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Astronomy, space & time

Hardcover. Discoveries in astronomy have revolutionized the field of cosmology. This second edition provides the historical background of cosmology and an account of the concordance model of the universe. It emphasises the scientific framework for cosmology, particularly the basic concepts of physics that underlie the theories of relativity and cosmology. Num Pages: 576 pages, numerous line drawings. halftones and mathematical examples. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 192 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198530961
ISBN
9780198530961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 354.72

paperback. Physical Relativity is a critical examination of one of the foundations of modern science, Einstein's 1905 special theory of relativity. Harvey Brown defends an original interpretation of the theory, and hence of the nature of space and time, which combines Einstein's insights with those of his immediate precursors. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PGZ; PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199232925
ISBN
9780199232925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855842359
ISBN
9781855842359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Johannson, Hans E. Num Pages: 434 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606925720
ISBN
9781606925720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 277.01
€ 188.26

Paperback. An invaluable quick-reference aid of more than 2000 of the most useful maths and physics formulas. Num Pages: 230 pages, 115 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374. 230 pages, 115 b/w illus. An invaluable quick-reference aid of more than 2000 of the most useful maths and physics formulas. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PG; PH. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight: 458.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521575072
ISBN
9780521575072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.15

hardcover. Based on interviews with astronomers, this book reads like a scientific 'whodunnit', going from disappointment to elation in the hunt for 'Planet X'. Science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to find a new world in our solar system. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Copernicus United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387778044
ISBN
9780387778044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.26

Hardcover. This book tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy and details the 100 most important discoveries. Spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, portray distant corners of the universe. Num Pages: 234 pages, 200 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 252 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441978103
ISBN
9781441978103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Hardback. Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. This title traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBMB; PBX; PG; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148922
ISBN
9780691148922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Butera, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
American Maritain Association United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982711910
ISBN
9780982711910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782742609
ISBN
9781782742609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Hardback. The author illustrates in non-technical terms how physicists hope to identify the nature of the mysterious form of matter that goes under the name of dark matter, and that seems to permeate the Universe. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683086
ISBN
9780199683086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.55

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.56

Paperback. In this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft and Theoretical Physicist Stefan Vandoren describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 270 x 14. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814489812
ISBN
9789814489812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.79

Hardback. An engaging defence and critique of the various arguments from both science and religion on the fine-tuning of the Universe. Num Pages: 388 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107156616
ISBN
9781107156616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780237
ISBN
9780814780237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536619
ISBN
9780374536619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Managadze, George. Num Pages: 297 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245101
ISBN
9781613245101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 308.84
€ 209.53

Paperback. "A short, excellent account of [Leavitt's] extraordinary life and achievements."-Simon Singh, New York Times Book Review Series: Great Discoveries. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393328561
ISBN
9780393328561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.67

paperback. Series: Briefings. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529707
ISBN
9780714529707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; PGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition Uk.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263609
ISBN
9781904263609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

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