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Popular astronomy & space

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319092614
ISBN
9783319092614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.31

Paperback. This book uniquely provides an essential, comprehensive understanding of the space tourism industry. Over half of the book is dedicated to providing for the first time essential training material for private spaceflight participants. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387746432
ISBN
9780387746432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 163 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 58 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319124476
ISBN
9783319124476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Paperback. Eugene Cernan is a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight. His career spanned the entire Gemini and Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to commanding Apollo XVII, man's last mission to the moon. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 368 pages, one 16-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312263515
ISBN
9780312263515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.97

Hardcover. The Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel "The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf--don't leave the Solar System without it!" --Robert Forward "Very sensible, very complete and useful. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471619123
ISBN
9780471619123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Sheehan, William. Translator(s): Moore, Patrick. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 551 pages, 318 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; PDX; PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
551
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319344775
ISBN
9783319344775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.12

Hardback. Cammille Flammarion's The Planet Mars Editor(s): Sheehan, William. Translator(s): Moore, Patrick. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 551 pages, 318 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
551
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319096407
ISBN
9783319096407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.32

Paperback. Integrating extensive graphics with an 8-year astronomical calendar, this book presents sky events geared to naked-eye and binocular viewing. It is arranged by ease of observation - lunar phases and brighter planets, solar eclipses, the aurora through comets. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 423 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
651
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461406099
ISBN
9781461406099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.67

Paperback. The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer. This is the first book to fully describe the Apollo guidance computer's architecture, instruction format and programs used by the astronauts. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 440 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441908766
ISBN
9781441908766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 49.28

Hardback. Could Einstein have possibly anticipated directly testing the most captivating prediction of general relativity, that there exist isolated pockets of spacetime shielded completely from our own? This book presents evidence that just such an entity, with a mass of about three million suns, is indeed lurking at the center of our galaxy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 color illus. 2 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095059
ISBN
9780691095059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. This text provides a complete survey of the astrophysics of planetary nebulae, including theory and observations. It covers various subjects, including various aspects of emission lines, ionization equilibrium, electron temperature, and the ultraviolet and the continuous spectra. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 528 pages, 93 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540609650
ISBN
9783540609650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.30

Paperback. Planet Earth and the other bodies of the Solar System are 4.5 billion years old. They reside in a galaxy that is 12-14 billion years old, and are part of a universe that is 13-15 billion years old. This book reviews the evidence that has led scientists to these conclusions and describes the methods by which this evidence has been gathered. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 tables, 26 figures, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749336
ISBN
9780804749336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319261256
ISBN
9783319261256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.59
€ 72.25

Paperback. Gary Fildes left school at sixteen, got a trade like most of his mates and was soon married with four kids. His life seemed set. But he had a secret. Something he only practised late at night with a few like-minded friends. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his lifelong passion. He finally came out. As an astronomer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; BM; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784754389
ISBN
9781784754389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This book explores the history, subsequent discovery and contemporary research into pulsar astronomy. The story of pulsars is brought right up to date with the recent announcement of a new breed of pulsar, Rotating Radio Transients. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 190 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHR; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 341.
Publisher
Praxis
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387765600
ISBN
9780387765600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461478126
ISBN
9781461478126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.45

Paperback. The Wondrous Universe examines what is known about our world for the non-expert. It takes readers on a journey through cosmology and the quantum world of elementary particles, sketching the impact of the insights gained into philosophical assumptions and religious beliefs. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 184 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642201035
ISBN
9783642201035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. This title dissects the history of space travel, from the Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna. Num Pages: 400 pages, 200 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 858. The Great Moon Hoax and the Race to Dominate Earth from Space. 400 pages, 200 halftones. Were the famous moon landings simulated by NASA? From the very first manned flight into orbit there have been serious anomalies in the official narrative of the conquest of space. This title dissects the history of space travel, from the Russian missions in the early 1960s, to the American moon project of Apollo 17 in 1972. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHC; WNX. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight: 860. Translator(s): Collis, Johanna.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570126
ISBN
9781905570126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. This book uses a fictional story set in the 24th century to illustrate the emergent topic of space colonization, robotics and self-replicating spacecraft. It contains a nontechnical summary of the underlying science of all concepts used in the story. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 137 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS; UYQ; VXQB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319020594
ISBN
9783319020594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.85

Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 308 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: FL; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319211145
ISBN
9783319211145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.05

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