Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. A study of the anthropic cosmological principle, with reference to various scientific disciplines. The work also includes chapters on the nature of life, extraterrestrial intelligence and the quantum theory. Num Pages: 736 pages, numerous figures and tables. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 43. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192821478
- ISBN
- 9780192821478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.46
€ 21.99
€ 17.46
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.28
€ 48.99
€ 40.28
Hardback. Features developments in instrumentation with which studies of the Andromeda Galaxy can be made. This book offers a foundation for the start of new observations. It offers information about M31. It is intended as a reference for insiders and newcomers to the field. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316541
- ISBN
- 9780792316541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.08
€ 203.08
Hardback. Intended for historians working in the fields of astronomy, science, the Middle Ages, Spanish and other Romance languages. This work explores the Castilian canons of the Alfonsine Tables and offers a study of their context, language, astronomical content, and diffusion. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 341 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015724
- ISBN
- 9781402015724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.44
€ 197.44
Hardback. NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), launched on August 25, 1997, carry six high-resolution spectrometers that measure the abundances of the elements, isotopes, and ionic charge states of energetic nuclei in space. This volume reviews scientific progress and outline questions that ACE address in solar, space-plasma, and cosmic-ray physics. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T.; Mewaldt, R. A. Num Pages: 663 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1287.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 86:1-4, 199
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355304
- ISBN
- 9780792355304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.41
€ 201.41
Paperback. Meet the players in the most fundamental scientific revolution since Copernicus Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688968
- ISBN
- 9781851688968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Hardback. Contains papers which address a range of topics related to the solar-maximum heliosphere, and include findings from Ulysses and other space-based missions. This book represents ground-based studies and theoretical modeling. Editor(s): Marsden, R. G. Num Pages: 431 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370475
- ISBN
- 9780792370475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.67
€ 254.67
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
€ 107.34€ 82.78
€ 107.34
€ 82.78
Hardcover. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093185
- ISBN
- 9780226093185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.34€ 78.29
€ 93.34
€ 78.29
Paperback. In this text, Stuart Sherman argues that innovations in prose emerged simultaneously with the 17th-century revolution in clock technology, enabling authors to recount the new kind of time by which England was learning to live and work. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; PGZ; TDPB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752778
- ISBN
- 9780226752778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 31.82
€ 35.00
€ 31.82
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. Analyzes diverse contemporary reactions to the depiction of the Holocaust and other cultural traumas in museums, movies, television shows, classroom discussions, and bestselling books. This work also describes several effective pedagogical strategies dedicated to overcoming student resistances to critical analysis and social engagement. Series: Education, Psychoanalysis, and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; JMAF; JMH; JMS; JNMT; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349371013
- ISBN
- 9781349371013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.56
€ 53.10
€ 47.56
Hardback. The Tantrasangraha significantly influenced early astronomy in India. This English edition, prepared from authentic Sanskrit editions, includes necessary mathematical relations, illustrative examples, figures and tables using modern mathematical notation. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 598 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 167 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857290359
- ISBN
- 9780857290359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.00
€ 138.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008163938
- ISBN
- 9780008163938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.43
€ 13.43
Paperback. In this illustrated book, Denis Savoie presents the basics of astronomy required to understand sundials and describes how to design and build your own classical sundial. He describes how ancient sundials were used and presents a history of time measurement. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387098012
- ISBN
- 9780387098012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.04
€ 48.99
€ 40.04
Paperback. Provides an understanding of the incredible dance and marriage of the Sun and the Moon. Here, the author shows simple tricks which predict eclipses, the motions of the Moon's nodes, and even the number of days in a year. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; PG; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 156 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263463
- ISBN
- 9781904263463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.21
€ 10.21
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Crieff, Scotland, June 16-29, 1991 Editor(s): Schmelz, Joan T.; Brown, Richard J. C. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 617 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 617
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792318118
- ISBN
- 9780792318118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 378.34
€ 378.34
Hardback. Series: Springer Geochemistry/mineralogy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, 17 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFC; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662484777
- ISBN
- 9783662484777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.10
€ 72.10
Hardback. Proceedings of the Kona Symposium on Millimetre and Submillimetre Astronomy, held at Kona, Hawaii, October 3-6, 1988 Editor(s): Watt, Graeme D.; Webster, Adrian S. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792306146
- ISBN
- 9780792306146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.58
€ 258.58
Paperback. Synthesizing work of international teams of the Seismology for Rotation and Convection collaboration, this book provides the background required to interpret the mass of high-quality observational data provided by space experiments such as CoRoT and Kepler. Editor(s): Goupil, Marie-Jo; Belkacem, Kevin; Neiner, Coralie; Lignieres, Francois; Green, John J. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 261 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHU; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642333798
- ISBN
- 9783642333798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.93
€ 72.93
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cambridge, UK, 26th July-6th August 1999 Editor(s): Crittenden, Robert G.; Turok, Neil. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001550
- ISBN
- 9781402001550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.61
€ 74.61
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626598
- ISBN
- 9780691626598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.67€ 47.73
€ 60.67
€ 47.73
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652832
- ISBN
- 9780691652832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.96
€ 207.96
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1926
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663152460
- ISBN
- 9783663152460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.50
€ 89.50