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Paperback. In almanac fashion, this book tells what sky objects can be explored on a nightly basis in 2009 - 2010, combined with history, location maps, star hop instructions, and more. It provides a digest for sky watchers and will appeal to readers at all skill levels. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387795089
- ISBN
- 9780387795089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.40
€ 43.99
€ 38.40
Paperback. This book of amazing photographs showcases a period of unusually high solar activity in the Northern Lights. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, put on shows of light and motion in high latitudes - Alaska being the perfect place to see them. These new photos take full advantage of the latest advances in photographic technology. Num Pages: 128 pages, 160 full colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632170019
- ISBN
- 9781632170019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. This text focuses primarily on serious observing. It explains how to use a small telescope to observe many classes of objects, ranging from the sun (visual and H-alpha), through asteroids, planets and stars, to deep-sky. Variable stars, supernovae and artificial satellites are also covered. Editor(s): Moore, CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 490 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540198994
- ISBN
- 9783540198994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.65
€ 52.90
€ 47.65
Paperback. This guide not only tabulates positions but also explains the orbital mechanics that dictate how the planets and stars move as observed from Earth. It places seemingly disparate astronomical events into an understandable three-dimensional structure. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493906284
- ISBN
- 9781493906284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Hardback. What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the origins of the universe, and vice versa? This book addresses the beginning of things - of the universe, matter, stars, and planetary systems, and finally, of life itself. Num Pages: 248 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126540
- ISBN
- 9780231126540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.36€ 102.15
€ 134.36
€ 102.15
Paperback. What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the origins of the universe, and vice versa? This book addresses the beginning of things - of the universe, matter, stars, and planetary systems, and finally, of life itself. Num Pages: 248 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126557
- ISBN
- 9780231126557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Hardback. This text provides a complete survey of the astrophysics of planetary nebulae, including theory and observations. It covers various subjects, including various aspects of emission lines, ionization equilibrium, electron temperature, and the ultraviolet and the continuous spectra. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 528 pages, 93 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540609650
- ISBN
- 9783540609650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.30
€ 138.30
paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Urbino, Italy, June 29-July 13, 1975 Editor(s): Setti, G. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401015196
- ISBN
- 9789401015196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
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€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
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
€ 161.92
€ 161.92
Paperback. This practical, self-contained guide is an ideal introduction to practical radio astronomey for the newcomer. Assuming no prior technical knowledge, it takes the reader step-by-step through the process of building and using a backyard radio telescope. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 236 pages, 94 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908827
- ISBN
- 9781441908827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.12
€ 52.90
€ 47.12
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€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
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€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Explore the challenges in searching for evidence of extraterrestrials. The book is the first to examine electromagnetic frequencies besides RF and microwave as signal sources, taking into consideration all the ways that extraterrestrials might communicate. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 190 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387734538
- ISBN
- 9780387734538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.21
€ 30.99
€ 26.21
paperback. The first popular science book to examine scientifically the methods for detecting planets around other stars, the possibility that they might support life, and speculate as to what aliens might look like. It poses the question: are we alone? Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765570
- ISBN
- 9780387765570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.96
€ 32.99
€ 28.96
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
€ 41.99€ 34.49
€ 41.99
€ 34.49
paperback. Traces the impact of Einstein's ideas on astronomy, including the way we interpret observations of stars and galaxies. This title includes comments from principals in important discoveries, illuminating the processes behind these results. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 259 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387261300
- ISBN
- 9780387261300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.22
€ 35.99
€ 31.22
Paperback. The Sky at Night book series documents the recent episodes of Sir Patrick Moore's record-breaking TV program of the same name. This volume collects all 40 episodes from the past four years, each of which has been re-written into a short, punchy essay. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 169 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 33 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441964083
- ISBN
- 9781441964083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.68
€ 41.99
€ 33.68
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
€ 53.99€ 44.11
€ 53.99
€ 44.11
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
€ 23.99€ 20.77
€ 23.99
€ 20.77
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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
€ 48.99€ 39.58
€ 48.99
€ 39.58
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
€ 173.60€ 131.06
€ 173.60
€ 131.06
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€ 32.77
€ 41.99
€ 32.77