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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. Lucid exploration of central themes from science, philosophy, literature and religious ideas. Accessible and provocative discussion of the imagination and time. Warnock is a leading public figure in the UK. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190196
- ISBN
- 9780631190196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Dynamics of Comets and Asteroids and Their Role in Earth History
. Ed(S): Yabushita, Shin; Henrard, Jacques
Hardback. Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Dynic Astropark 'Ten-Kyu-Kan', August 14-18, 1997 Editor(s): Yabushita, Shin; Henrard, Jacques. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CELESTIAL MECHANICS AND DYNAMICAL
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352129
- ISBN
- 9780792352129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.66
€ 190.66
Paperback. In 2004, Venus crossed the sun's face for the first time since 1882. This title tells the intriguing tale of the five Venus transits previously observed and the fantastic efforts made to record them. It is a story of heroes and cowards, of reputations earned and squandered, told against a backdrop of geopolitical and scientific change. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 22 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press Princeton
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115894
- ISBN
- 9780691115894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 14-18 September 1998, Bern, Switzerland Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews, Vol. 90/1-2
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361541
- ISBN
- 9780792361541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.27
€ 190.27
The author of this book draws attention to ongoing and future observations that might reveal relics of an era before the big bang. In doing so, he provides an accessible introduction to the extraordinary new ideas of string cosmology. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642093845
- ISBN
- 9783642093845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.50
€ 34.99
€ 31.50
Hardback. Proceedings of the Monterey Workshop, held in Monterey, California, August 1999 Editor(s): Engvold, Oddbjorn; Harvey, John W.; Schrijver, C. J.; Hurlburt, Neal E. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 833.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370437
- ISBN
- 9780792370437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.16
€ 243.16
Paperback. An introduction to Vodou practices and beliefs, with a focus on Haiti. Editor(s): Michel, C.; Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533053
- ISBN
- 9781349533053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.78
€ 153.78
Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AJR; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 277 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1905.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232730
- ISBN
- 9781602232730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.76
€ 77.76
Hardback. Proceedings of the Asteroseismology Workshop, held in Porto, Portugal, 1-5 July 2002 Editor(s): Thompson, Michael J.; Cunha, Margarida S.; Monteiro, Mario J.P.F.G. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011733
- ISBN
- 9781402011733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.22
€ 193.22
hardcover. Aims to fill a gap in the astronomy-related literature by providing a set of chapters of direct interest to astronomy communication, and also well beyond it. This book is useful for researchers, teachers, editors, publishers, librarians, computer scientists, sociologists of science, research planners and strategists, project managers, and others. Editor(s): Heck, Andre; Madsen, Claus. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 235 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013454
- ISBN
- 9781402013454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.07
€ 124.07
Buchi Neri Nel Mio Bagno Di Schiuma Ovvero L'Enigma Di Einstein
C V (Indian Institute Of Astrophysics India) ...
Paperback / so. Translator(s): Calvani, M. Series: I Blu. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PB; PDX; PG; PHR; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847006737
- ISBN
- 9788847006737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Explores how identities emerge, persist and change and which power resources are tapped in the course of this process. This work illustrates the dynamics of identification as performance and narrative, as power and meaning, and as an interplay between self and other, difference and similarity. Series: Studies in Religion S. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCS1; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887821
- ISBN
- 9788772887821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.87
€ 23.87
This book provides an everyman's guide for understanding and following the discoveries that will soon take place at the famous Large Hadron Collider experiments at CERN. The material is presented accurately yet accessibly, and the book is infectious in its enthusiasm for the project. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 18 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ; PGK; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199581917
- ISBN
- 9780199581917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Encrenaz, Therese; Kessler, M.F. Num Pages: 580 pages, Ill.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PGG; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560720782
- ISBN
- 9781560720782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.43€ 195.50
€ 263.43
€ 195.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547171
- ISBN
- 9781594547171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60€ 132.34
€ 194.60
€ 132.34
Hardback. Develops a theory of Cosmic Grains starting logically from basic mathematical and astronomical premises. This book guides the reader through a historical progression of ideas on the nature of grains, leading to the author's own point of view, which shows the role of complex organic material in the interstellar grains. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792311898
- ISBN
- 9780792311898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Paperback. The Life of the Cosmos offers a theory of the universe that is radically different from anything proposed before. It departs from contemporary physicists to explore the idea that the laws of nature may be the partial result of a process of natural selection that occurred before the Big Bang. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126648
- ISBN
- 9780195126648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.91
€ 29.99
€ 26.91
Hardback. Is time, even locally, like the real line? Multiple structures of time, implicit in physics, create a consistency problem. This book includes historical details and explains - why the entropy law is inadequate for time asymmetry, and why notions such as time asymmetry (hence causality) may be conceptually inadequate. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331032
- ISBN
- 9780792331032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.46
€ 192.46
Hardback. Provides access to various paradoxes of the natural world. This book explains that some occur through the prevalence of pseudosciences such as astrology and UFO-logy and some enter the public conscience through the bad astronomy of science-fiction movies. It aims to present the reader with the methods for identifying and replacing incorrect ideas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116442
- ISBN
- 9780231116442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.43€ 79.12
€ 104.43
€ 79.12
Paperback. Proceedings of the 182nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Chamonix, France, 20-26 January 1997 Editor(s): Reipurth, Bo; Bertout, Claude. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 597 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 597
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346616
- ISBN
- 9780792346616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.93
€ 249.93
Paperback. Offers an account of Eugene Shoemaker's life and the way it has shaped our thinking about the universe. This book reconstructs the journey that began with a young geologist's desire to go to the moon in the late 1940's. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113258
- ISBN
- 9780691113258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), launched on August 25, 1997, carry six high-resolution spectrometers that measure the abundances of the elements, isotopes, and ionic charge states of energetic nuclei in space. This volume reviews scientific progress and outline questions that ACE address in solar, space-plasma, and cosmic-ray physics. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T.; Mewaldt, R. A. Num Pages: 663 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1287.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 86:1-4, 199
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355304
- ISBN
- 9780792355304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.73
€ 192.73
Hardcover. Establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. This title reveals the importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520065666
- ISBN
- 9780520065666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.07€ 63.82
€ 83.07
€ 63.82
Hardback. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 15-19 February 1999, Bern, Switzerland Editor(s): Benz, Willy; Kallenbach, R.; Lugmair, Gunter. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364672
- ISBN
- 9780792364672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.84
€ 248.84