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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. This generous selection from Galileo's writings contains all the essential texts. Newly translated by Mark Davie and William R. Shea, the contents include full representation from his scientific masterpieces, his contributions to the debate on science and religion, and key documents from his trial before the Inquisition in 1633. Translator(s): Davie, Mark. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, drawings and diagrams by Galileo. BIC Classification: 3JD; PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583690
ISBN
9780199583690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009286
ISBN
9781888009286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.14

Hardback. This book addresses for the first time the subject of "Self-organized criticality" (SOC) in astrophysical systems. The book illustrates the relevance of SOC to such sciences as astrophysics, geophysics, biophysics and ecophysics. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642150005
ISBN
9783642150005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.56

Hardback. This book studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, inthe USA, aprocess that led to Standard Time the world-wide system of timekeeping by which everyone lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738743
ISBN
9780804738743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029883
ISBN
9780268029883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. This is a superb book for intermediate-level astronomers. It tells you everything you need to know about smaller-scale observatories, and how to set one up. It draws on the author's practical experience and that of many other experienced amateur astronomers. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
251
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387345215
ISBN
9780387345215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.98

Hardback. Series: Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics. Num Pages: 354 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319404899
ISBN
9783319404899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Plenum Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306456398
ISBN
9780306456398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. Discover how mathematics and science have propelled history From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe takes readers on a journey motivated by the desire to understand the universe and the motion of the heavens. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118024270
ISBN
9781118024270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.54

Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 134 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431556350
ISBN
9784431556350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Hardback. Proceedings of an International Conference held at UMIST, Manchester, England from January 9-12, 1995 Editor(s): Millar, T. J.; Raga, A. C. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
233
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792338994
ISBN
9780792338994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Milone, Eugene F. (University of Calgary, USA); Leahy, Denis A.; Hobill, David W. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048176663
ISBN
9789048176663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226320090
ISBN
9780226320090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rudolf Steiner Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855842359
ISBN
9781855842359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Hardback. This book demonstrates for the first time, using state-of-the-art computer simulations, that the interpretation of future galaxy survey measurements is far more subtle than assumed, and that a major revision to our models of these effects is urgently needed. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHR; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642293382
ISBN
9783642293382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Rigler, Rudolf; Orrit, Michel; Basche, Thomas. Series: Springer Series in Chemical Physics. Num Pages: 373 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MB; PG; PHFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642627026
ISBN
9783642627026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.81

Hardback. This set of lectures introduces mathematical methods used in the theory of singularities in gravitational systems, reviews modeling techniques for the simulation of close encounters and gives information on the study of diffusion of comets, wandering asteroids, meteors and planetary ring particles. Editor(s): Benest, Daniel; Froeschle, Claude. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540437659
ISBN
9783540437659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.83

paperback. Editor(s): Benest, Daniel; Froeschle, Claude. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642078446
ISBN
9783642078446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.52

Paperback. This book describes why Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky since the beginnings of history. It also examines the part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of stars. Series: Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387489414
ISBN
9780387489414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.64

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 163.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662282397
ISBN
9783662282397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.66

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