Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. This epic story of a nineteenth-century celestial drama will enthrall readers, as the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years plunges America into darkness. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of color photographs; 65 illustrations; map. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490163
- ISBN
- 9781631490163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.58
€ 30.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Devoted to the scientific legacy of Professor Victor Ambartsumian, this book recounts and builds on his revolutionary ideas in astrophysics and corresponding results, and shows how these ideas are in use in astronomical centers worldwide. Editor(s): Harutyunian, Haik; Sedrakian, David; Kalloghlian, Arsen; Nikoghossian, Arthur. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489996718
- ISBN
- 9781489996718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
paperback. Num Pages: 716 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHJ; PHVB; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1065.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 716
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461275213
- ISBN
- 9781461275213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.21
€ 126.21
Paperback. This is a book about making telescopes from available parts. It provides guidance on where to look and what to look for in selecting items for telescope making and explains how to assemble these components to produce an excellent instrument on a tight budget. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441964144
- ISBN
- 9781441964144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.91
€ 31.99
€ 28.91
paperback. Editor(s): Cox, Arthur N. Num Pages: 721 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 4th ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 721
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461270379
- ISBN
- 9781461270379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 360.83
€ 360.83
paperback. This book serves up part history, part current research and part theory as it examines "seas" on other worlds. Each chapter features new, original art depicting alien seas, as well as the latest ground-based and spacecraft images. Editor(s): Carroll, Michael; Lopes, Rosaly M. C. Num Pages: 130 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Nature United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493942121
- ISBN
- 9781493942121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. Includes a translation by A.I. Miller of A. Einstein's "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PGK; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387948706
- ISBN
- 9780387948706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Includes a collection of articles focused on the cultural astronomy of the African continent. This title weaves together astronomy, anthropology, and Africa and it includes African myths and legends about the sky, alignments to celestial bodies found at archaeological sites and at places of worship. Editor(s): Holbrook, Jarita; Medupe, Rodney Thebe; Urama, Johnson O. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402066382
- ISBN
- 9781402066382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.97
€ 241.97
Hardback. Relates the author's interactions with many people in dynamical astronomy and quotes several anecdotes from these interactions. This book also refers to the author's experiences when he served in various international positions, such as general secretary of the IAU and chairman of the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030390
- ISBN
- 9781402030390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.00
€ 123.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, Charles S.; Predecki, Paul K. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461294993
- ISBN
- 9781461294993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardback. Contains the proceedings of two workshops, the World Space Environment Forum and the High Performance Computing in Space Environment Research, held in Adelaide, Australia. This work reviews the state-of-the-art of the theoretical, computational and observational studies of the physical processes of Sun-Earth connections and Space Environment. Num Pages: 540 pages, 230 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012785
- ISBN
- 9781402012785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.65
€ 188.65
Advances in Solar Research at Eclipses from Ground and from Space
. Ed(S): Zahn, Jean-Paul; Stavinschi, Magda
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bucharest, Romania, 9-20 August, 1999 Editor(s): Zahn, Jean-Paul; Stavinschi, Magda. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366249
- ISBN
- 9780792366249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 189.75
€ 189.75
Advances in Solar Research at Eclipses from Ground and from Space
. Ed(S): Zahn, Jean-Paul; Stavinschi, Magda
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bucharest, Romania, 9-20 August, 1999 Editor(s): Zahn, Jean-Paul; Stavinschi, Magda. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366232
- ISBN
- 9780792366232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.22
€ 192.22
paperback. This rigorously refereed volume is a compilation of articles that summarize the most recent results in meteor, meteoroid and related fields presented at the Meteoroids 2007 conference held at the impressive CosmoCaixa Science Museum in Barcelona, Spain. Editor(s): Trigo-Rodriguez, J. M.; Rietmeijer, Frans; Llorca, Jordi; Janches, Diego. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926876
- ISBN
- 9781441926876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.17
€ 187.17
Hardcover. Editor(s): Barton, Abraham. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 264 x 14. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634631686
- ISBN
- 9781634631686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.78€ 163.84
€ 241.78
€ 163.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Miele, Angelo; Frediani, Aldo. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBU; PG; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441934482
- ISBN
- 9781441934482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.16
€ 184.16
Paperback. This collection on peace education includes contributions from an international group of scholars representing a wide variety of geographical conflict areas and exemplifying the multiple venues of peace educational labour. A strong emphasis is given to integrative and sustained long-term peace education efforts. Editor(s): Bekerman, Zvi; McGlynn, Claire. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JNA; JNMT; JPS; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533114
- ISBN
- 9781349533114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 44.97
€ 50.82
€ 44.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334133
- ISBN
- 9781590334133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.47€ 56.87
€ 73.47
€ 56.87
Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011516
- ISBN
- 9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.60€ 85.15
€ 112.60
€ 85.15
paperback. A complete account of the underlying physical processes of accretion for graduate students and researchers. Series: Cambridge Astrophysics. Num Pages: 346 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGC; PGM; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521531993
- ISBN
- 9780521531993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.45
€ 101.45