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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. 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 15. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362036
- ISBN
- 9780822362036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Focuses on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium - the gas and dust, as well as the electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, and magnetic and gravitational fields, present between the stars in a galaxy and also between galaxies themselves. This title covers radiative processes, fluid dynamics, cosmic rays, and more. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 color illus. 158 line illus.50 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122144
- ISBN
- 9780691122144
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Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.41
€ 104.20
€ 79.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kaminker, A.M. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560721642
- ISBN
- 9781560721642
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Condition: New
€ 189.45€ 142.05
€ 189.45
€ 142.05
paperback. Physical Relativity is a critical examination of one of the foundations of modern science, Einstein's 1905 special theory of relativity. Harvey Brown defends an original interpretation of the theory, and hence of the nature of space and time, which combines Einstein's insights with those of his immediate precursors. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PGZ; PHR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199232925
- ISBN
- 9780199232925
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Condition: New
€ 68.70
€ 68.70
Paperback. How did our universe begin? An understanding of the development of the early universe brings together the subjects of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. This text involves the student in this rapidly growing field of research. Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics. Num Pages: 360 pages, 101 line drawings, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: PGK; PHP; PHVB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199545469
- ISBN
- 9780199545469
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Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Hardcover. An Easy Introduction to the Study of the Heavens. First published in 1928, this introduction to 'the study of the heavens' includes chapters on: 'The Celestial Sphere and its Motions'; 'The Sun and Its Systems'; and 'The Universe of the Stars'. It also features an appendix of interesting astronomical facts. Num Pages: 192 pages, B/W ILLUSTRATIONS. BIC Classification: PG. .
- Publisher
- Papadakis Dist A C
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906506629
- ISBN
- 9781906506629
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. Expanded from a February 1989 lecture at Brookhaven National Laboratory, noted physicist Wilkinson romps through modern astrophysical cosmology, contending that we create a multitude of conceptual universes many incompatible in order to try to make sense of peculiar things that happen, like life. An Num Pages: 213 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231071840
- ISBN
- 9780231071840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
€ 104.20
€ 79.73
Paperback. BIC Classification: PG. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241235874
- ISBN
- 9780241235874
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954638
- ISBN
- 9780241954638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
hardcover. Over the last 50 years, a variety of techniques have been developed to add a third dimension to regular imaging, with an extended spectrum associated to every imaging pixel. Dubbed 3D spectroscopy from its data format, it is now widely used in the astrophysical domain, but also inter alia for atmospheric sciences and remote sensing purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PGG; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9783527412020
- ISBN
- 9783527412020
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Condition: New
€ 150.33€ 133.16
€ 150.33
€ 133.16
hardcover. One Time Fits All tells the story of the development, integration, and obstacles overcome in setting an the International Date Line, establishing the worldwide system of Standard Time zones, and adopting Daylight Saving Time-including their global impacts on how the general public keeps time today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 36 illustrations, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756426
- ISBN
- 9780804756426
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Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Paperback. Using the papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton, this title explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world. Num Pages: 1280 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 56. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015712
- ISBN
- 9780141015712
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.55
€ 30.99
€ 20.55
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
€ 82.89€ 64.07
€ 82.89
€ 64.07
Hardcover. Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. This book sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of hand-drawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084374
- ISBN
- 9780226084374
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.03
€ 54.99
€ 43.03
Hardcover. This is the first book for astronomers who wish to use molecular emissions as a tool to explore the Universe. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 41 b/w illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107018167
- ISBN
- 9781107018167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ross, Louis V. Num Pages: 152 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Har/Cdr
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600211102
- ISBN
- 9781600211102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 278.26€ 189.05
€ 278.26
€ 189.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kreitler, Paul V. Num Pages: 206 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594546419
- ISBN
- 9781594546419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.52€ 185.04
€ 273.52
€ 185.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Uechi, Hiroshi; Uechi, Schun T.; Serot, Brian David. Num Pages: 295 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620811238
- ISBN
- 9781620811238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.55€ 164.51
€ 241.55
€ 164.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600215483
- ISBN
- 9781600215483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.84€ 139.69
€ 204.84
€ 139.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Bertulani, Carlos A.; Piekarewicz, Jorge. Num Pages: 337 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620819029
- ISBN
- 9781620819029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.21€ 171.26
€ 252.21
€ 171.26
Paperback. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, this text took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times. Instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress, the author claimed that if transformation were needed, it could only be made possible through better understanding. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415314541
- ISBN
- 9780415314541
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
hardcover. The experience of time in families can both permeate all activities but nevertheless be hidden. The papers in this volume, representing a range of disciplines (history, sociology, psychology, family therapy, and leisure studies) foreground the way that time shapes everyday family worlds. Editor(s): Daly, Kerry. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBK; JMRP; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307753
- ISBN
- 9780762307753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Paperback. In-depth examinations into the science and history behind sixteen major Alberta meteorite falls and finds. Num Pages: 316 pages, colour & b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644756
- ISBN
- 9780888644756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Ariew, Roger. Translator(s): Ariew, R. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169231
- ISBN
- 9780226169231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83