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Paperback. Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky - star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies - within reach of amateur astronomers. This book provides the reader with what he needs to know about what to observe, and how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852339012
- ISBN
- 9781852339012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.51
€ 41.99
€ 35.51
Paperback. Dissects the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. The author shows how the tragic split between science and religion arose and how the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394534
- ISBN
- 9780141394534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461437000
- ISBN
- 9781461437000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.95
€ 52.90
€ 47.95
Paperback. Phenomena in the heavens are of great importance to many, and much of the lore of astronomy and astrology dates back to the earliest days of civilisation. This book discusses important topics in Babylonian and Greek astronomy. Num Pages: 172 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387951362
- ISBN
- 9780387951362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Paperback. This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will 'live off the land in space' in migration from Earth. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988775
- ISBN
- 9781489988775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.47
€ 30.99
€ 26.47
paperback. The first popular science book to examine scientifically the methods for detecting planets around other stars, the possibility that they might support life, and speculate as to what aliens might look like. It poses the question: are we alone? Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765570
- ISBN
- 9780387765570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.96
€ 32.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 519 pages, 87 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; TTD; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493913060
- ISBN
- 9781493913060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.52
€ 69.52
Paperback. On February 1st 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia - the world's first reusable manned spacecraft - disintegrated during its return to Earth, with a crew of seven. This book chronicles each of Columbia's 28 missions, as described by scientists and researchers who developed and supported its many payloads, and by the engineers who worked on it. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 506 pages, 280 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387215174
- ISBN
- 9780387215174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.25
€ 43.25
Paperback. This book covers US-Russian space efforts in the early to late 1990s, when relations between East and West began to improve and the foundations of harmony and co-operation were laid for the first time with Shuttle-Mir and the International Space Station. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 508 pages, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461432777
- ISBN
- 9781461432777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.90
€ 48.99
€ 43.90
paperback. This book focuses on each space mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space station to the end of operations of Salyut 6, from the exploration of the Moon on Apollo 15 to the first flight of the Shuttle. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441963413
- ISBN
- 9781441963413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.71€ 54.00
€ 57.71
€ 54.00
Paperback. Discover the fascinating and cutting-edge science behind the greatest question of all: is there life beyond Earth? The brand-new book from bestselling science writer and comedian Ben Miller Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545043
- ISBN
- 9780751545043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
€ 15.99
€ 11.94
Paperback. This highly accessible book takes readers on a journey from the beginning of time to the end of the universe to uncover our origins and reveal our destiny. It presents surprising, fascinating answers to the big questions of physics, biology and neuroscience. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 189 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319056715
- ISBN
- 9783319056715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.36
€ 53.99
€ 42.36
Paperback. Details the ingenuity, passion, and sacrifice of ordinary people that enabled the space program to land a man on the moon. Num Pages: 248 pages, 41 photographs, appendix, glossary, index. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Nebraska Pbk. Printing
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260412
- ISBN
- 9780803260412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 285 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453628
- ISBN
- 9781461453628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.19
€ 41.99
€ 34.19
Paperback. Covering both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Bob lays out a series of activities that are fun and educational while teaching you how to track and see the international space station as well as find a meteor shower and traditional night sky activities like identifying constellations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 colour photographs. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Publisher
- Page Street Publishing Co. United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624143090
- ISBN
- 9781624143090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.83
€ 24.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Krone, Bob. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 pages of colour illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894959414
- ISBN
- 9781894959414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.67
€ 30.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Aimed at beginners and intermediate-level astronomers, this complete guide to practical astronomy covers everything from basic concepts to the best binoculars to practical hints and tips. It includes a complete atlas and guide to the night sky down to 30 N. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387853543
- ISBN
- 9780387853543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
Paperback. Brian Clegg takes readers on an incredible trip around our random universe and the chaos that underpins it. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210. Good, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KSG0006592
- ISBN
- 9781848316522
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. Num Pages: 256 pages, With index. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007395828
- ISBN
- 9780007395828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. Takes you on a tour of the Universe. En route, this title stops off to gaze at 100 amazing sights - from asteroids to zodiacal dust and from orbit around the Earth to beyond the most distant galaxies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780978376
- ISBN
- 9781780978376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. What is our place in the 14-billion-year history of the universe? This book tells the epic story of the universe from an new perspective, weaving the findings of modern science together with enduring wisdom found in the humanistic traditions of the West, China, India, and indigenous peoples. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209433
- ISBN
- 9780300209433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.65
€ 16.99
€ 13.65
paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441928726
- ISBN
- 9781441928726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.86
€ 35.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. "Sciencia" gathers together six individual volumes spanning the realms of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, evolution, and astronomy. Lavishly illustrated with engravings, woodcuts, and original drawings and diagrams, it inspires readers of all ages to take an interest in the interconnected knowledge of the modern sciences. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907155123
- ISBN
- 9781907155123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Aimed at active amateur astronomers this book provides an up-to-date account of active galaxies. Lists and images of such objects are an important component of this book. The book makes sense of the chaotic and apparently innumerable types of violently active galaxies. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781447161264
- ISBN
- 9781447161264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.71
€ 32.99
€ 28.71