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paperback. This enriching book shows amateur astronomers how to measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds. Written in an entertaining, anecdotal style, only a basic knowledge of geometry is required. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 173 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387895604
- ISBN
- 9780387895604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.50
€ 41.99
€ 35.50
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. 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€ 28.91
€ 32.99
€ 28.91
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. Details how a succession of Salyut space stations led to the development of Mir. This title depicts Mir's assembly piece by piece, in space, between 1982 and 1996 and describes how Mir became an international research laboratory. It advises how Mir technology went on to form the 'core modules' of the ISS. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 449 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387230115
- ISBN
- 9780387230115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.49
€ 53.99
€ 45.49
Paperback. Written for amateur astronomers, this book reviews portable equipment, accessories and mounts, describing which are best for different kinds of viewing. Shows how to use your grab 'n' go telescope to observe a wealth of solar, lunar and planetary objects. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 127 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493908257
- ISBN
- 9781493908257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
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
paperback. In this new, digitally re-mastered edition, 'The Hatfield Lunar Atlas' has been extensively updated to accommodate the digital imaging equipment and capabilities of 21st century amateur telescopes up to and beyond the 12-inch aperture. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493901678
- ISBN
- 9781493901678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.52€ 55.11
€ 62.52
€ 55.11
Paperback. This book features firsthand accounts of Galileo's mission to Jupiter and stunning images of Europa's surface. It tells the inside story of a very human enterprise in science that lead to the discovery of a fantastic new world that might well harbor life. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489992994
- ISBN
- 9781489992994
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.74
€ 48.99
€ 39.74
Paperback. Focusing on future modern spacecraft, Michel van Pelt explains the exciting life of unmanned space explorers, making the technology, design, development, operation and results of modern space probe missions understandable by lay readers. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489990129
- ISBN
- 9781489990129
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.03
€ 30.99
€ 27.03
Paperback. This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will 'live off the land in space' in migration from Earth. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988775
- ISBN
- 9781489988775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.47
€ 30.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. This book provides information on the planning of space initiatives that can help humans tap the riches of the Solar System. This second edition examines recent developments and space launches as well as presents new planetary engineering concepts. Num Pages: 277 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TH; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461494256
- ISBN
- 9781461494256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.70
€ 48.70
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
Paperback. Based on a serious scientific project, this volume cuts through the hysteria to analyze how we might deal with potentially lethal impact threats by deflection, redirection, or destruction. It also explores potentially beneficial spin-off technologies. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 308 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 115 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461487487
- ISBN
- 9781461487487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.83
€ 57.83
Paperback. Anyone planning to purchase binoculars or telescopes for astronomy will find this book a treasure-trove of information and advice. It also supplies many useful tips on using astronomical telescopes or binoculars to get the best possible results. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; VSG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461487326
- ISBN
- 9781461487326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.79
€ 55.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461478126
- ISBN
- 9781461478126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.45
€ 48.99
€ 39.45
Paperback. This book helps readers find objects in the night sky with small-, medium-, and large-aperture telescopes. It provides comprehensive coverage for identifying and locating star clusters in all relevant constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGT; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461475668
- ISBN
- 9781461475668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Paperback. This practical amateur astronomer's guide incorporates the mythology concerning our Solar System - the Sun, the planets and their moons - into astronomy and explores astronomical, etymological, philosophical, and semiotic connections with astromythology. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461470663
- ISBN
- 9781461470663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.26
€ 55.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461451785
- ISBN
- 9781461451785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
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€ 40.17
€ 48.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. This book covers US-Russian space efforts in the early to late 1990s, when relations between East and West began to improve and the foundations of harmony and co-operation were laid for the first time with Shuttle-Mir and the International Space Station. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 508 pages, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461432777
- ISBN
- 9781461432777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.90
€ 48.99
€ 43.90
Paperback. Following his popular Weird Astronomy, David Seargent explores atmospheric and "shallow space" rather than deep space events. Using a balanced, scientific approach, the book covers strange, unusual, and apparently inexplicable observations of the air and sky. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 375 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNWM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430698
- ISBN
- 9781461430698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.51
€ 48.99
€ 40.51
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
€ 62.50
€ 62.50
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€ 34.04
€ 41.99
€ 34.04