Collection: Reference

An insight into the ways that math is used to explain the world around us. Offers many examples that show how nature can be described mathematically and how the physical sciences and math connect.

" During the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by the young Australian geologist Dr Douglas Mawson, the team of 31 expeditioners established 3 bases. The main one was built at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, where in January and February 1912 they built the wooden hut. The Mawson'...

Walsh's biography traces May's whole life - from her birth into British middle class, through to her family's attempts to establish themselves as farmers in the harsh Australian outback, to adolescence in Perth, and art schools in England.

The contributions included in this magnificent volume range from the origins of Mayan culture all the way to modernity, giving insight into everyday life & religion as well as the artistic accomplishments & intellectual abilities of this important culture

Shows how to trace people and actions through medal rolls, from military campaigns to coronations and jubilees. Draws on the collections of the National Archives and the India Office records at the British Library.

It has taken centuries to appreciate the healing attributes of much of the Australian flora. This book tells about the influential role the early discoveries had on medicinal practice in Australia, and the role these traditional medicines are fulfilling