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paperback. This objective study examines the many-sided Tunguska phenomenon, the explosive event in the USSR that cannot be explained by simple meteoric models. The author sets out the progress made in researching the event and deals with the UFO myths surrounding it. Editor(s): Ashpole, Edward. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429258
- ISBN
- 9781461429258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.88
€ 53.10
€ 47.88
Hardback. Develops a theory of Cosmic Grains starting logically from basic mathematical and astronomical premises. This book guides the reader through a historical progression of ideas on the nature of grains, leading to the author's own point of view, which shows the role of complex organic material in the interstellar grains. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792311898
- ISBN
- 9780792311898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.05
€ 202.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306429552
- ISBN
- 9780306429552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere: 4 (IAGA Special Sopron B...
. Ed(S): Miralles, Mari Paz; Sanchez Almeida,...
hardcover. This volume presents a concise, up-to-date overview of current research on the observations, theoretical interpretations, and empirical and physical descriptions of the Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere, from the solar interior outward to the planets. Editor(s): Miralles, Mari Paz; Sanchez Almeida, J. Series: IAGA Special Sopron Book Series (Closed). Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197866
- ISBN
- 9789048197866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.93
€ 140.93
Paperback. In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141268
- ISBN
- 9780691141268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. 'The Sun and the Church' tells how these observatories came to be, how they worked and what they accomplished. Num Pages: 366 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 42 halftones, 87 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN; HBJD; HRCC7; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005365
- ISBN
- 9780674005365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.77
€ 37.99
€ 32.77
Paperback. This is a completely up-to-date solar observing book, which, while providing the science background necessary for an understanding of the observations with the latest equipment, also features the most complete solar observing and imaging guide available. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094977
- ISBN
- 9780387094977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.67
€ 53.99
€ 43.67
Hardcover. The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies is a concise introduction to this fascinating subject providing the reader with the fundamentals in a clear and accessible style. This user-friendly text assumes some prerequisite knowledge of astronomy, with the necessary mathematics kept to a minimum. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470855065
- ISBN
- 9780470855065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.39
€ 189.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738205861
- ISBN
- 9780738205861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.22
€ 27.99
€ 22.22
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453536
- ISBN
- 9781461453536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.27
€ 41.99
€ 36.27
Paperback. A masterly overview of the development of cosmological thinking from the Greeks, via Newton and Einstein, to the present day. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822562
- ISBN
- 9780753822562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319198774
- ISBN
- 9783319198774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.03
€ 136.03
Paperback. A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220868
- ISBN
- 9780253220868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.87
€ 21.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. Aims to provide a non-mathematical description of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids and comets of the solar system. Discussion is based on results obtained from recent space probes to Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471850342
- ISBN
- 9780471850342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 286.31
€ 286.31
paperback. Editor(s): Hassard, John. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349208715
- ISBN
- 9781349208715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.98
€ 205.98
Hardback. This volume consists of five main parts, with early sections dealing with philosophical and conceptual issues, while the latter sections deal with specific research topics in the social sciences. Editor(s): Hassard, John. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333440926
- ISBN
- 9780333440926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192469
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.77
€ 23.99
€ 20.77
Hardback. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414423
- ISBN
- 9781421414423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.25€ 82.16
€ 89.25
€ 82.16
Hardback. This stunningly illustrated book describes how NASA is planning a seventh landing on the Moon. The book reveals the very latest strategies for how we'll get to the Moon, what we know today, what we want to find out, and what life on the Moon will be like. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PGG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387938806
- ISBN
- 9780387938806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.50
€ 41.99
€ 37.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16figs. BIC Classification: PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981659
- ISBN
- 9780226981659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 31.48
€ 35.00
€ 31.48
Paperback. Series: Planets. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 188 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Capstone Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781491459010
- ISBN
- 9781491459010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.42
€ 9.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. Series: Planets. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 188 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Capstone Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781491458990
- ISBN
- 9781491458990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.42
€ 9.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. Series: Planets. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 188 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Capstone Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781491458976
- ISBN
- 9781491458976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.42
€ 9.99
€ 9.42
Paperback. Series: Planets. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 188 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Capstone Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781491458969
- ISBN
- 9781491458969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.42
€ 9.99
€ 9.42