Foundations

Initially received with muted applause, Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was soon recognised as the breakthrough scientific advance that explained the evidence of the world around us, the place and history of humans, the connections between environment and evolution. A new, popular edition with a clear introduction.

Renaissance Natural Philosopher Copernicus's great work was the consequence of long observation and resulted in the the first stage of the Scientific Revolution by correctly identify that the earth and other planets of the solar system revolved around the sun.

Featuring two works of quantum theory from the early years of the 20th Century, representing breakthroughs in science that radically altered the landscape of modern knowledge: Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra by Niels Bohr and The Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory by Max Planck. A new, popular edition with a clear introduction.

Features Einstein's core paper, Relativity, The Special & The General Theory. A Popular Exposition which established his reputation as one of the greatest thinkers of our any age. Also included are the four lectures he gave to explain his findings in more detail: The Meaning of Relativity. A new, popular edition with a clear introduction.

One of Aristotles' great works The Physics is an investigation into the nature of being, of the world and its place in the universe. Although philosophically much broader it provides the foundation for the later work of Galileo, Isaac Newton, and prefigures Albert Einstein's breakthrough theories on time, space and the motion of stars.

The Principia is one of the most important scientific works ever written and continues profoundly to impact on modern science. It states Newton’s Laws of Motion and Law of Universal Gravitation revealing Newton as a rare genius, revolutionizing our understanding of the world around us. A new, popular edition with a clear introduction.