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Hardback. Powerfully evoking the unquenchable American spirit of exploration, award-winning photographer Dan Winters chronicles the final launches of Discovery, Endeavour, and Atlantis in this stunning photographic tribute to America's space shuttle program Num Pages: 90 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 311 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Firsttion ed.
- SKU
- V9780292739635
- ISBN
- 9780292739635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29
€ 52.29
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€ 23.01
€ 33.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. "Impey combines the vision of a practicing scientist with the voice of a gifted storyteller."-Dava Sobel Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343861
- ISBN
- 9780393343861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. "Expansive and enlightening.. Impey packs his prose with wonderful anecdotes and weird factoids."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352153
- ISBN
- 9780393352153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. BIC Classification: VXFA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 286. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0001835
- ISBN
- 9781842231746
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFSL9; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 114 x 4. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935810790
- ISBN
- 9780935810790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.31
€ 6.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691157245
- ISBN
- 9780691157245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.14
€ 36.99
€ 32.14
Paperback. On 12th April 1981 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. She was the world's first real spaceship. On board were men with the Right Stuff. The Shuttle's Commander, moonwalker John Young, was already a veteran of five spaceflights. This book tells the complete story of the Space Shuttle. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552160223
- ISBN
- 9780552160223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Astronomy. Num Pages: 563 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 563
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486210797
- ISBN
- 9780486210797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.49
€ 38.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge of the subject of astronomy and dynamics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808482
- ISBN
- 9780226808482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.90
€ 31.99
€ 24.90
Hardback. Introduces readers to advances in American space exploration. This book discusses ways to capture and redirect asteroids; presents research on the origin of the Moon; weighs in on discoveries like 2003 UB313, a dwarf planet detected in the far outer reaches of our solar system - and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 halftones. 39 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PGC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128221
- ISBN
- 9780691128221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
Can You Play Cricket on Mars?: And Other Scientific Questions Answered
Cbe, Dsc, Fras, Sir Patrick Moore
Hardback. Can You Play Cricket on Mars? And Other Scientific Questions Answered Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780750951142
- ISBN
- 9780750951142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.84
€ 19.99
€ 12.84
paperback. Steve O'Meara's guide to the Herschel 400 for amateur astronomers. Num Pages: 379 pages, 427 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107632004
- ISBN
- 9781107632004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.92
€ 58.92
Paperback. Today's casual observer knows far less about the sky than did our ancestors, who depended on the sun and the moon to tell them the time and on the stars to guide them through the seas. This title gives us back our knowledge of the sky, offering an overview of what can be seen there without the help of a telescope. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345772
- ISBN
- 9780226345772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Hardback. What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the origins of the universe, and vice versa? This book addresses the beginning of things - of the universe, matter, stars, and planetary systems, and finally, of life itself. Num Pages: 248 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126540
- ISBN
- 9780231126540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.81€ 101.49
€ 133.81
€ 101.49
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€ 32.57
€ 41.99
€ 32.57
Hardcover. This title is a basic guide to the cosmic frontier - about black holes in the centres of galaxies, about the way some galaxies cannibalize each other, about the vast differences between galaxies and the remarkable new evidence regarding dark energy and the cosmic expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 61 halftones, 56 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 258 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010796
- ISBN
- 9780674010796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
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
€ 53.29€ 42.14
€ 53.29
€ 42.14
Paperback. Reveals the interconnectedness of the solar system - and what it means for life on Earth. Relating a history of the solar system, this work describes how astronomers determined our location in the Milky Way. It provides accounts of the energetic interactions among planetary bodies, the generation of the Earth's magnetic field, and more. Num Pages: 384 pages, 69 halftones. 31 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117430
- ISBN
- 9780691117430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Launched in 2001, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) reported its results two years later with a set of observations that added focus, detail, and insight to our fuzzy view of the cosmos. This work tells the story of WMAP and its revelations. It is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122427
- ISBN
- 9780691122427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92