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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. This book provides a learning tool to facilitate identifying patterns and stars in the sky with binoculars or at most a low-power telescope. It reflects a new aspect of astronomy that does not involve serious science - but makes it easy to learn about the night sky. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846283277
- ISBN
- 9781846283277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.67
€ 48.99
€ 40.67
Paperback. A study of the anthropic cosmological principle, with reference to various scientific disciplines. The work also includes chapters on the nature of life, extraterrestrial intelligence and the quantum theory. Num Pages: 736 pages, numerous figures and tables. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 43. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192821478
- ISBN
- 9780192821478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE London
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099772118
- ISBN
- 9780099772118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
paperback. This enriching book shows amateur astronomers how to measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds. Written in an entertaining, anecdotal style, only a basic knowledge of geometry is required. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 173 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387895604
- ISBN
- 9780387895604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.50
€ 41.99
€ 35.50
Paperback. Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, they are where the stars are born and where many extraordinary and little-understood phenomena can be observed. Here, renowned science writer John Gribbin explores what we have learnt about the cosmos through studying both our own galaxy and our distant neighbours. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234349
- ISBN
- 9780199234349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. New updated edition of the biography of a remarkable man - motor neurone disease victim and awesome intellect Stephen (A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME) Hawking Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117287
- ISBN
- 9780349117287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651216
- ISBN
- 9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.22
€ 23.99
€ 17.22
Hardcover. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 266 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319235783
- ISBN
- 9783319235783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110106
- ISBN
- 9780230110106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 109 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBLA; PBX; PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319552200
- ISBN
- 9783319552200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.84
€ 87.84
Hardback. Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This book collect together all known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity onwards. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362982
- ISBN
- 9780792362982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 322.14
€ 322.14
hardcover. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 172 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461421481
- ISBN
- 9781461421481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Proceedings of the First European Astronomical Meeting Athens, Septemb...
John N. . Ed(S): Xanthakis
paperback. Editor(s): Xanthakis, John N. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642656316
- ISBN
- 9783642656316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardback. Translator(s): Sengerling, R. BIC Classification: PGC. Dimension: 244 x 170. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540415855
- ISBN
- 9783540415855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.46
€ 164.46
Paperback. This book combines newly acquired knowledge of the Moon with detailed descriptions and labeled photographic maps of the lunar surface. It offers techniques and tips on how to observe interesting features of the Moon, with telescopes and binoculars. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, 57 colour illustrations, 80 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642148040
- ISBN
- 9783642148040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.00
€ 48.99
€ 40.00
Paperback. This volume presents the findings of several satellites from across the globe sent to observe the sun. Beautifully illustrated, the book combines newly acquired scientific understanding with detailed descriptions of features visible on the Sun's surface and in its atmosphere. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 260 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642228384
- ISBN
- 9783642228384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.17
€ 41.99
€ 34.17
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€ 34.69
€ 47.99
€ 34.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Chae, Jongchul. Num Pages: 143 pages, 48 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PNFS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319121222
- ISBN
- 9783319121222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
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
€ 193.54
€ 193.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Vink, Jorick S. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 279 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345147
- ISBN
- 9783319345147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37