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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Through examining the work of W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett, Katherine Ebury shows cosmology had a considerable impact on modernist creative strategies, developing alternative reading models of difficult texts such as Finnegans Wake and 'The Trilogy'. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; PGC; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349483693
ISBN
9781349483693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

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

€ 134.18

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

€ 128.12

Hardback. This volume examines the internal structure, origin and evolution of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes, all objects at the final stage of stellar evolution. It covers topics such as: pulsation of white dwarfs; millisecond pulsars; and the dynamics around black holes. Editor(s): Meynet, Georges; Schaerer, Daniel. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540615200
ISBN
9783540615200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Meynet, Georges; Schaerer, Daniel. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642082641
ISBN
9783642082641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.39

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

€ 256.57

Paperback. Series: Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHM; PHN; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461371946
ISBN
9781461371946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.12

Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 165 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662449684
ISBN
9783662449684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 165 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; RB; TJFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662524282
ISBN
9783662524282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.56

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
€ 20.36

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

€ 79.54

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

€ 48.99
€ 40.20

Paperback. This book tells the amazing story of the physics of stars and starlight. While it is an in-depth study of stellar astrophysics, at the same time it requires only basic high school mathematics and physics, making it accessible to almost all amateur astronomers. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441907073
ISBN
9781441907073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.64

Paperback. Beginning with an overview of the field, this updated edition unites methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy in an exploration of the science of astronomy as it was practiced in a number of cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. Num Pages: 614 pages, 392 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2011
Number of pages
614
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441976239
ISBN
9781441976239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 201.34

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

€ 53.99
€ 44.22

Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS; PNFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319248721
ISBN
9783319248721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Paperback. This comprehensive guide for amateur astronomers provides a brief overview of the development of spectroscopes and an introduction to the theory of stellar spectra, then goes on to examine the spectroscopes available to amateurs as well as how to use them. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, 158 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441972385
ISBN
9781441972385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Nomoto, Kenichi. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 482 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 833.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662137017
ISBN
9783662137017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.26

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

€ 32.99
€ 23.79

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