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Paperback. Addresses the question of why we should embark on a journey to Mars. This book also addresses why we need to carry out these tasks and what a human crew could achieve that an automated mission could not. It features an analysis drawn from experiences in manned and unmanned space programmes including Apollo, Skylab, Salyut/Mir, and Shuttle and ISS. Editor(s): Shayler, David; Salmon, Andy; Shayler, Michael D. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337926
- ISBN
- 9781852337926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.46
€ 70.46
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 549 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 122 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319156590
- ISBN
- 9783319156590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.82
€ 69.82
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€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 1367 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 121 x 43. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Lucis Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1367
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853301172
- ISBN
- 9780853301172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.94
€ 38.94
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236394
- ISBN
- 9780803236394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.68
€ 27.68
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 124 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: FL; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319305776
- ISBN
- 9783319305776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
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€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
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
€ 36.99€ 24.65
€ 36.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. This fascinating chronicle of the epoch-making discovery of helium explains why it also marked the birth of a new branch of science called 'astrophysics', and corrects the many historiographical misinterpretations through revealing personal accounts. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 285 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453628
- ISBN
- 9781461453628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.19
€ 41.99
€ 34.19
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319261102
- ISBN
- 9783319261102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319278124
- ISBN
- 9783319278124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.35
€ 57.35
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€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This book concentrates on the "odd and interesting" aspects of planetary bodies, including asteroids and moons, describing unusual features of these worlds and the ways in which they appear "weird" to us. Also discusses the possibility of methane-based organisms. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 322 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461470632
- ISBN
- 9781461470632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.35
€ 49.35
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€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
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
€ 22.82
€ 22.82
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€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
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€ 15.52
€ 17.99
€ 15.52
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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
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€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 519 pages, 87 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; TTD; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493913060
- ISBN
- 9781493913060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.52
€ 69.52
Hardcover. Outlines the historical, fictional, speculative and emerging scientific views of the possibilities of other life forms. This work investigates the following questions: Is there anybody out there? Are there other life forms lurking in outer space - or are they already here? Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w Ill. and photos throughout. BIC Classification: VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840468069
- ISBN
- 9781840468069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
€ 17.99
€ 12.89
Paperback. An Astronomical Tour. Series: THE PATRICK MOORE PRACTICAL AS. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319225296
- ISBN
- 9783319225296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.18
€ 56.18
Paperback. All That Matters about astronomy. All That Matters books are a fast way to get right to the heart of key issues. Series: All That Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471801624
- ISBN
- 9781471801624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31