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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. .
Publisher
No Starch Press,US United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593272678
ISBN
9781593272678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.66

Paperback.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461413967
ISBN
9781461413967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.19

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

€ 51.99
€ 42.42

Paperback. This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387367866
ISBN
9780387367866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.50

Paperback. Written to provide students with a non-trivial introduction to the subject, this book examines the problems astronomers face on Emarth. It moves on to explore the solar system, the stars and beyond. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471983323
ISBN
9780471983323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.97

Paperback. Explores the astrological significance of Eris, a new dwarf planet in our solar system. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; VXFA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863158674
ISBN
9780863158674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Hardback. Includes a presentation of the novel interdisciplinary optical remote sensing technique for various ionized diluted media, based on the collisional polarization of the spectoral emission. This book provides a methodology of the impact spectropolarimetic sensing of many solutions to many practical diagnostic problems. Series: Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306458927
ISBN
9780306458927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.90

Paperback. Proceedings of the 183rd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 18-22 1997 Editor(s): Sata, Katsuhiko. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792354604
ISBN
9780792354604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.85

Hardback. Proceedings of the 183rd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 18-22 1997 Editor(s): Sata, Katsuhiko. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792354598
ISBN
9780792354598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.67

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Blundell looks at the seemingly paradoxical, mysterious, and intriguing phenomena of astrophysical black holes. Outlining what a black hole actually is and how they are characterised, she separates the scientific fact from science fiction, and demonstrates the interesting role they play in the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199602667
ISBN
9780199602667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.13

Paperback. For many who experience a total solar eclipse, once-in-a-lifetime is not enough. They want more, and will to go to great lengths and great expense to repeat the experience. This book profiles the "eclipse chasers" who dedicate their lives to chasing totality. Num Pages: 205 pages, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642304804
ISBN
9783642304804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.20

Paperback. Series: Planets. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 188 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Capstone Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781491459010
ISBN
9781491459010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.18

Hardback. Describes both the theory and the applications of wave propagations. This book presents an outline of the theory of electromagnetic waves propagating in a cold electron plasma. It discusses the typical conditions in different frequency ranges, and considers the irregular features of the ionospheric structure such as sound and gravity waves. Series: Developments in Electromagnetic Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792307754
ISBN
9780792307754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 331.22

Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011516
ISBN
9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.60
€ 85.15

Hardback. Astrobiology is a very broad interdisciplinary field covering the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, as well as the design and implementation of missions for solar system exploration. This review covers its complete spectrum. Series: Cellular Origin & Life in Extreme Habitats. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792371250
ISBN
9780792371250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.75

Paperback. How holographic patterns of information underlie our physical reality Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 441.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620556603
ISBN
9781620556603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882750
ISBN
9781931882750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.34

Hardback. With its crucial role in the development of European astronomy, as well as the physical sciences under Islam and in Jewish culture, this book contains an important episode in Islamic intellectual history, Jewish civilization, and the history of astronomy. Translator(s): Morrison, Robert G. Series: Berkeley Series in Postclassical Islamic Scholarship. Num Pages: 410 pages, 79 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287990
ISBN
9780520287990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 71.91

Paperback. Aims to provide a non-mathematical description of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids and comets of the solar system. Discussion is based on results obtained from recent space probes to Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471850342
ISBN
9780471850342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 285.58

Hardcover. The Roman calendar, in particular the Julian form of the calendar during the reign of Caesar, was used as the basis for what is, globally, the most important calendar today. It evolved in a series of reforms and revolutions and many of its peculiar features, from the names of the months to the number of days, are still visible. Translator(s): Richardson, David M. B. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HB; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655085
ISBN
9780470655085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.84

Hardcover. When visitors to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, walk through the Skylab of 1967-73 they experience the vehicles interior space but learn nothing about the industrial design of the spacecraft nor the designers who created it. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 310 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9783930698103
ISBN
9783930698103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. With the increasing sensitivity of the equipment available to the home astronomer, this Springer series is a helping hand to skywatchers who want to hone their skills. The book reviews the latest satellite observations of Jupiter and contains superb pictures of Jupiter taken by McAnally himself. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 228 pages, 115 colour illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337506
ISBN
9781852337506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629964
ISBN
9780691629964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.36

Paperback. Offers a historical survey of the two sciences that help define our place in the universe: astronomy and cosmology. This book investigates scientific practices in the early civilizations of Egypt, Greece, China, and the Americas, whose inhabitants developed sophisticated methods to record the movements of the planets and stars. Num Pages: 736 pages, 21 colour plates, 201 halftones, 73 line drawings. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226594415
ISBN
9780226594415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 45.65

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