Böcker av Stuart Clark

From stone age to space age, every human who has ever looked up at the night sky has seen the same stars in the same patterns. They reveal our entire history, as well as hinting at our ultimate fate. In Beneath the Night, Stuart Clark investigates this incredible relationship between humanity and the night sky.

Packed with must-know information and written in an accessible style, expert author, Stuart Clark, takes readers on a fascinating journey into space.In this remarkable book, superb large-format illustrations and high quality photographs enhance the in-depth explanations and descriptions, and provide an enriching learning experience for young readers.

The 15th to the 18th centuries was a period of witchcraft prosecutions throughout Europe. This volume brings this work together by summarising the history of the period in a new way - according to the types of legal systems involved.

Different conceptions of the world and of reality have made witchcraft possible in some societies and impossible in others.

In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy.