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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2015th Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461451785
ISBN
9781461451785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.72

Paperback. In 2004, Venus crossed the sun's face for the first time since 1882. This title tells the intriguing tale of the five Venus transits previously observed and the fantastic efforts made to record them. It is a story of heroes and cowards, of reputations earned and squandered, told against a backdrop of geopolitical and scientific change. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 22 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press Princeton
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115894
ISBN
9780691115894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This book details everything beginners in spectroscopy need to know, helping them go from easy to more advanced, scientifically useful observations. It discusses two popular spectrographs and explains how to use two spectroscopy processing software programs. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 207 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PNFS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319014418
ISBN
9783319014418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Paperback. This book features firsthand accounts of Galileo's mission to Jupiter and stunning images of Europa's surface. It tells the inside story of a very human enterprise in science that lead to the discovery of a fantastic new world that might well harbor life. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489992994
ISBN
9781489992994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.74

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 324 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319093680
ISBN
9783319093680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 257 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319082127
ISBN
9783319082127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Editor(s): West, Richard M. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 461.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400972131
ISBN
9789400972131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Paperback. Under the Radar chronicles the life of Ruby Payne-Scott, the first female radio astronomer. Payne-Scott's major role in the design of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is discussed, as well as her major contributions to radio astronomy field. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 375 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; THR; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642260735
ISBN
9783642260735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.85

Paperback. This book duplicates historic discoveries in astronomy, from the Moon's Tycho crater, through Galileo's observation of Jupiter's moons and outward to nebulae, stars and galaxies. Shows where each object is and how best to observe it with simple equipment. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461467991
ISBN
9781461467991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. In 140 pages, the authors present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining and brilliantly informative. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571295708
ISBN
9780571295708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 1367 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 121 x 43. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Lucis Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1367
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Edition
4 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853301172
ISBN
9780853301172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.94

Paperback. Here is a practical guide for potential suborbital and orbital space tourists. It features comprehensive medical information about spaceflight health requirements, details practical training modules and explains the current drivers of the new space frontier. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 281 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MB; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319050379
ISBN
9783319050379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.36

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. This is the ultimate, easy-to-read guide for "eclipse-chasers" which includes everything an eclipse chaser needs. It provides a checklist of where to go to see total solar eclipses, for the next 15 years, and includes travel details. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 202 pages, 77 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387698274
ISBN
9780387698274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years. This detailed book enables readers to understand its technical systems in great depth. Recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle are also included. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 524 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 95 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461409823
ISBN
9781461409823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.52

Paperback. For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturn's largest moon, a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze. This book reveals the startling discoveries that have been made since the arrival of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 color illus. 65 halftones. 21 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
With a New afterword by the authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146331
ISBN
9780691146331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

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. This book covers the "why," "how," and "what" of astronomy under light-polluted skies. It is aimed at urban astronomers and showcases the countless objects - galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters - that can be seen in even in heavily light polluted urban skies. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846282164
ISBN
9781846282164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447284109
ISBN
9781447284109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

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

€ 86.57
€ 72.25

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