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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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