Earth by day space by night. The Earth & Constellations Globe is the ideal gift for would-be astronomers & budding geographers. The 22.8cm daylight earth globe clearly shows political boundaries natural features such as lakes & rivers capitals & major cities. The illuminated night globe shows the key stars & constellations with their Latin & common names. An advanced light sensor automatically turns on the LED illumination whenever the room darkens magically transforming the earth globe into a fascinating map of the stars. Box contains: 22.8cm Earth & Constellation Globe & an educational leaflet. Requires: 4x C 1.5v LR14 batteries (not included) ...

A great gift for a budding astronomer this super kit allows them to explore the universe from the comfort of their own bedroom. The Planetarium has two domes one projecting rotating star patterns & the other projecting rotating constellations onto ceilings & walls. Your darkened room is transformed into an outer space light show! Use the high quality projector to view 24 colour NASA & Hubble Space Telescope photographs of spacecraft astronauts planets & nebulae from three changeable slide discs (projects images up to one meter wide!). & when it comes to bedtime why not add the night light dome & Deep Space becomes a cool night light with rotating stars & constellations. Plus learn about the night sky & read fascinating information about each NASA photo in the colourful educational booklet. Requires 3 x AA 1.5v LR06 batteries (not included) Not suitable for children under 3 years. ...

Bring the moon into your own room! The realistic moonscape shines moonlight just like the actual moon. The remote-controlled moon automatically scrolls through twelve illuminated lunar phases. Manual function means that you can set your own moon to look just like the moon outside. The detailed moon makes a stunning room accessory or reassuring night light. Its easy to hang on the wall
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Includes:: a fascinating moon information booklet. Requires 4x AA 1.5v LR06 batteries (not included) & 2x AAA 1.5v LR03 (not included)



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From Aristotle's pioneering research into animal biology to Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood; from Copernicus's theory of the heliocentric universe to Carl Sagan's speculations on extraterrestrial life; & from Einstein's theory of Relativity to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle Eureka! condenses the essential biographies & principal discoveries of the world's most important scientists into 300 bite-sized entries. Spanning the full spectrum of scientific disciplines
- including physics biology earth science cosmology chemistry archaeology & behavioural science
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Interactive German listening Practice for GCSE" is on CD-ROM. It

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Vaclav Klaus is President of the Czech Republic. He hit the headlines most recently by refusing like David Cameron to sign up to the deal to bail out the Greek Government. In this new book President Klaus examines the uneasy Europe of today without illusions or personal attacks but with a mercilessly realistic view of the system that Europe has created in the last half century. He examines the benefits of integrating the continent in strictly economic terms & explains the tragic flaw in the original plan to do so. They feared the consequences of nationalism & wanted to work for transcontinental unity. Klaus argues that the present situation is unstable & unsustainable. The President proposes a transformation of both the socio-economic system & the integration model of European unity turning back to the market economy & a more realistic cooperation between European states. ...

Half a millennium of European warfare brilliantly retold by masterly historian Brendan Simms. At the heart of Europe's history lies a puzzle. In most of the world humankind has created enormous political frameworks whether ancient (such as China) or modern (such as the United States). Sprawling empires kingdoms or republics appear to be the norm. By contrast Europe has remained stubbornly chaotic & fractured into often amazingly tiny pieces with each serious attempt to unify the continent (by Charles V Napoleon & Hitler) thwarted. In this marvelously ambitious & exciting new book Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics & the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to dominate but also so dynamic & ferocious. It is the story of a group of highly competitive & mutually suspicious dynasties but also of a continent uniquely prone to interference from 'semi-detached' elements such as Russia the Ottoman Empire Britain & (just as centrally to Simms' argument) the United States. Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy will become the standard work on this crucial subject
- & an extremely enjoyable one. Reviews: This is a brilliant & beautifully written history. From the Holy Roman Empire to the Euro Brendan Simms shows that one of the constant preoccupations of Europeans has always been the geography the power & the needs of Germany. Europe is a work of extraordinary scholarship delivered with the lightest of touches. It will be essential absorbing reading for anyone trying to understand both the past & the present of one of the most productive & most dangerous continents on earth". (William Shawcross). " World history is German history & German history is world history. This is the powerful case made by this gifted historian of Europe whose expansive erudition revives the proud tradition of the history of geopolitics & whose immanent moral sensibility reminds us that human choices made in Berlin (and London) today about the future of Europe might be decisive for the future of the world". (Timothy Snyder (author of Bloodlands)). About the author: Brendan Simms is Professor of the History of International Relations at the University of Cambridge. His major books include Unfinest Hour: Britain & the Destruction of Bosnia (shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize) & Three Victories & a Defeat: The Rise & Fall of the First British Empire."
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Exploring Europe by train is so easy economical & enjoyable. Based around 50 routes that reveal Europes rich diversity from the Atlantic coast to the Bosphorus from northern fjords to Spanish sierras Europe by Rail" is the definitive guide to exploring the continent by train. Get advice on travel planning & find the best ticket deals with the help of our insider tips. Whether you want the buzz of big cities a dose of southern sun or just prefer to sit back & watch the landscape slide by " Europe by Rail" is packed with detailed information on what to see where to stay & how to get around." ...

Europe is a patchwork of more than 40 compulsively individualistic countries & is a dazzling & spectacular place to explore. Jump in almost anywhere & join the party. Tom Masters Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 37 authors 45 countries 6+ months on the ground research 300+ hours of train travel Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps In-depth background At-a-glance practical info Comprehensive planning tools Easy-to-read layout ...

This title is the winner of the Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award 2011. The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans & laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns & regions never recovered. All the major European powers apart from Russia were heavily involved & while each country started out with rational war aims the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague & murder. The war was both a religious & a political one & it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stop. Whether motivated by idealism or cynicism everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by it. At its end a recognizably modern Europe had been created but at a terrible price. Peter Wilsons book is a major work the first new history of the war in a generation & a fascinating brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events. Wilsons great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries future with such horrifying results. The principal actors in the drama (Wallenstein Ferdinand II Gustavus Adolphus Richelieu) are all here but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers & civilians desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstances. ...