From one of the best writers on science a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe of science & of faith. Isaac Newton was the chief architect of the modern world. He answered the ancient philosophical riddles of light & motion; he effectively discovered gravity; he salvaged the terms 'time' 'space' 'motion' & 'place' from the haze of everyday language standardized them & married them each to the other constructing an edifice that made knowledge a thing of substance: quantative & exact. Creation Newton demonstrated unfolds from simple rules patterns iterated over unlimited distances. What Newton learned remains the essence of what we know. Newton's laws are our laws. When we speak of momentum of forces & masses we are seeing the world as Newtonians. When we seek mathematical laws for economic cycles & human behaviour we stand on Newton's shoulders. Our very deeming the universe as solvable is his legacy. This was the achievement of a reclusive professor recondite theologian & fervent alchemist. A man who feared the light of exposure shrank from controversy & seldom published his work. In his daily life he emulated the complex secrecy in which he saw the riddles of the universe encoded. His vision of nature was of its time; he never purged occult hidden mystical qualities. But he pushed open a door that led to a new universe. ...

Youve probably heard of Isaac Newton. He is horribly famous for: discovering gravity being a right clever dick & getting hitn the head with an apple. But have you heard that Isaac: came bottom of the class at school poked sticks in his eye & nearly blinded himself & nearly got himself executed? ...

Fletcher Christian & Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District; kindred spirits who like Heathcliff & Cathy are bound to fall in love. But Isabella is promised to another cousin John & Fletcher dashing though he is comes from the poor side of the family. When Isabella an only child & heir to the Curwen fortune inherits & John becomes her guardian he & her relations conspire to prevent her & Fletchers union. Isabella marries John; Fletcher joins the Navy & later signs on for the Bounty voyage. & the rest you might think is history. In fact it is only the first act in the drama of Fletcher & Isabella... ...

Described by Christopher Marlowe as the She-Wolf of France Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins clutching the beating heart of her murdered husb&. But how did Isabella aquire this reputation? Born in 1292 she married Edward II of England but was constantly humiliated by his relationships with male favourites & she lived adulterously with Roger Mortimer 1st Earl of March. Had it not been for her unfaithfulness history might have immortalised her as a liberator- the saviour who unshackled England from a weak & vicious monarch. Dramatic & startling this first full-length biography of Isabella will change the way we think of her & her world forever. ...

When eleven-year-old Gwen ventures into the forest beyond her castle home she comes across the magical island of Avalon & her life changes forever. The lady of the lake Nineve asks Gwen to embark on a quest to protect the enchanted island of Avalon from the evil sorceress Morgana Le Fay. Morgana has imprisoned the eight Spell Sisters of Avalon throughout the kingdom & stolen their magical powers. It's up to Gwen her best friend Flora & a very special horse named Moonlight to find the sisters & return them to Avalon before its magic is lost forever. In their third adventure Gwen & Flora must find Isabella the Butterfly Sister. But with wolves under Morgana's magical control stalking them through the forest will the girls be able to find Isabella & return her safely to Avalon? ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Three names. Three people in one. Born in Portsmouth on 9 April 1806 there was Brunel the great engineer who would habitually throw out the rule book of tradition & established practice & start again with a blank sheet of paper taking the technology of the day to its limits
- & then going another mile. Then there was Brunel the visionary who knew that transport technology had the power to change the world & that he had the ability to deliver those changes. Finally there was Brunel the artist
- who rarely saw technology as just functional & strove to entwine the fruits of the Industrial Revolution with the elegance & grace of the neo-classical painter. His bridges tunnels & railway infrastructure have entered a third century of regular use & the beauty of their design & structure has rarely been equalled. The three decades from the 1830s to the 1850s saw an explosion of technical excellence & it was Brunel who in so many cases lit the blue touch paper. He did not always get it right first time & it was left to others to reap the fruits of his many labours. Nevertheless his actions fast-forwarded the march of progress by several decades.

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Engineering genius technical innovator & one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs & ingenious constructions. L. T. C. Rolts masterly biography is the definitive work on Brunel tracing the life times & monumental achievements of the man who helped to build modern Britain. ...

On 20 January 1879 the Centre Column of the British invasion force under the British Commander in Chief Lord Chelmsford reached Isandlwana. Chelmsford's spies suggested a Zulu army was on its way to attack so on 21 January he took a strong force of auxiliaries into the hills to scout them leaving some 1700 white & native troops at camp. This action was futile as the main Zulu army of 24 000 men had moved across his front & was marching towards Isandlwana. This title employs new research to describe the formidable battle in greater detail providing a brand new interpretation of the course of the action. ...

Ishmael is back at St Daniels for another year of misadventure with his best mate Razz determined to set him up with dreamgirl Kelly. But before Ishmael can win her heart he has to overcome a mortifying pool incident a nasty knock-out & getting caught red-handed with Kellys diary. Ishmaels only hope lies with his Dads rock band but can the Dugongs set everything right? ...

Isis Unveiled" was H.P. Blavatsky's first major literary effort a critical response to the growing materialism in both scientific & religious institutions & a vindication of the ageless quest. In the author's words Isis 'is the fruit of a somewhat intimate acquaintance with Eastern adepts & study of their science... They showed us that by combining science with religion the existence of God & immortality of man's spirit may be demonstrated'. Supported by extensive evidence from religious & mystical traditions classical scholarship & the testimony of nature these volumes aid the student in detecting the vital principles which underlie the philosophical systems of old. Volume I focuses on the prevailing scientific theories of the time balanced against the 'anciently universal Wisdom Religion' while Volume II examines the creeds of religions past & present alongside the myths & symbols of various cultures. Throughout the author strikes at the root of dogma & affirms the 'paramount importance of re-establishing the Hermetic philosophy in a world which blindly believes it has outgrown it. This edition also

Includes:: two articles by H.P. Blavatsky on the writing of Isis Unveiled: " My Books" (1891) & " Theories About Reincarnation & Spirits" (1886)."

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