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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 41.99
€ 34.04
The Cassini-Huygens Mission. Volume 1: Overview, Objectives and Huygen...
Christopher T. . Ed(S): Russell
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 52.90
€ 47.27