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Popular astronomy & space
Paperback. The New York Times bestseller: "You gotta read this. It is the most exciting book about Pluto you will ever read in your life."-Jon Stewart Num Pages: 208 pages, Color illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350364
- ISBN
- 9780393350364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Aimed at deep-sky observers, whether they are interested in imaging or just sightseeing. Designed to be taken out into the field during observing, this large-format full-colour book presents information packed into each spread - photographs, position, maps, recommended exposure times, and more. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 146 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 155 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852334741
- ISBN
- 9781852334741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.70
€ 154.70
Paperback. What is it, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle and wait for someone to light the fuse? Ask a few of the astronauts and find out. They had it. The first Americans in space, battling the Russians for control of the heavens, putting their lives on the line. This book is about the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099479376
- ISBN
- 9780099479376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.07
€ 9.07
Paperback. Helps us to discover how puny and insignificant individual lives are against a cosmic backdrop of creation and disaster. This book shows how the richness of a universe based on rules, has led to a complex world and at least one species that tried to get a grip of what was going on. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FZC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091951702
- ISBN
- 9780091951702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Tells the story about the wizards of Discworld. Weaving together a fast-paced Discworld novelette with scientific commentary on the evolution and development of the human mind, culture, language, art, and science, this title presents a fresh view of the world we live in. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FZC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091951719
- ISBN
- 9780091951719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. This book explains the methods that rocket scientists use - expressed in a way that could be applied in everyday life. It's short and snappy and written by a rocket scientist. It is intended for general "armchair" scientists. Num Pages: 174 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; TGBN; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441921598
- ISBN
- 9781441921598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.37
€ 40.99
€ 33.37
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
€ 40.99€ 35.91
€ 40.99
€ 35.91
Paperback. This is THE book for the amateur astronomer who is ready to take the next step in his or her astronomical journey. Till now there has been no text that points curious amateur astronomers to the research possibilities open to them. This book plugs that hole. Series: Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 302 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387718224
- ISBN
- 9780387718224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.96
€ 51.99
€ 42.96
Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192469
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.76
€ 21.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Dissects the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. The author shows how the tragic split between science and religion arose and how the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394534
- ISBN
- 9780141394534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319276274
- ISBN
- 9783319276274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.26
€ 47.99
€ 38.26
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, 18 halftones 5 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654225
- ISBN
- 9780691654225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.54€ 129.67
€ 173.54
€ 129.67
Hardcover. The Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel "The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf--don't leave the Solar System without it!" --Robert Forward "Very sensible, very complete and useful. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471619123
- ISBN
- 9780471619123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.33
€ 41.99
€ 32.33
Flexibound. A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the treasures of the night sky Num Pages: 224 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848669130
- ISBN
- 9781848669130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453536
- ISBN
- 9781461453536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.06
€ 40.99
€ 35.06
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857385987
- ISBN
- 9780857385987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 285 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453628
- ISBN
- 9781461453628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.31
€ 40.99
€ 33.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319227252
- ISBN
- 9783319227252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.80
€ 51.99
€ 40.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 77 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177542
- ISBN
- 9780231177542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
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
€ 51.63€ 45.88
€ 51.63
€ 45.88