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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

Hardback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PGC; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441913135
ISBN
9781441913135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.69

Paperback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461425038
ISBN
9781461425038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

paperback. Editor(s): Falkenburg, Brigitte. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461265559
ISBN
9781461265559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.12

Hardback. Investigates the major theories of the origins of life with the aim of distinguishing between the necessary and the optional and between deterministic and random influences in the emergence of "life." This work synthesizes life-related developments and makes the argument that understanding life requires a material-independent perspective. Series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540204909
ISBN
9783540204909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. Clavius was influential throughout Europe in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This book uses his own publications, as well as archival materials, to trace the central role he played in integrating traditional Ptolemaic astronomy and Aristotelian natural philosophy into an orthodox cosmology. Num Pages: 314 pages, 17 half-tones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469294
ISBN
9780226469294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662375587
ISBN
9783662375587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.09

Paperback / so. Series: Facetten Der Physik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; PGK; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663018858
ISBN
9783663018858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.31

Paperback. From the patristic age until the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582, computus the science of time reckoning and art of calendar construction was a subject of intense concern to medieval people. This work presents an exposition of the Julian solar calendar and the Paschal table of Dionysius Exiguus, with their related formulae for calculating dates. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7d. BIC Classification: HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 212 x 40. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853236931
ISBN
9780853236931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Grosz, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485909
ISBN
9780801485909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027713674
ISBN
9789027713674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.78
€ 20.68

Paperback. Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 70 (Merrill-McLaughlin Memorial Symposium) held at Bass River, Massachusetts, U.S.A., September 15-18, 1975 Editor(s): Slettebak, A. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia. Num Pages: 465 pages, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
465
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027707000
ISBN
9789027707000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.88

Hardback. Bayesian Methods for the Physical Sciences Series: Springer Series in Astrostatistics. Num Pages: 249 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 120 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBTB; PGC; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319152868
ISBN
9783319152868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.35

Hardback. Proceedings of the 142nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Bangalore, India, December 1-5, 1989 Editor(s): Priest, E. R.; Krishnan, V. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 546 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792308799
ISBN
9780792308799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.39

Paperback. Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 71, held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 25-29, 1975 Editor(s): Bumba, V.; Kleczek, J. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 497 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027706812
ISBN
9789027706812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 506 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 867.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1965
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662392768
ISBN
9783662392768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.67

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cambridge, U.K., July 17-28, 1989 Editor(s): Gilmore, Gerry; Lynden-Bell, D. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHDV; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401067423
ISBN
9789401067423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Sandqvist, Aaage; Lindblad, P. O. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662140987
ISBN
9783662140987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1929
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662392836
ISBN
9783662392836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.37

Paperback. Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 69, held in Besancon, France, September 9-13, 1974 Editor(s): Hayli, A. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 471 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027705907
ISBN
9789027705907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.55

paperback. Based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights, this book offers new translations and a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 618 pages, 129 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2C; 2CS; PBX; PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Nature United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489988508
ISBN
9781489988508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 201.40

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