The sun kings: the unexpected tragedy of Richard Carrington and the tale of how modern astronomy began 9780691141268, 9780691126609, 0691126607, 2006940123

The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began 9780691141268, 9780691126609, 0691126607, 2006940123

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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began 9780691207087

In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted

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The Kings Depart: The Tragedy of Germany, Versailles and the German Revolution 9780760720721

In this most readable book Mr Watt tells the fascinating story of the collapse of the Central European Monarchies at the

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Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began 9780374600495, 037460049X

A breakout bestseller in Italy, now available for American readers for the first time, Genesis: The Story of How Everyth

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The Kings Depart: The Tragedy of Germany: Versailles and the German Revolution [New ed.] 9781842126585

Richard M Watt's book unfolds the story of 1918-19, the fateful year that saw the tragedy of Germany, soon to becom

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King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia 9781910376195, 1910376191

Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. An early proponent of African uni

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Richard II and the Irish Kings 9781846826023, 9781846828799, 1846826020

The late medieval kings of England showed little interest in their Lordship of Ireland. They showed even less interest i

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The Good Murungu?: A Cricket Tale of the Unexpected 9781785311314, 178531131X

Former county cricketer and one-time England Test batsman Alan Butcher was looking for a new challenge after leaving his

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Vietnam 1946: How the War Began 9780520944602

Based on multiarchival research conducted over almost three decades, this landmark account tells how a few men set off a

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Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington 9780691254494

An illustrated biography of the pioneering British artist and writer, tracing her life and work through the many places

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