Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. With an emphasis on aperture synthesis as well as the effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere and techniques developed to overcome image degradation, this book covers all the fundamentals of stellar interferometry and includes dozens of illustrations. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461427025
- ISBN
- 9781461427025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardback. With an emphasis on aperture synthesis as well as the effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere and techniques developed to overcome image degradation, this book covers all the fundamentals of stellar interferometry and includes dozens of illustrations. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441957092
- ISBN
- 9781441957092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33
€ 73.33
Paperback. From 1996-2000, thirty minority teenagers (African American, Chinese American, Puerto Rican American, and Dominican American) were interviewed every year for four years to investigate how their experiences in high school shaped their social relationships. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349383801
- ISBN
- 9781349383801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 43.98
€ 50.82
€ 43.98
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
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
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Saxena, Surendra K. Series: Advances in Physical Geochemistry. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PNK; PNR; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461293637
- ISBN
- 9781461293637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.51
€ 123.51
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
€ 242.16
€ 242.16
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 September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141268
- ISBN
- 9780691141268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
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
Hardback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PGC; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441913135
- ISBN
- 9781441913135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Paperback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425038
- ISBN
- 9781461425038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
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
€ 136.87
€ 136.87
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
€ 17.42
€ 17.42
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. 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
€ 125.35
€ 125.35
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
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461421931
- ISBN
- 9781461421931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.87
€ 46.99
€ 39.87
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€ 27.39
€ 30.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. This book describes the many advantages of using binoculars for astronomy. It explains how to choose and evaluate binoculars as well as covers the functionality and physiology of binocular observation and their varying optical characteristics. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 460 pages, 201 black & white illustrations, 115 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461474661
- ISBN
- 9781461474661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
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