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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

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

€ 111.92
€ 84.63

Paperback. The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PBWS; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821803677
ISBN
9780821803677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.60

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
€ 9.42

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

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

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
€ 20.15

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

€ 78.62

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
€ 23.54

Hardcover. This is an analysis of how 16th- and 17th-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. It argues that these schemes can solve the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and investigation interact. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JD; 3JF; HRCM; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010454
ISBN
9780268010454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

hardcover. The experience of time in families can both permeate all activities but nevertheless be hidden. The papers in this volume, representing a range of disciplines (history, sociology, psychology, family therapy, and leisure studies) foreground the way that time shapes everyday family worlds. Editor(s): Daly, Kerry. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBK; JMRP; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762307753
ISBN
9780762307753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.81

Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166988
ISBN
9780691166988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.04
€ 56.40

Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166971
ISBN
9780691166971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.39
€ 83.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 182 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560726616
ISBN
9781560726616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.46
€ 63.73

Hardback. Focusing on the "Einstein Tower," an architecturally historic observatory built in Potsdam in 1920, this book investigates German scientific life by blending biography, architectural history, scientific theory and research, and scientific politics. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 244 pages, 50 half-tones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728249
ISBN
9780804728249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.37

Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140192469
ISBN
9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kuz'min, A.D. Translator(s): Makinen, Paul. Series: Proceedings of the Lebedev Physics Institute Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Num Pages: 326 pages, tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941743693
ISBN
9780941743693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.01
€ 170.47

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830840786
ISBN
9780830840786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Harmon, Kystal. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634836920
ISBN
9781634836920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 287.45
€ 213.19

Paperback. This ground--breaking book addresses transformations in the understanding of time and the generation and degeneration of value at the cutting edge of modernity and postmodernity. Editor(s): Lash, Scott; Quick, Andrew; Roberts, Richard. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX; JHM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210030
ISBN
9780631210030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.74

paperback. A textbook that facilitates learning by doing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 277 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393265118
ISBN
9780393265118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.96
€ 95.19

Paperback. A textbook that facilitates learning by doing. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 277 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Fifth
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393265125
ISBN
9780393265125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.96
€ 95.67

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