Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. Presents the development of scientific cosmology as a historical event, one that embroiled many scientists in a controversy over the very notion of an evolving universe with a beginning in time. This work examines how the big-bang theory drew inspiration from and eventually triumphed over rival views. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 tables 23 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005461
- ISBN
- 9780691005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.17€ 51.21
€ 64.17
€ 51.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821070
- ISBN
- 9781634821070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.50€ 186.50
€ 248.50
€ 186.50
Paperback. Investigating the relationship between the 'general and the special' in nature, Humboldt's Cosmos constitutes an original contribution to modern science. Editor(s): Sabine, Edward. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108013635
- ISBN
- 9781108013635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Paperback. Investigating the relationship between the 'general and the special' in nature, Humboldt's Cosmos constitutes an original contribution to modern science. Editor(s): Sabine, Edward. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 1010 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108013949
- ISBN
- 9781108013949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.35
€ 116.35
Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651216
- ISBN
- 9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.05
€ 21.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 297 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306429521
- ISBN
- 9780306429521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. This book discusses various fields of Far UV spectroscopy, ranging from a catalog of stellar spectra to detailed modeling and measurements of the interplanetary background. It presents various types of data sets and different techniques for calibration. Editor(s): Quemerais, Eric; Snow, Martin; Bonnet, Roger Maurice. Series: ISSI Scientific Report Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PNFS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461463832
- ISBN
- 9781461463832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Erice, Ettore Majorana Centre, Italy, 5-16 December 1999 Editor(s): Sanchez, N.; Sanchez, Norma G. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 662 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 662
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368564
- ISBN
- 9780792368564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 385.16
€ 385.16
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: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099505945
- ISBN
- 9780099505945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
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
€ 259.00€ 176.88
€ 259.00
€ 176.88
Paperback. Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Lanes explores those apparent dark regions in space that are among the most compelling telescopic destinations. This volume provides the optimal ways to observe each object in detail. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392. Series: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Lanes explores those apparent dark regions in space that are among the most compelling telescopic destinations. This volume provides the optimal ways to observe each object in detail. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PGK. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461411857
- ISBN
- 9781461411857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.38
€ 56.38
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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.65
€ 41.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. Tells the story of the 100-year quest to understand an ancient computer, the scientific artefact we have from antiquity. This title reveals a diverse cast of characters - ranging from Archimedes to Jacques Cousteau - and explores the roots of modern technology in Ancient Greece, the Islamic world and medieval Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; PDX; PGZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519768
- ISBN
- 9780099519768
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. This book reviews the many reasons for exploring our stellar neighbors using robotic probes, and closely examines new technologies for constructing space probes that can traverse the enormous distances between the stars. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 367 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406068
- ISBN
- 9781461406068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 48.52
€ 53.10
€ 48.52
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; HB; PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322980212
- ISBN
- 9783322980212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.27
€ 74.27
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AJ; PD; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783322987884
- ISBN
- 9783322987884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.91
€ 94.91
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€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. Editor(s): Bompani, Barbara; Frahm-Arp, Maria. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY; GTF; HRAM; JP; KCM; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315161
- ISBN
- 9781349315161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. In this book, the contributors challenge dominant discourses and practices in the fields of early childhood and middle grades education that are based on the last century's grand developmental theories. Editor(s): Lee, K.; Vagle, Mark D. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349382330
- ISBN
- 9781349382330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.56
€ 53.10
€ 47.56
Developments in Astrometry and Their Impact on Astrophysics and Geodyn...
. Ed(S): Mueller, Ivan I.; Kolaczek, Barbara ...
Paperback. Proceedings of the 156th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Shanghai, China, September 15-19, 1992 Editor(s): Mueller, Ivan I.; Kolaczek, Barbara (Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland). Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322382
- ISBN
- 9780792322382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.60
€ 135.60
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€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663155416
- ISBN
- 9783663155416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.63
€ 71.63
Paperback / so. Series: Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physischen Klasse der Sachsisc. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663155072
- ISBN
- 9783663155072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.33
€ 71.33
Hardback. An internationally known scientist explains in a new and convincing theory why most life on earth, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. The book is written in an accessible manner with personal anecdotes and wit and without scientific jargon. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723923
- ISBN
- 9780804723923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.60
€ 82.60