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Popular astronomy & space

Paperback. Launched in 2001, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) reported its results two years later with a set of observations that added focus, detail, and insight to our fuzzy view of the cosmos. This work tells the story of WMAP and its revelations. It is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122427
ISBN
9780691122427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451508
ISBN
9780801451508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

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

€ 38.99
€ 36.22

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
€ 18.00

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

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

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
€ 10.81

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
€ 19.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 176 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Griffin Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926837147
ISBN
9781926837147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 200 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896522616
ISBN
9781896522616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

Hardback. An insight into NASA's Gemini spacecraft, the precursor to Apollo and the key to the Moon NASA's Gemini space flight programme followed on from the pioneering Mercury missions which put the first US astronauts into space. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 272 x 15. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Haynes Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857334213
ISBN
9780857334213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472920119
ISBN
9781472920119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461413967
ISBN
9781461413967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.19

Other printed item. Num Pages: 8 pages, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 172 x 1. Weight in Grams: 40.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Field Studies Council United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851532803
ISBN
9781851532803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.22

Hardback. With over 150 photographs that author took on board the international space station, many of which have not been seen before, this collection showcases the beauty of earth from above, and is the perfect visual time capsule of author's remarkable trip, which captured the imaginations of millions of children and adults across the world. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; AJRK; BM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780897158
ISBN
9781780897158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

paperback. Steve O'Meara's guide to the Herschel 400 for amateur astronomers. Num Pages: 379 pages, 427 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107632004
ISBN
9781107632004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939149664
ISBN
9781939149664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.41

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460413
ISBN
9780752460413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236394
ISBN
9780803236394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.55

Paperback. "Impey combines the vision of a practicing scientist with the voice of a gifted storyteller."-Dava Sobel Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343861
ISBN
9780393343861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. From the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, Peter Diamandis's singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight, he set out on one of the great entrepreneurial adventure stories of our time. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; TTD; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784162375
ISBN
9781784162375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Today's casual observer knows far less about the sky than did our ancestors, who depended on the sun and the moon to tell them the time and on the stars to guide them through the seas. This title gives us back our knowledge of the sky, offering an overview of what can be seen there without the help of a telescope. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226345772
ISBN
9780226345772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894959384
ISBN
9781894959384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. Num Pages: 272 pages, (16-page colour plate section), With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008125080
ISBN
9780008125080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Hardcover. Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. Num Pages: 288 pages, (colour photographs throughout), With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007488803
ISBN
9780007488803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.87

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