Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. Celebrates the achievements of five women, four of whom were born in Ireland while the fifth married into an Irish family, who made contributions to photography, microscopy, astronomy and astrophysics. This book discusses the efforts they made to overcome the constraints that held them back from learning about scientific and technical subjects. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 180 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; UNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014246
- ISBN
- 9781402014246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.28
€ 123.28
Paperback. In accessible, informative language, this book describes stunning discoveries in astronomy and solar system science showing that complex organic compounds, formed in and ejected from old stars, could have played a central role in the origin of life on Earth. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 267 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PNN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642328015
- ISBN
- 9783642328015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.67
€ 52.99
€ 41.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 100 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319541716
- ISBN
- 9783319541716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.74
€ 52.99
€ 41.74
Hardback. Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of space physics and astrophysics and covers the progress in various aspects of these fields. This title provides historical account of space research, followed by short reviews of the space vehicles used and some aspects of the early years of space research. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 517 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358138
- ISBN
- 9780792358138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.83
€ 243.83
Paperback. In this text, Stuart Sherman argues that innovations in prose emerged simultaneously with the 17th-century revolution in clock technology, enabling authors to recount the new kind of time by which England was learning to live and work. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; PGZ; TDPB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752778
- ISBN
- 9780226752778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854568
- ISBN
- 9780192854568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: PG. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Griffin Media Canada
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926837338
- ISBN
- 9781926837338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.79
€ 40.99
€ 26.79
Hardcover. This is a uniquely comprehensive and detailed treatment of the theoretical and observational foundations of modern cosmology, by a Nobel Laureate in Physics. It gives up-to-date and self contained accounts of the theories and observations that have made the past few decades a golden age of cosmology. Num Pages: 624 pages, 27 line drawings. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 182 x 1. Weight in Grams: 1358.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198526827
- ISBN
- 9780198526827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.68
€ 101.68
Paperback. An Astronomical Tour. Series: THE PATRICK MOORE PRACTICAL AS. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319225296
- ISBN
- 9783319225296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.67
€ 54.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 sketches. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. 272 pages, 20 sketches. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631299
- ISBN
- 9781601631299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 132 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319102825
- ISBN
- 9783319102825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 227 x 274 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Kids
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426323683
- ISBN
- 9781426323683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Hardcover. The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies is a concise introduction to this fascinating subject providing the reader with the fundamentals in a clear and accessible style. This user-friendly text assumes some prerequisite knowledge of astronomy, with the necessary mathematics kept to a minimum. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470855065
- ISBN
- 9780470855065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90
Paperback. New updated edition of popular handbook; a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects. Series Editor(s): Ellis, Richard; Huchra, John; Kahn, Steven; Rieke, George H.; Stetson, Peter B. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. Num Pages: 220 pages, 65 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. 222 pages, 65 b/w illus. New updated edition of popular handbook; a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGG. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight: 364. Series Editor(s) :Ellis, Richard; Huchra, John; Kahn, Steven; Rieke, George H.; Stetson, Peter B.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521617628
- ISBN
- 9780521617628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.31
€ 69.31
Paperback. Helps the astronomer and astronomy student to improve the quality of their photometric measurements and to extract a maximum of information from their observations. This book is based on the authors' observing experience, spending numerous nights behind various instruments at many different observatories. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317760
- ISBN
- 9780792317760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.21
€ 126.21
Hardback. A guide which helps the astronomer and astronomy student to improve the quality of their photometric measurements and to extract a maximum of information from their observations. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316534
- ISBN
- 9780792316534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 434 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RGM; TTDS; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319132358
- ISBN
- 9783319132358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.70
€ 30.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Everything you need for a quick tour of everything You are here. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470516065
- ISBN
- 9780470516065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.19
€ 26.99
€ 22.19
hardcover. Features over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations that have been specially commissioned to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780593077184
- ISBN
- 9780593077184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.83
€ 29.99
€ 20.83
Hardcover. Unravelling the latest amazing breakthroughs in theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking guides the reader through the evolution of Einsteinian physics to a universe of ten dimensions and a so-called theory of everything. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition - Later Print Run
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593048153
- ISBN
- 9780593048153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.62
€ 34.99
€ 23.62