Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
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
€ 34.99€ 26.63
€ 34.99
€ 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
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity. A "physics-first" approach is adopted so that interesting applications come before the more difficult task of solving the Einstein equation. The book includes extensive coverage of cosmology, and is designed to allow readers to study the subject alone. Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 240 line ilustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199573646
- ISBN
- 9780199573646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78
€ 51.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441994189
- ISBN
- 9781441994189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.75€ 58.84
€ 62.75
€ 58.84
Paperback. In this riveting and lively challenge to orthodox thinking, Ted Nield describes how meteorites may have helped create life on Earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082640
- ISBN
- 9781847082640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. A fascinating and important history of foreign students in American higher education.The book will have appeal to specialists in student services, but also to the thousands of faculty members responsible for teaching and mentoring foreign students." Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; PGC; RBGD; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349369515
- ISBN
- 9781349369515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.75€ 54.96
€ 62.75
€ 54.96
Hardcover. Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective Editor(s): Padmanabhan, Thanu. Num Pages: 162 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788184899979
- ISBN
- 9788184899979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50