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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
€ 42.42

Hardback. In honour of its 25th anniversary, space historians David DeVorkin and Robert Smith team up again to tell the stories of 25 iconic moments in the illustrious telescope's career, illustrated with breathtaking, never-before-seen images. Num Pages: 224 pages, 125 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 290 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426215575
ISBN
9781426215575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 47.64

Paperback. From prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century, this title offers an introduction to the history of Western astronomy. It focuses on topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the explorations of the universe. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

paperback. In this new, digitally re-mastered edition, 'The Hatfield Lunar Atlas' has been extensively updated to accommodate the digital imaging equipment and capabilities of 21st century amateur telescopes up to and beyond the 12-inch aperture. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493901678
ISBN
9781493901678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.52
€ 55.11

Paperback. This book tells the story of Apollo 11. The story is brought to life by exploiting the flight plan, mission report and in-flight transcripts. A color section features the high-resolution scans recently produced by NASA from the original Hasselblad film. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387341767
ISBN
9780387341767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.71
€ 53.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Pelton, Joseph N., Jr.; Bukley, Angelia P. Num Pages: 416 pages, 39 b/w photos, 54 b/w illus, 12 charts & 10 tables. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Collector´s Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926592077
ISBN
9781926592077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

paperback. The far side of the Moon was unknown to humanity until the Luna and Lunar Orbiter pictures were returned to Earth. This wonderful book contains beautiful photographs and newly-assembled mosaic images of the far side of the Moon, cleaned up by today's computer technology. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Edition
2008th Edition
SKU
V9781489988065
ISBN
9781489988065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.81

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
€ 25.14

Paperback. Why isn't the universe teeming with alien life? This book is a guide to the 'Fermi Paradox'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037783
ISBN
9780141037783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. This provocative book traces the ways in which government has co-opted scientific research and reinforced a culture in which challengers to proscribed wisdom are frozen out. It contains stories of dramatic episodes with references to popular press and culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441966841
ISBN
9781441966841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 40 line illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157269
ISBN
9780691157269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 204 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 64 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319099279
ISBN
9783319099279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.74

paperback. This accessible book explores key discoveries in recent years of space exploration and addresses major questions such as: How prolific is life in the universe? How far back to the Big Bang can we probe? And what hidden treasures still lurk in our Solar System? Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489981400
ISBN
9781489981400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319142333
ISBN
9783319142333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.83

Hardback. This is the largest and most comprehensive atlas of the universe ever created for amateur astronomers. It provides a detailed observing guide for almost any practical amateur astronomer. Spanning some 3,000 pages, this is a project that is possible only on CD-ROM. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387468938
ISBN
9780387468938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.75

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
€ 34.04

Hardback. The joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn is the most ambitious planetary mission since the VEGA mission to Venus and Halley in 1985/86 and the Viking arbiters and landers to Mars in 1976. This book contains articles written by the project scientists and engineering team, which describes the mission, the spacecraft, and the Titan probe. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 640 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010989
ISBN
9781402010989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.71

hardcover. This reference atlas showcases around 250 beautiful galaxies within an amateur astronomer's reach and uses them to explain current astrophysical research. Translator(s): Helbig, Phillip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 232. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107189485
ISBN
9781107189485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.51

Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 124 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: FL; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319305776
ISBN
9783319305776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.09

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

Paperback. Written for the popular enthusiast market which describes the development of modern particle physics and its importance in improving our understanding of the origin and evolution of the Universe. Editor(s): Harland, David M. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337131
ISBN
9781852337131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.40

Hardcover. The Beginning and the End Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 379 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319050614
ISBN
9783319050614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.32

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

paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
12th Edition
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849969413
ISBN
9781849969413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.27

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