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hardcover. The new edition of this comprehensive reference on astronomy observation methods and techniques includes recent developments in astronomical detectors and instrumentation, from the invention of the CCD in 1970 to the current era of huge telescopes. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 592 pages, 180 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHK; TJF; TTDS; UYS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540765820
- ISBN
- 9783540765820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Paperback. This highly accessible book takes readers on a journey from the beginning of time to the end of the universe to uncover our origins and reveal our destiny. It presents surprising, fascinating answers to the big questions of physics, biology and neuroscience. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 189 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319056715
- ISBN
- 9783319056715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.36
€ 53.99
€ 42.36
Paperback. This work introduces the origins and current status of the world's emerging space powers. It includes countries such as Iran and Brazil, and the programs of Japan and India from 1999 to 2007. The book concludes by speculating how these programs may evolve. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908735
- ISBN
- 9781441908735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 51.53
€ 52.90
€ 51.53
Paperback. Phenomena in the heavens are of great importance to many, and much of the lore of astronomy and astrology dates back to the earliest days of civilisation. This book discusses important topics in Babylonian and Greek astronomy. Num Pages: 172 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387951362
- ISBN
- 9780387951362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Hardcover. The aim of this book is to continue to raise public awareness in the exciting field of theoretical physics. It covers the latest theories in theoretical physics and cosmology and presents them in a non-technical language. Editor(s): Nekoogar, Farzad. Series: Multiversal Journeys. Num Pages: 232 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 245 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387776378
- ISBN
- 9780387776378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.79
€ 205.79
Paperback. Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 97, organized by IAU in co-operation with IRSI, held at Albuquerque, U.S.A., August 3-7, 1981 Editor(s): Heeschen, D. S.; Wade, C. M. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400977839
- ISBN
- 9789400977839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.76
€ 69.76
Paperback. This book examines and explains cataclysmic and unusual events at the very frontier of our knowledge of stellar astrophysics, and presents them in a way that non-professionals can understand and enjoy. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 369 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 61 colour illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461481355
- ISBN
- 9781461481355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285095
- ISBN
- 9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.09
€ 40.09
Paperback. Series: Le Stelle. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847010925
- ISBN
- 9788847010925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.30
€ 25.99
€ 23.30
Paperback. This star guide helps amateur astronomers advance from easily observed objects to more difficult targets, and includes detailed descriptions of each class of object. The revised edition offers new chapters on Transient Objects and Naked-Eye Deep Sky Objects. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461412656
- ISBN
- 9781461412656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.67
€ 55.67
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€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
paperback. This book focuses on each space mission launched between April 1971 and April 1981: from the launch of the world's first space station to the end of operations of Salyut 6, from the exploration of the Moon on Apollo 15 to the first flight of the Shuttle. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441963413
- ISBN
- 9781441963413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.71€ 54.00
€ 57.71
€ 54.00
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 275 pages, 149 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319156538
- ISBN
- 9783319156538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.10
€ 56.10
Paperback. This guide is for budding stargazers who want to develop observing skills beyond mere sightseeing and learn some of the techniques used to carry out enjoyable and scientifically useful observations. Includes useful exercises to help develop observing skills. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461487654
- ISBN
- 9781461487654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Hardback. Tells the story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists and philosophers have sought to unravel this mystery down through the centuries, piecing together the clues that enabled them to deduce the solar system's layout, its age, and the likely way it formed. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 halftones. 19 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: WNW; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145228
- ISBN
- 9780691145228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
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
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Aimed at active amateur astronomers this book provides an up-to-date account of active galaxies. Lists and images of such objects are an important component of this book. The book makes sense of the chaotic and apparently innumerable types of violently active galaxies. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781447161264
- ISBN
- 9781447161264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.71
€ 32.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, they are where the stars are born and where many extraordinary and little-understood phenomena can be observed. Here, renowned science writer John Gribbin explores what we have learnt about the cosmos through studying both our own galaxy and our distant neighbours. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234349
- ISBN
- 9780199234349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441955708
- ISBN
- 9781441955708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.93
€ 35.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Num Pages: 264 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894959049
- ISBN
- 9781894959049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08