Bestsellers from Oxford

1. The Faber Book of Science by John Carey, Faber & Faber

2. Stephen Hawking for Beginners by J. McEvoy, Icon

3. Science, Mind and Cosmos edited by Steve Jones, Orion

4. Schrödinger’s Kittens by John Gribbin, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

5. Nature’s Imagination by John Cornwell, Oxford

6. About Time by Paul Davies, Viking

7. Dark Sun by Richard Rhodes, Simon & Schuster

8. Nature’s Numbers by Ian Stewart, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

9. The Periodic Kingdom by Peter Atkins, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

10. Newton’s Principia for the Common Reader by S. Chandrasekhar, Oxford

The surprise on this list is Chandrasekhar’s reworking of Newton from first principles. It’s a tough read, but worth it as the last book from a great man.

Bestsellers in the physical sciences first published in hardback or paperback within the post 12 months.

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