Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardcover. This volumes examines the basic elements of living systems and makes the argument that forms of life may be more common in our solar system than many assume. It also considers exotic forms of life that would not have to rely on these basic elements. Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Num Pages: 266 pages, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540768166
- ISBN
- 9783540768166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.39
€ 85.39
Hardcover. This book provides an introduction to general relativity based on the homogeneity and isotropy of the local universe. It aims to help the reader to understand the basics of cosmology and general relativity. All relevant experiments are explained and reported. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642027994
- ISBN
- 9783642027994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.58
€ 107.58
Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 455 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 455
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642085642
- ISBN
- 9783642085642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 253.26
€ 253.26
Hardcover. Covering the chemical evolution of galaxies of all types (elliptical, spiral and irregular) and stressing the role of star formation history in determining the features of star populations in galaxies, this book compares models to 20 years' observational data. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642224904
- ISBN
- 9783642224904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.40
€ 161.40
Paperback. This volume presents the findings of several satellites from across the globe sent to observe the sun. Beautifully illustrated, the book combines newly acquired scientific understanding with detailed descriptions of features visible on the Sun's surface and in its atmosphere. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 260 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642228384
- ISBN
- 9783642228384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.47
€ 41.99
€ 34.47
Hardcover. Leading readers to a clear understanding of modern elementary particle physics and cosmology, this text does so without recourse to advanced mathematics and in addition examines questions that surround controversial contemporary subjects such as string theory. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHDV; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642243745
- ISBN
- 9783642243745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.26
€ 73.26
Hardcover. This book covers the development and application of highly precise astronomical space-time reference systems that refer to remote celestial objects rather than the motion of the Earth. Includes exercises with solutions, and illustrative files created in Maple. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PG; PHVG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642302251
- ISBN
- 9783642302251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Hardcover. In its 2nd edition, this book covers the theory of satellite orbits, derives the complete solutions of orbital disturbances, describes the algorithms of orbits determination and the applications of the theory to the phenomenon of physical satellite formation. Num Pages: 449 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642327926
- ISBN
- 9783642327926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.27
€ 131.27
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary study surveys the evolution of our changing conceptions of time, organizing coverage around the central themes of cosmology and regularity, stasis and flux, symmetry and asymmetry. Defends a dynamic, rather than a static view of time. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642353468
- ISBN
- 9783642353468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.52
€ 41.99
€ 35.52
Hardcover. This book reviews recent progress in gamma-ray astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy. Includes research on the sources of GeV and TeV photons gleaned from measurements made by new instrumentats, new work on detection of dark matter and more. Editor(s): Walter, Roland; Turler, Marc. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHP; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642361333
- ISBN
- 9783642361333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Spektrum Akademischer Verlag United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783827413109
- ISBN
- 9783827413109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.54
€ 83.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431540571
- ISBN
- 9784431540571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.14
€ 84.14
Paperback. Explores how identities emerge, persist and change and which power resources are tapped in the course of this process. This work illustrates the dynamics of identification as performance and narrative, as power and meaning, and as an interplay between self and other, difference and similarity. Series: Studies in Religion S. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCS1; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887821
- ISBN
- 9788772887821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Hardcover. This book offers a uniform collection of probe and CCD terrestrial images for each lunar dome, and presents information on morphological measurements and rheologic properties including a novel classification system and a new map of the distribution of domes. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847026360
- ISBN
- 9788847026360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to general relativity, with a development of its foundations and a rich body of applications. It is a completely revised and expanded version of the classic edition General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics. Series: Graduate Texts in Physics. Num Pages: 756 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400754096
- ISBN
- 9789400754096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.55
€ 132.55
Hardcover. This book presents theoretical solutions, proven by astronomical observation, which explain the process of Solar System creation and decay, showing that all the bodies of the Solar System are moving with the first cosmic velocity of their protoparents. Num Pages: 305 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759077
- ISBN
- 9789400759077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.87
€ 130.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400768741
- ISBN
- 9789400768741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.49
€ 77.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, 7 tables 70 figs. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632957
- ISBN
- 9780691632957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77
€ 158.77
Hardback. 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 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653402
- ISBN
- 9780691653402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.44
€ 202.44
Hardback. An internationally known scientist explains in a new and convincing theory why most life on earth, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. The book is written in an accessible manner with personal anecdotes and wit and without scientific jargon. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723923
- ISBN
- 9780804723923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.60
€ 82.60