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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. The third volume under the title "Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy", this book covers a range of fields and themes. It offers a collection of chapters dealing with socio-dynamical aspects of the astronomy community; characteristics of organizations; strategies for development; operational techniques; observing practicalities; and more. Editor(s): Heck, Andre. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008122
- ISBN
- 9781402008122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.82
€ 129.82
Hardback. Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 186, 21-25 January 2002, Tenerife, Spain Editor(s): Bohnhardt, Hermann (European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile); Combi, Michael (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA); Kidger, Mark R. (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain); Schulz, Rita (European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands). Num Pages: 349 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012884
- ISBN
- 9781402012884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.83
€ 197.83
Hardback. Dynamical systems theory is especially well-suited for determining the possible asymptotic states of cosmological models. This book discusses cosmological models as dynamical systems, with particular emphasis on applications in the early Universe. It is useful for graduate students and professional astronomers who are interested in cosmology. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 203 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014031
- ISBN
- 9781402014031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Paperback. Covers the areas in the physics of the solar system, with special emphasis on gravitational dynamics; its gist is the rational, in particular mathematical, understanding of the main processes at work. This work places emphasis on the variety of objects in the planetary system and their long-term evolution. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 726 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 726
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015090
- ISBN
- 9781402015090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.06
€ 174.06
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Erice, Sicily, Italy, from 5 to 15 June 2000 Editor(s): Pirronello, Valerio (DMFCI, Universite di Catania, Sicily, Italy); Krelowski, Jacek (Center for Astronomy, N. Copernicus University, Torue, Poland); Manice, Giulio (DMFCI, Universite di Catania, Sicily, Italy). Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PNRS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015595
- ISBN
- 9781402015595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.55
€ 135.55
Paperback. This practical, self-contained guide is an ideal introduction to practical radio astronomey for the newcomer. Assuming no prior technical knowledge, it takes the reader step-by-step through the process of building and using a backyard radio telescope. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 236 pages, 94 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441908827
- ISBN
- 9781441908827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.45
€ 53.10
€ 47.45
Paperback. This book gives a summary of our current knowledge of comets and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute. It contains many practical examples and details key observing techniques that can be used with commercially available modern observing equipment. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 254 pages, 164 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441957894
- ISBN
- 9781441957894
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.70
€ 48.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. Fully updated and revised, this volume reveals techniques to photograph space with a digital camera. New technological developments are included, and the text has been expanded to cover H-alpha light, photographing constellations and basic post-imaging processing. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 346 pages, 297 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441958273
- ISBN
- 9781441958273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.86
€ 41.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological how life in different worlds -- such as outerspace or settlements on the moon -- would affect humans, plants and animals. The test explores how the human body will begin, almost immediately, to adapt and change to be able to function in these strange environments. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVD; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441968982
- ISBN
- 9781441968982
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.65
€ 41.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. This handbook guides the stargazer through all 88 officially recognized constellations, grouped according to their origin and location in the sky. The book includes origin myths, finder charts, tables, photographs and plots of binary star orbital motions. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 863 pages, 345 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441969408
- ISBN
- 9781441969408
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Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Paperback. This introduction provides physicists with an understanding of binary and single star evolution, beginning with some background information on the topic. Readers of this text will understand the astrophysics behind the populations of compact object binary systems. Num Pages: 274 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 31 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441999900
- ISBN
- 9781441999900
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Condition: New
€ 72.54
€ 72.54
Paperback. Exoplanets: Finding, Exploring, and Understanding Alien Worlds probes for possible answers to the fundamentals questions asked about these planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. This book examines what such planets might be like and how we can find them. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 297 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406433
- ISBN
- 9781461406433
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.38
€ 35.99
€ 31.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430483
- ISBN
- 9781461430483
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.28
€ 48.99
€ 40.28
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461438243
- ISBN
- 9781461438243
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.58
€ 53.99
€ 43.58
Paperback. Reviewing the nexus of climate change and astronomy, this book examines all the theories on the matter and argues that astronomical factors are the major determinant of the Earth's climate, adding key new analysis to an urgent and central contemporary debate. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 96 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RNPG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461446071
- ISBN
- 9781461446071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.45
€ 48.99
€ 40.45
Paperback. In its 3rd edition, this book is a guide to the mathematics, physics and practical techniques needed to use telescopes ranging in sophistication from small amateur models to the larger instruments installed at many colleges, and to observe objects in the sky. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PNFS; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461448907
- ISBN
- 9781461448907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.69
€ 72.69
Paperback. As 'distributed' astronomical projects multiply, this text on how to produce professional-quality space imaging will be welcome to many amateurs equipped with today's powerful telescopy. It offers a thorough grounding in the scientific principles and methods. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461451723
- ISBN
- 9781461451723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 48.00
€ 53.10
€ 48.00
Hardcover. This book discusses various fields of Far UV spectroscopy, ranging from a catalog of stellar spectra to detailed modeling and measurements of the interplanetary background. It presents various types of data sets and different techniques for calibration. Editor(s): Quemerais, Eric; Snow, Martin; Bonnet, Roger Maurice. Series: ISSI Scientific Report Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PNFS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461463832
- ISBN
- 9781461463832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. These articles represent a special selection by the author of essays written for a more general non-scientist audience. The topics span the beginning of time until its end, and encompass the enigma of the evolution of large-scale structure, culminating in the formation of the galaxies. Series: Masters of Modern Physics. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563960611
- ISBN
- 9781563960611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.42
€ 48.99
€ 44.42
Paperback. Aimed at students and researchers in geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics, this book reports on the timely Earth Observing System (EOS) Program's range of scientific investigations, observational capabilities, data and information system, and educational activities. Editor(s): Asrar, Ghassem; Dozier, Jeff. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB; PHVG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563961984
- ISBN
- 9781563961984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Paperback. Wormholes, spacewarps, timewarps and time machines have permeated popular culture. This technical monograph looks at the science behind the science fiction, covering the history and theories of wormholes, spacewarps, and time travel. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563966538
- ISBN
- 9781563966538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.57
€ 112.57
paperback. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the topic of planetary rings systems yet written. The book is written in a style that is easily accessible to the interested non expert. Each chapter includes notes, references, figures and tables. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387341774
- ISBN
- 9780387341774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.94
€ 41.99
€ 34.94
paperback. This uniquely illustrated book details the processes and phenomena that make up the history, geology and climate of planet Mars. It focuses on the past and present evolution of Mars and also incorporates the recent results from the space missions to Mars. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387489254
- ISBN
- 9780387489254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.54
€ 48.99
€ 39.54
paperback. Provides an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science-level reader. This title covers the year's astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System, placing them in the context of the longer-term goals of astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. It includes web links for all major news stories. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387716749
- ISBN
- 9780387716749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.18
€ 32.99
€ 29.18