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Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
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
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Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 47.15
€ 52.93
€ 47.15
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
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Condition: New
€ 108.53
€ 108.53
Paperback. In its 3rd edition, this book is a guide to the mathematics, physics and practical techniques needed to use telescopes ranging in sophistication from small amateur models to the larger instruments installed at many colleges, and to observe objects in the sky. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PNFS; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461448907
- ISBN
- 9781461448907
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Condition: New
€ 72.20
€ 72.20
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
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
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
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
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Condition: New
€ 129.74
€ 129.74
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
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
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
€ 252.50
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
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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
€ 199.70
The Adventurous Life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, Physicist (1903-19...
Amaldi, E.. Ed(S): Braccini, Saverio; Eredita...
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
€ 66.97
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
€ 195.76
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
€ 194.77
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
€ 61.44
Hardback. Features developments in instrumentation with which studies of the Andromeda Galaxy can be made. This book offers a foundation for the start of new observations. It offers information about M31. It is intended as a reference for insiders and newcomers to the field. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316541
- ISBN
- 9780792316541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.34
€ 201.34
Paperback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141395
- ISBN
- 9789048141395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.89
€ 194.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430483
- ISBN
- 9781461430483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.00
€ 48.99
€ 40.00
Hardback. Some of the brightest minds currently working in the field of cosmology discuss the two most important questions about time: What is it? and, If time can be seen as a kind of 'arrow', then why do the cosmic and thermodynamic 'arrows' of time agree? Editor(s): Mersini-Houghton, Laura; Vaas, Rudiger. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642232589
- ISBN
- 9783642232589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. Successful plans depend not only on the availability of necessary resources but also on timing. In former times, people discovered that numerous natural phenomena are related to the movements of the moon. This book has tips and advice on working with the lunar cycles and natural harmonies Translator(s): Pendlebury, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22pp calendars, 11 illustrations, 4 diagrams, 1 table. BIC Classification: PGS; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852073346
- ISBN
- 9780852073346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77