Authoritative account written for the general reader.

Just over one hundred years ago Kristian Birkeland looked into the night sky of his native Norway and saw in the beautiful Northern Lights a mystery waiting to be solved. Determined to prove to the world his bold theory about the heavens above, this misunderstood genius began a quest that would take him from Norway's ice mountains to the deserts of Africa, and across a continent ravaged by war. It was a quest that alienated friends and family, ruined his health and sanity, and ended in his mysterious death in a Japanese hotel in 1917. Lucy Jago brilliantly tells the fascinating and tragic story of Kristian Birkeland, the man who saw in the night sky a secret that no one else could see, but who died trying to convince the world of his vision.

Nine year-old Sophie Scott embarks on a mission to Antarctica aboard an icebreaker and documents her adventure in a diary of its natural wonders.

Discover the hidden beauty of Tasmania's skies: the elusive aurora australis, in a new revised 2022 edition. The Aurora Chaser's Handbook is both a how-to guide and a keepsake. Alongside the science and lore of aurorae, this beautiful book features new breathtaking imagery of Tasmania's aurora-lit skies by some of our most talented photographers as well as everything you need to know to become an aurora chaser yourself.