Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
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Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
Paperback. Shows just how much solar observation work can be accomplished with Coronado telescopes, and explains how to get the best from these instruments. This book also shows that Solar prominences, filaments, flares, sunspots, plage and active regions are all visible and can be imaged to produce spectacular solar photographs. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387681269
- ISBN
- 9780387681269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.44
€ 48.99
€ 41.44
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198795490
- ISBN
- 9780198795490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This is a superb book for intermediate-level astronomers. It tells you everything you need to know about smaller-scale observatories, and how to set one up. It draws on the author's practical experience and that of many other experienced amateur astronomers. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387345215
- ISBN
- 9780387345215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.98
€ 48.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 colour tables, 269 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJG; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1602.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138922860
- ISBN
- 9781138922860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141268
- ISBN
- 9780691141268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. This comprehensive guide for amateur astronomers provides a brief overview of the development of spectroscopes and an introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, then goes on to examine the spectroscopes available to amateurs as well as how to use them. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, 158 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441972385
- ISBN
- 9781441972385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.40
€ 41.99
€ 34.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387276168
- ISBN
- 9780387276168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.58
€ 53.99
€ 44.58
Hardcover. From the first proposal for a large X-ray telescope in 1970 to the deployment of Chandra by the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999, this book chronicles the technical feats, political struggles, and personal dramas that transformed an inspired vision into the world's supreme X-ray observatory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 45 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004979
- ISBN
- 9780674004979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319327495
- ISBN
- 9783319327495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.11
€ 78.11
Hardcover. This is the first book for astronomers who wish to use molecular emissions as a tool to explore the Universe. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 41 b/w illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107018167
- ISBN
- 9781107018167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 276 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 33 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319454344
- ISBN
- 9783319454344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.42
€ 41.99
€ 35.42
Paperback. A guide to buying, adjusting, using, and repairing sextants. It includes a list of distributors, manufacturers, and dealers worldwide, a discussion of various trends, and hints, including sighting with eyeglasses and using a Rude starfinder. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG; TRLN; WGG; WSSN3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- International Marine Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780070052192
- ISBN
- 9780070052192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
hardcover. Series: Princeton Series in Modern Observational Astronomy. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 color illus. 23 halftones. 132 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 201 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137797
- ISBN
- 9780691137797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.05€ 94.13
€ 98.05
€ 94.13
Paperback. This book explores intriguing cases in which astronomy has been used as a tool to solve mysteries from art, history, and literature. It clearly explains astronomical concepts with non-technical language and defines terms as needed for wide readership. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 355 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 113 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461484028
- ISBN
- 9781461484028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Paperback. The story of Britain's first female professional scientist, Caroline Herschel Series: Icon Science. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; BGT; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781667
- ISBN
- 9781785781667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.79
€ 11.99
€ 10.79
Hardback. Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone. 17 line illus. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156811
- ISBN
- 9780691156811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.45
€ 45.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. 'The Sun and the Church' tells how these observatories came to be, how they worked and what they accomplished. Num Pages: 366 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 42 halftones, 87 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN; HBJD; HRCC7; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005365
- ISBN
- 9780674005365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.77
€ 37.99
€ 32.77
Hardback. This text provides detailed coverage of modern positional astronomy, including explanatory material, supplemental information and detailed descriptions of the computational models and algorithms used to produce The Astronomical Almanac. The 3rd edition of the Supplement has undergone significant revision to include new and updated content. Editor(s): Urban, Sean; Seidelmann, P. Kenneth. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCY; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 260 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389856
- ISBN
- 9781891389856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.28
€ 122.28
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
€ 41.99
€ 37.50
Paperback. Aimed at students and researchers in geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics, this book reports on the timely Earth Observing System (EOS) Program's range of scientific investigations, observational capabilities, data and information system, and educational activities. Editor(s): Asrar, Ghassem; Dozier, Jeff. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB; PHVG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563961984
- ISBN
- 9781563961984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34