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Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. Traces the history of scientific research on the planet Jupiter from the observations of Galileo to the explorations of the Pioneer and Voyager space probes. Num Pages: 155 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st, Date Same on Title & Copyright Page
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231051767
- ISBN
- 9780231051767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 85.89
€ 112.39
€ 85.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814749855
- ISBN
- 9789814749855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.89
€ 26.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. From Stonehenge to String Theory - how astronomy has changed the world Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845296841
- ISBN
- 9781845296841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades - black holes. In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argues that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: APFR; PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 58.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857503572
- ISBN
- 9780857503572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Hardback. Editor(s): Bauer, Alois J.; Eiffel, Diethelm G. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619429291
- ISBN
- 9781619429291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.59€ 161.00
€ 236.59
€ 161.00
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Blundell looks at the seemingly paradoxical, mysterious, and intriguing phenomena of astrophysical black holes. Outlining what a black hole actually is and how they are characterised, she separates the scientific fact from science fiction, and demonstrates the interesting role they play in the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602667
- ISBN
- 9780199602667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.32
€ 13.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439885598
- ISBN
- 9781439885598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.84
€ 58.84
Paperback. Black holes and neutron stars are generally recognized as key components of many astrophysical systems. Based on a symposium held in honour of S. Chandrasekhar, these papers provide a comprehensive summary of progress made in the 1990s on the theory of black holes and relativistic stars. Editor(s): Wald, Robert M. (Professor of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870359
- ISBN
- 9780226870359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wachter, Adonis D.; Propst, Raphael J. Num Pages: 401 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607417033
- ISBN
- 9781607417033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.38€ 200.01
€ 293.38
€ 200.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jameson, Lawrence A. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332870
- ISBN
- 9781590332870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.57€ 96.26
€ 126.57
€ 96.26
Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569589
- ISBN
- 9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
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€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
paperback. Series: Briefings. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529707
- ISBN
- 9780714529707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
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
€ 46.99€ 41.87
€ 46.99
€ 41.87
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€ 34.21
€ 37.99
€ 34.21
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
€ 130.12€ 20.56
€ 130.12
€ 20.56
paperback. Subtitled 'An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth..and Beyond', ATOM tells the story of matter from the perspective of a single oxygen atom. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 325. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0005290
- ISBN
- 9780349114835
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Thoroughly revised and expanded throughout, the new edition is a graduate-level text and reference book on gaseous nebulae, nova and supernova remnants. Much of the new data and new images are from the Hubble Space Telescope with two wholly new chapters being added along with other new features. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389344
- ISBN
- 9781891389344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.56
€ 103.56
Paperback. Gives a comprehensive treatment to the theories of astronomy. This work presents the basic software and hardware, providing several mathematical tools, and discusses some simple physical processes that are either involved in the astronomer's tools of trade or concerned in the mechanisms associated with astronomical bodies. Num Pages: 475 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750309172
- ISBN
- 9780750309172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.82
€ 77.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Global ed 8 revised ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292057736
- ISBN
- 9781292057736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.38
€ 111.38