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Paperback. Eugene Cernan is a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight. His career spanned the entire Gemini and Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to commanding Apollo XVII, man's last mission to the moon. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 368 pages, one 16-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312263515
ISBN
9780312263515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJG; UDP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 968.
Publisher
Rocky Nook
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937538439
ISBN
9781937538439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 38.17

Paperback. Our Solar System contains more moons than planets. They show astonishing variety, and some look more likely than Mars to host microbial life. David Rothery describes these fascinating small worlds, their discovery, names, and what they can tell us about our solar system. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198735274
ISBN
9780198735274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963555
ISBN
9780241963555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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. The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208. How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos. 288 pages, Illustrations. The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight: 206.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822388
ISBN
9781408822388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311206
ISBN
9781848311206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. Gary Fildes left school at sixteen, got a trade like most of his mates and was soon married with four kids. His life seemed set. But he had a secret. Something he only practised late at night with a few like-minded friends. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his lifelong passion. He finally came out. As an astronomer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; BM; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784754389
ISBN
9781784754389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. United by the transit of Venus, scientists from around the globe came together to answer the essential question: how can the universe be measured? The author paints a portrait of the rivalries, triumphs and misfortunes that befell these men, along with their passion and determination to succeed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First edition & printing in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099538325
ISBN
9780099538325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642357510
ISBN
9783642357510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. From prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century, this title offers an introduction to the history of Western astronomy. It focuses on topics as the merging of Babylonian and Greek astronomy in later Antiquity, Kepler's conversion of astronomy into a branch of dynamics, and the explorations of the universe. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Advance praise for Philip Plait s Bad Astronomy "Bad Astronomy is just plain good! Philip Plait clears up every misconception on astronomy and space you never knew you suffered from. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471409762
ISBN
9780471409762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471149542
ISBN
9781471149542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Terry C. Treadwell's book is a non-technical history of human spaceflight, that tells the exciting and dramatic story of how we took our early steps towards the stars. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454092
ISBN
9780752454092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

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

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. Num Pages: 186 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 7. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896522937
ISBN
9781896522937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Have you ever dreamt of being an astronaut, travelling through the universe on your very own space mission? This book tells you about the experience of leaving Earth's atmosphere, to the reality of living in the confines of a spaceship and the strange sensation of weightlessness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170581
ISBN
9780552170581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Tells the scarcely credible story of the Apollo 11 mission. This book is suffused with Mailer's obsession both with the astronauts themselves and with his own anxieties and terrors about the extremity of what they were trying to achieve. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394961
ISBN
9780141394961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Loved by Jon Stewart (The Daily Showon Channel 4), lavishly praised by Entertainment Weekly, profiled in The New York Times Science section, and reprinted four times, Mike Mullane's laugh-out-loud, attention-grabbing memoir about his life as an astronaut is finally available in paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b-w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743276832
ISBN
9780743276832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

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. Reach for the stars Stargazing is the practice of observing the night sky and its contents - from constellations through to planets and galaxies. Stars and other night sky objects can be seen with the naked eye, or seen in greater numbers and in more detail with binoculars or a telescope. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
For Dummies
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118411568
ISBN
9781118411568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. A brilliant new introductory guide to the night sky, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008196271
ISBN
9780008196271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

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

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