Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? This book examines these questions. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780857501004
- ISBN
- 9780857501004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
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€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
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
€ 48.99€ 41.82
€ 48.99
€ 41.82
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
€ 134.45
€ 134.45
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
€ 131.85
€ 131.85
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
€ 189.39
€ 189.39
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
€ 9.69
€ 9.69
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
€ 18.24
€ 18.24
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
€ 102.28
€ 102.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471925675
- ISBN
- 9780471925675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 301.89
€ 301.89
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€ 26.63
€ 40.99
€ 26.63
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
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
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€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
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
€ 35.00€ 31.82
€ 35.00
€ 31.82
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
€ 254.85
€ 254.85
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
€ 53.99€ 43.49
€ 53.99
€ 43.49
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
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
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
€ 36.99€ 34.45
€ 36.99
€ 34.45
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
€ 53.10€ 46.34
€ 53.10
€ 46.34
Chaos, Resonance and Collective Dynamical Phenomena in the Solar Syste...
Sylvio . Ed(S): Ferraz-Mello
Paperback. Devoted to celestial mechanics whose aim has become the study of such 'objects' as the planetary system, planetary rings, the asteroidal belt, meteor swarms, satellite systems, comet families, the preplanetary nebula, etc. This book is an attempt to bring together the observationally-oriented scientists and the theoretically-oriented scientists. Editor(s): Ferraz-Mello, Sylvio. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317821
- ISBN
- 9780792317821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 201.65
€ 201.65
hardcover. Proceedings of the Torun Workshop held July 5-7, 2000 Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 469 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 469
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371458
- ISBN
- 9780792371458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.06
€ 205.06
Paperback. This is a literary and anthropological analysis of historical narratives that illuminate regional notions of cosmological kingship, cosmopolitan notions of Islamic law and mysticism, and global notions of the modern bureaucratic state. These notions have coexisted in Southeast Asia since the Sixteenth century and influence politics to this day. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HRH; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538423
- ISBN
- 9781349538423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.17
€ 67.17
paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2007 by Palgrave Macmillan. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HRH; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110472
- ISBN
- 9780230110472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Hardback. This volume covers all aspects of cosmology and extragalactic astronomy at an advanced level. Num Pages: 638 pages, 88 b/w illus. 11 tables 111 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521562423
- ISBN
- 9780521562423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.77
€ 219.77