Space Stations, and all the way through to the incredible findings of today. With stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sure to fascinate and charm the young reader.