Philip Wilkinson

Contains illustrations, photographs, and descriptions of various aspects of the Islamic history, culture, and faith.

Describes the voyage of Apollo 11, its three astronauts, and details of the mission that put the first man on the moon in 1969.

Provides an overview of explorers and exploration, from the earliest known travel to modern-day investigations of mountain peaks and ocean depths.

Provides the reader with glimpses inside twenty-one famous buildings from around the world.

An illustrated biography of Michelangelo, the Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor.

Wilkinson charts the evolution of musical instruments, profiling the instruments that have joined the orchestra from the Baroque era of the 1600s up to the modern age. The origin and development of each instrument is described. Includes brief information on the instrument makers, composers, and musicians who have made them famous.

From the days of sailing boats and steam trains to the supersonic aircraft and Formula One cars of today, the search for speed has been a story of great daring and danger.

From morning to night and through the changing seasons, time rules our lives, and for thousands of years humans have searched for ways to measure it ever more accurately.