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Endeavour : Captain Cook's First Great Voyage (O/P) by Peter Aughton
27.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Voyages S.
Captain James Cook's voyage in the "Endeavour" which resulted in the mapping of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, was an epic voyage into the unknown. According to the British government - who wished to deceive the world as to its true purpose - it was merely a scientific expedition to observ ...Show more
Fatal Voyage: Captain Cook's Last Great Journey by Peter Aughton
9.99 NZD
39.99 (75% off)
Category: History
Cook was the greatest explorer of his age and his voyages of discovery are the stuff of legend. During two long journeys, he circumnavigated the globe twice, charted the east coast of Australia, the whole of New Zealand and many islands in the Pacific. "The Fatal Voyage" is the story of Cook's final jou ...Show more
Resolution - Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery by Peter Aughton
29.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The story of Cook's amazing second voyage of exploration. A year and a day after James Cook arrived back on English soil having claimed Australia and New Zealand for the British crown, he set sail again on a three-year journey (1772-1775) that still remains the greatest exploratory voyage ever undertake ...Show more
Resolution: The Story of Captain Cook's Second Voyage of Discovery by Peter Aughton
59.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Following on the success of Peter Aughton's book on Captain Cook's first epic voyage, Endeavour, this is the story of Cook's amazing second voyage of exploration. A year and a day after James Cook arrived back on English soil having claimed Australia and New Zealand for the British crown, he set sail ag ...Show more
The Story of Astronomy by Peter Aughton
49.99 NZD
55.00 (9% off)
Category: Science
Covers topics from the ancient origins of astronomy to the Copernican revolution, and from Galileo to Hawking's research into black holes. This book charts the discoveries of some of the greatest minds in human history, and their attempts to unveil the secrets of the stars.
The Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy by Peter Aughton
32.99 NZD
37.95 (13% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
There is a missing chapter in the history of astronomy, between the work of Galileo and Newton, and it is a chapter that belongs to England. Most people would name Newton and Edmund Halley as the greatest British astronomers, but both men drew heavily on the works of Jeremiah Horrocks. Like John Harr ...Show more
Voyages that Changed the World by Peter Aughton
39.99 NZD
Category: History
Voyages that Changed the World tells, chronologically, the stories of the most momentous sea voyages in history and, in doing so, provides an intriguing look at the unveiling of our world. Each chapter describes the background to a remarkable voyage or series of voyages, the events and personalities of ...Show more
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