Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardcover. This is the 2nd edition of a highly successful title, concentrating primarily on the theory behind the origin and the evolution of the universe, and where appropriate relating it to observation. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471489092
- ISBN
- 9780471489092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.70
€ 84.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 color + 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227031
- ISBN
- 9780300227031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.53
€ 16.99
€ 13.53
Hardback. Lays the foundation for a study of the influence of interstellar material on the solar system and Earth as we travel through the Milky Way Galaxy. Topics include the interaction between the solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, temporal variations in the solar environment, and more. Editor(s): Frisch, Priscilla. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402043970
- ISBN
- 9781402043970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.28
€ 189.28
Paperback. Reviews progress in the study of dynamics of star clusters. This title presents numerical techniques to combine stellar evolution and dynamical evolution of the cluster. It is intended for astrophysicists. Editor(s): Hut, Piet. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340706
- ISBN
- 9780792340706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.01
€ 190.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Ariew, Roger. Translator(s): Ariew, R. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169231
- ISBN
- 9780226169231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Hardcover. Dealing with the design of large telescopes, this compendium provides insights from a group of leading telescope designers active at the major observatories throughout the World. It includes discussions of almost all the basic scientific and engineering aspects of building large ground- or space-based telescopes. Editor(s): Bely, Pierre. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; TDPB; TGXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387955124
- ISBN
- 9780387955124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 311.25
€ 311.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Bely, Pierre. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; TDPB; TGXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441930323
- ISBN
- 9781441930323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 307.50
€ 307.50
New Developments in Array Technology and Applications
Philip, A. G. Davis; Janes, Kenneth A.; Upgre...
Paperback. Proceedings of the 167th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in The Hague, the Netherlands, August 23--27, 1994 Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 397 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336402
- ISBN
- 9780792336402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 189.81
€ 189.81
Paperback. Presenting descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, this volume describes how they can be located without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. Illustrations show how the objects appear through a 127mm Maksutov (and other instruments, where applicable). Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 387 pages, 197 black & white illustrations, 99 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387853567
- ISBN
- 9780387853567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 46.79
€ 50.82
€ 46.79
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
€ 46.99€ 39.66
€ 46.99
€ 39.66
Paperback. This updated book provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources and to establish offworld settlements. The user-friendly volume offers numerous photographs, diagrams, exhibits, and case studies. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 672 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSVP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387776392
- ISBN
- 9780387776392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.27
€ 46.99
€ 42.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Burke, Philip. Num Pages: 356 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461335382
- ISBN
- 9781461335382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.81
€ 64.81
Paperback. This handbook guides the stargazer through all 88 officially recognized constellations, grouped according to their origin and location in the sky. The book includes origin myths, finder charts, tables, photographs and plots of binary star orbital motions. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 863 pages, 345 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441969408
- ISBN
- 9781441969408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.53
€ 61.53
Paperback. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 546 pages, xiv, 532 p., 177 figures. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520940
- ISBN
- 9780226520940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.08€ 75.00
€ 90.08
€ 75.00
Hardback. Presents an overview of the engineering of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a revolutionary instrument designed to be the world's largest radio telescope. This book, containing 36 refereed papers written by leaders in SKA engineering, has been compiled by the International SKA Project Office. Editor(s): Hall, Peter J. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 899.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Experimental Astronomy journal, Vo
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402037979
- ISBN
- 9781402037979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.40
€ 187.40
Hardback. Offers a treatment of general relativity and its application to compact objects, gravitational waves and cosmology. This book includes such topical issues as the Gravity Probe B mission, interferometer detectors of gravitational waves, and the physics behind the angular power spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402045219
- ISBN
- 9781402045219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
paperback. This unique book has become necessary because of advances in computer technology. It outlines the techniques involved in "cybersketching", or making observational astronomical sketches and detailed 'scientific' drawings using modern digital equipment. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 116 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387853505
- ISBN
- 9780387853505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.65
€ 40.99
€ 33.65
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952895
- ISBN
- 9780387952895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.83
€ 37.99
€ 34.83
Paperback. This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PGS; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192854162
- ISBN
- 9780192854162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.70
€ 12.99
€ 9.70
Hardback. In this fascinating narrative, Peter Bond provides an overview of key twentieth century unmanned missions to nearly every corner of our solar system, telling the story of the mission planners and engineers who made possible these unprecedented achievements in scientific exploration. Num Pages: 324 pages, 241 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387402123
- ISBN
- 9780387402123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.38
€ 41.99
€ 36.38
Hardback. Here is an overview of the balloon-borne Sunrise telescope project of 2009, which collected measurements of the magnetic structure of the solar atmosphere on its intrinsic spatial and temporal scales. Includes a detailed account of Sunrise's instrumentation. Editor(s): Barthol, Peter. Num Pages: 126 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441997739
- ISBN
- 9781441997739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.45
€ 121.45
Paperback. A masterly overview of the development of cosmological thinking from the Greeks, via Newton and Einstein, to the present day. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822562
- ISBN
- 9780753822562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. "The Almagest", by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. This title provides students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the "Almagest". Editor(s): Jones, Alexander. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387848259
- ISBN
- 9780387848259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.00
€ 189.00
Hardback. Features developments in instrumentation with which studies of the Andromeda Galaxy can be made. This book offers a foundation for the start of new observations. It offers information about M31. It is intended as a reference for insiders and newcomers to the field. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316541
- ISBN
- 9780792316541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99