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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639468
- ISBN
- 9780226639468
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. Examines some of the most interesting aspects of the solar system, detailing how we unraveled the mystery of our world. Num Pages: 270 pages, photos & graphs. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780231060431
- ISBN
- 9780231060431
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120784
- ISBN
- 9780231120784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
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
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Condition: New
€ 99.81€ 96.82
€ 99.81
€ 96.82
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
€ 99.81€ 96.82
€ 99.81
€ 96.82
Hardback. Details the evolution of the large parabolic dish antennas, from the initial 26 m operation at L band (960 MHz) in 1958 through the Ka band (32 GHz) operation on the 70 m antenna, used to support radio and radar astronomy observations in the exploration of the solar system and the universe. Series: JPL Deep-Space Communications and Navigation Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471445371
- ISBN
- 9780471445371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 277.04
€ 277.04
Hardcover. Establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century. This title reveals the importance of pagan festivals and cults in the Christian era and highlights the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520065666
- ISBN
- 9780520065666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Hardback. At some time around 200 AD, the Stoic philosopher and teacher Cleomedes delivered a set of lectures on elementary astronomy as part of a complete introduction to Stoicism for his students. The result was "The Heavens" (Caelestia). This book contains an English translation of "The Heavens", along with an introduction, notes, and technical diagrams. Translator(s): Todd, Robert B.; Bowen, Alan C. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 238 pages, 25 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233256
- ISBN
- 9780520233256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.36€ 65.36
€ 84.36
€ 65.36
Paperback. Exploring the origin of life on Earth, this text presents, in nontechnical language, an encapsulation of the work being done by scientists as they begin to characterize life as a natural outcome of the evolution of cosmic matter. Editor(s): Schopf, J. William. Num Pages: 208 pages, 52 b/w illustrations, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233911
- ISBN
- 9780520233911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612195
- ISBN
- 9780691612195
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Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1967. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 258 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622897
- ISBN
- 9780691622897
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627410
- ISBN
- 9780691627410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 45.21
€ 57.03
€ 45.21
Hardback. Engaging account of the people and events who have shaped the development of private spaceflight Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; TRP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216105
- ISBN
- 9780803216105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
paperback. Presents what may well be the first fully integrated theory of time Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMR; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814726860
- ISBN
- 9780814726860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Analyzes scientific, literary, and popular works of the last century to offer a cross-disciplinary reading of Mars as both an object of scientific study and as a site on which humankind has projected its fears of ecological devastation Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; JFCA; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336389
- ISBN
- 9780822336389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Lisa Messeri traces how planetary scientists-whether working in the Utah desert, a Chilean observatory, or the labs of MIT-transform celestial bodies into places in order to understand the universe as densely inhabited by planets, in turn telling us more about Earth, ourselves, and our place in the cosmos. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PGS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361879
- ISBN
- 9780822361879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875800097
- ISBN
- 9780875800097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Hardback. Over a half century of exploration of the Earth s space environment, it has become evident that the interaction between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere plays a dominant role in the evolution and dynamics of magnetospheric plasmas and fields. Editor(s): Chappell, Charles R.; Schunk, Robert W.; Banks, Peter M.; Thorne, Richard M.; Burch, James L. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119066774
- ISBN
- 9781119066774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.80
€ 224.80
Paperback. A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest treatment of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts provide an unparalleled reference work for students and specialists alike in this exciting field. Editor(s): Bardon, Adrian; Dyke, Heather. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119145691
- ISBN
- 9781119145691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardback. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414423
- ISBN
- 9781421414423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.90€ 82.36
€ 90.90
€ 82.36