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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 245 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 145 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319235424
ISBN
9783319235424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Paperback. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 341 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AD; HB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048164042
ISBN
9789048164042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.77

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

€ 195.76

Paperback. The physicist Friedrich Houtermans (1903-1966) was an essential promoter and proponent of the development of physics in Berne. He introduced a number of activities in the field of elementary particles, with a special focus on the physics of cosmic rays, and important contributions in applied physics. This book tells his story. Editor(s): Braccini, Saverio; Ereditato, Antonio; Scampoli, Paola. Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 166 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642328541
ISBN
9783642328541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

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

€ 199.70

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
€ 11.76

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

€ 252.50

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

€ 109.32
€ 83.75

Paperback. Theory and Observations Presented at the Heidelberg Workshop, October 3-7, 1994 Editor(s): Volk, Heinrich J.; Aharonian, Felix A. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 747.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401065610
ISBN
9789401065610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.74

Hardcover. In "Tetrabiblos," a core text in the history of astrology, the preeminent ancient astronomer Ptolemy (c. 100 178 CE) treats the practical use of astronomical knowledge: making predictions about individuals lives and the outcome of human affairs. Translator(s): Robbins, F.E. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 502 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 116 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
502
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1940
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674994799
ISBN
9780674994799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

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

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

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

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Ziegler, Herwin G; Roth, Gunter Dietmar. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
4
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662353684
ISBN
9783662353684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.53

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

€ 52.93
€ 47.15

Hardback. Here is an account of the life and work of Thomas Gold, one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the 20th century. Based on Gold's autobiography, this book is edited by the Cambridge astrophysicist and science historian Simon Mitton. Editor(s): Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDX; PGC; PHVB; PNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642275876
ISBN
9783642275876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PG; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1918
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1918
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662420706
ISBN
9783662420706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.07

Paperback / so. Series: Sitzungsberichte Der Heidelberger Akademie Der Wissenschafte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 2. Weight in Grams: 77.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662230251
ISBN
9783662230251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.06

Hardback. This book offers a guided historical and scientific tour of our understanding of element synthesis. Beginning with generally accepted science, the book ends in today's terra incognita of nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 706 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642283840
ISBN
9783642283840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.12

Paperback. Proceedings of a symposium held in Kloster Mehrerau, Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria, August 2-7, 1992 Editor(s): Gruber, Samuel H. Num Pages: 770 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHDV; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1093.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
770
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489912213
ISBN
9781489912213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 254.33

hardcover. Proceedings of a symposium held in Kloster Mehrerau, Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria, August 2-7, 1992 Editor(s): Gruber, Samuel H. Num Pages: 770 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 3770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
770
Condition
New
Edition
1993rd Edition
SKU
V9780306445842
ISBN
9780306445842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 265.70

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