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Paperback. Covers pre-university level Astronomy courses (in the UK, the GCSE syllabuses) and provides numerical examples to help students. This title also acts as an introduction for amateur astronomers. Num Pages: 230 pages, 194 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 4KHT; WNX; YQS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 241 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852335809
ISBN
9781852335809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461409281
ISBN
9781461409281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.06

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461405702
ISBN
9781461405702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Astronomers recently discovered a very rich population of Pluto-like objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. This book offers in-depth historic and physical discussions of those remote regions and includes nearly two hundred amazing illustrations, most in color. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441908643
ISBN
9781441908643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.92

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

€ 41.99
€ 37.50

paperback. This unique book has become necessary because of advances in computer technology. It outlines the techniques involved in "cybersketching", or making observational astronomical sketches and detailed 'scientific' drawings using modern digital equipment. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 116 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387853505
ISBN
9780387853505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.14

paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Copernicus United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441928726
ISBN
9781441928726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, 34 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFHC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926592084
ISBN
9781926592084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923045
ISBN
9780939923045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Presents numerous illustrations of the observed variability of cataclysmic variable stars. This text provides a clear explanation and thorough overview of this phenomena at a level accessible to the advanced amateur or undergraduate student. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852332112
ISBN
9781852332112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.88
€ 65.90

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

€ 52.86
€ 47.88

paperback. Provides an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science-level reader. This title covers the year's astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System, placing them in the context of the longer-term goals of astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. It includes web links for all major news stories. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Praxis United States
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387716749
ISBN
9780387716749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Reviewing the nexus of climate change and astronomy, this book examines all the theories on the matter and argues that astronomical factors are the major determinant of the Earth's climate, adding key new analysis to an urgent and central contemporary debate. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 96 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RNPG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461446071
ISBN
9781461446071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.45

Paperback. This volume tells the fascinating story of Man's conceptualization of the solar system from the earliest times, when star maps represented what could be seen to the naked eye, to the modern age, when powerful telescopes and probes afford fresh insights. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 331 pages, 104 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461408956
ISBN
9781461408956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

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
€ 34.25

Paperback. The names of the seven Mercury astronauts were announced in April 1959 amid a flurry of publicity and patriotism. This work provides authorized biographical details of all thirty-two finalists for the seven coveted places as America's pioneering astronauts. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 396 pages, 167 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441984043
ISBN
9781441984043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.66
€ 56.42

Paperback. This handbook guides the stargazer through all 88 officially recognized constellations, grouped according to their origin and location in the sky. The book includes origin myths, finder charts, tables, photographs and plots of binary star orbital motions. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 863 pages, 345 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441969408
ISBN
9781441969408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.65

Paperback. Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological how life in different worlds -- such as outerspace or settlements on the moon -- would affect humans, plants and animals. The test explores how the human body will begin, almost immediately, to adapt and change to be able to function in these strange environments. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVD; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441968982
ISBN
9781441968982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.65

Paperback. This book gives a summary of our current knowledge of comets and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute. It contains many practical examples and details key observing techniques that can be used with commercially available modern observing equipment. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 254 pages, 164 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441957894
ISBN
9781441957894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.70

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

€ 52.86
€ 47.45

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