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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

Hardback. Explaining discoveries and a range of advanced ideas and theories, this book provides a creative and coherent synthesis of scientific thinking on the universe's beginnings. It takes us on a tour of the seven ages of the cosmos, from the formless era of radiation through the origins of human culture. Illustrator(s): Chaisson, Lola Judith. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135603
ISBN
9780231135603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.40
€ 85.15

Hardback. Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms Editor(s): Hargitai, Henrik; Kereszturi, Akos. Num Pages: 2497 pages, 1287 black & white illustrations, 575 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG; RGW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 6332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
2497
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461431336
ISBN
9781461431336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 627.98

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Centrala
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993395123
ISBN
9780993395123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171074
ISBN
9780691171074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198795490
ISBN
9780198795490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Astronomy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700. The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations. 416 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PG. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 26. Weight: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486428826
ISBN
9780486428826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Launched in 2001, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) reported its results two years later with a set of observations that added focus, detail, and insight to our fuzzy view of the cosmos. This work tells the story of WMAP and its revelations. It is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122427
ISBN
9780691122427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. A critical issue which is fundamentally affecting the development of the Earth Observation sector is not so much the technology but the data policy. The conditions which govern access to the data, distribution of the data and the price of the data are now vital to the exploitation of this important environmental data resource. Num Pages: 162 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGS; RB; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471971887
ISBN
9780471971887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 295.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: AJC; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 290 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452134352
ISBN
9781452134352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.88

Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121017
ISBN
9780691121017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.81
€ 115.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158600
ISBN
9780691158600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 72.21

Paperback. Analyzes scientific, literary, and popular works of the last century to offer a cross-disciplinary reading of Mars as both an object of scientific study and as a site on which humankind has projected its fears of ecological devastation Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; JFCA; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336389
ISBN
9780822336389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333655
ISBN
9781590333655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.70
€ 110.59

Hardback. Describes the unmanned space missions that have opened windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24 color illus. 41 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147536
ISBN
9780691147536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Reveals the interconnectedness of the solar system - and what it means for life on Earth. Relating a history of the solar system, this work describes how astronomers determined our location in the Milky Way. It provides accounts of the energetic interactions among planetary bodies, the generation of the Earth's magnetic field, and more. Num Pages: 384 pages, 69 halftones. 31 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117430
ISBN
9780691117430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition covers the Sun, the planets, their satellites and the host of smaller bodies that orbit the Sun. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject for science students, and examines the discovery, investigation and modelling of these bodies. Num Pages: 470 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470018316
ISBN
9780470018316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.70

Paperback. Explores the astrological significance of Eris, a new dwarf planet in our solar system. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; VXFA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863158674
ISBN
9780863158674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Hardback. Tells the story of William Herschel, the brilliant, fiercely ambitious, emotionally complex musician and composer who became court astronomer to Britain's King George III, and of William's sister, Caroline, who assisted him in his observations of the night sky and became an accomplished astronomer in her own right. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148335
ISBN
9780691148335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375757662
ISBN
9780375757662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. The first title in Icon's new Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of modern science. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785782251
ISBN
9781785782251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.07

paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674192713
ISBN
9780674192713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099593560
ISBN
9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594545498
ISBN
9781594545498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.65
€ 178.03

paperback. What came before the Big Bang? How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end? This book illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. It analyses the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our world is continually increasing - and examines the light-cone geometry of space-time. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099505945
ISBN
9780099505945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

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