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Popular astronomy & space
Hardback. This work consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. It includes essays on Astronomy and Religion, Astronomy and Myth, and Astronomy and Astrology. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363637
- ISBN
- 9780792363637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.77
€ 430.77
Paperback. Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological how life in different worlds -- such as outerspace or settlements on the moon -- would affect humans, plants and animals. The test explores how the human body will begin, almost immediately, to adapt and change to be able to function in these strange environments. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVD; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441968982
- ISBN
- 9781441968982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.41
€ 41.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. This handbook guides the stargazer through all 88 officially recognized constellations, grouped according to their origin and location in the sky. The book includes origin myths, finder charts, tables, photographs and plots of binary star orbital motions. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 863 pages, 345 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441969408
- ISBN
- 9781441969408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.19
€ 64.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441984432
- ISBN
- 9781441984432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.03
€ 41.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Reviewing the nexus of climate change and astronomy, this book examines all the theories on the matter and argues that astronomical factors are the major determinant of the Earth's climate, adding key new analysis to an urgent and central contemporary debate. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 96 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RNPG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461446071
- ISBN
- 9781461446071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.19
€ 48.99
€ 40.19
paperback. Provides an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science-level reader. This title covers the year's astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System, placing them in the context of the longer-term goals of astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. It includes web links for all major news stories. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387716749
- ISBN
- 9780387716749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.18
€ 33.99
€ 29.18
paperback. This objective study examines the many-sided Tunguska phenomenon, the explosive event in the USSR that cannot be explained by simple meteoric models. The author sets out the progress made in researching the event and deals with the UFO myths surrounding it. Editor(s): Ashpole, Edward. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429258
- ISBN
- 9781461429258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 47.95
€ 53.37
€ 47.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923045
- ISBN
- 9780939923045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.14
€ 38.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, 34 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFHC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926592084
- ISBN
- 9781926592084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.67
€ 29.99
€ 20.67
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
€ 36.99€ 33.16
€ 36.99
€ 33.16
paperback. This unique book has become necessary because of advances in computer technology. It outlines the techniques involved in "cybersketching", or making observational astronomical sketches and detailed 'scientific' drawings using modern digital equipment. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 116 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387853505
- ISBN
- 9780387853505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.14
€ 41.99
€ 35.14
Hardback. This stunningly illustrated book describes how NASA is planning a seventh landing on the Moon. The book reveals the very latest strategies for how we'll get to the Moon, what we know today, what we want to find out, and what life on the Moon will be like. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PGG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387938806
- ISBN
- 9780387938806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.50
€ 41.99
€ 37.50
Paperback. Astronomers recently discovered a very rich population of Pluto-like objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. This book offers in-depth historic and physical discussions of those remote regions and includes nearly two hundred amazing illustrations, most in color. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908643
- ISBN
- 9781441908643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.92
€ 36.99
€ 31.92
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461405702
- ISBN
- 9781461405702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.36
€ 41.99
€ 36.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461409281
- ISBN
- 9781461409281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.06
€ 41.99
€ 36.06
Paperback. Covers pre-university level Astronomy courses (in the UK, the GCSE syllabuses) and provides numerical examples to help students. This title also acts as an introduction for amateur astronomers. Num Pages: 230 pages, 194 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 4KHT; WNX; YQS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 241 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852335809
- ISBN
- 9781852335809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.94
€ 41.99
€ 36.94
Paperback. Series: Springer Praxis Books. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319276182
- ISBN
- 9783319276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.25
€ 58.25
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, 101 black & white illustrations, 162 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319328829
- ISBN
- 9783319328829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Hardcover. Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective Editor(s): Padmanabhan, Thanu. Num Pages: 162 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788184899979
- ISBN
- 9788184899979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50
Hardcover. This book contains over 1,500 color reproductions of stamps relating to the history of astronomy, ranging from the earliest observations of the sky to modern research conducted with satellites and space probes. Num Pages: 373 pages, 277 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WCG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847028289
- ISBN
- 9788847028289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.42
€ 77.42
Hardcover. While there are guides to the visible sky, this is the first book to encompass the most important stars known in the universe at a level accessible to the layperson. The noted astronomer James Kaler takes us on a tour of the 100 most interesting stars, describing their characteristics and importance in words and vivid pictures. Num Pages: 211 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 86 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Copernicus
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387954363
- ISBN
- 9780387954363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.40
€ 48.99
€ 42.40
Paperback. "Remarkably upbeat, and imbued with wit, wisdom and a palpable sense of awe over our universe."-Tucson Weekly Num Pages: 352 pages, 68 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339987
- ISBN
- 9780393339987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.90
€ 27.99
€ 24.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; JWL; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595581143
- ISBN
- 9781595581143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782742609
- ISBN
- 9781782742609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76