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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. In the first book in their series on Marxism and Education, Rikowski and Green use Marxist theory to examine the dialectic between race and power in education. The series is aimed at educationalists - teachers, researchers, policy-makers or administrators, as well as activists who consider the Marxist tradition a valuable and important resource. Editor(s): Green, A.; Rikowski, Glenn; Raduntz, Helen (University of South Australia). Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JN; JPQB; PGC; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535651
ISBN
9781349535651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10
€ 47.33

Hardback. Containing Reports on Astronomy, prepared by each Commission President, volume A aims to summarize the astronomical results that have affected the work of the Commission. Volume B contains accounts of Commission Meetings which were held, together with other material. The reports range from outline summaries to compilations and references. Editor(s): McNally, Derek. Series: International Astronomical Union Transactions. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792311720
ISBN
9780792311720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.07

Paperback. Retheorizing Religion in Nepal is an engaging and thought-provoking study of Religion in South Asia, with important insights for the study of religion and culture more broadly conceived. Grieve uses ethnographic material as well as poststructuralist and postcolonialist approaches to critique and expand religious studies as a discipline. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 191 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRAB; HRAC; JHB; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349534913
ISBN
9781349534913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.17

Hardcover. From the first proposal for a large X-ray telescope in 1970 to the deployment of Chandra by the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999, this book chronicles the technical feats, political struggles, and personal dramas that transformed an inspired vision into the world's supreme X-ray observatory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 45 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Harvard University Press Massachusetts
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004979
ISBN
9780674004979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Ewing, E. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349531110
ISBN
9781349531110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10
€ 47.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Ewing, E. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969200
ISBN
9781403969200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.10
€ 47.83

Hardback. The Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, was the first major astronomical observatory in the southern hemisphere, and this book presents an account of its origin, construction and use. It describes technical aspects, such as the instruments and their makers, the installation of the instruments and their initial problems. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; PGG; PHVB; UNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792335276
ISBN
9780792335276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.73

Paperback. This volume offers a definitive history of Russian scientific space probes and the knowledge they acquired of the Earth, its environment, the Moon, Mars and Venus. Numerous illustrations help lay readers understand the complexities faced by Soviet technicians. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 514 pages, 149 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PG; TBX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 899.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441981493
ISBN
9781441981493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 47.68

Paperback. Sacred geometry is one of the oldest subjects on Earth, from the great Pyramid to Gothic Architecture to modern design, certain timeless and universal principles have been studied, contemplated and put to use. This book covers the golden section, two-dimensional grids and more. Illustrator(s): Lundy, Miranda. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 124 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263043
ISBN
9781904263043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Hardback. Based on the readings of SCIAMACHY -- a passive remote sensing spectrometer observing backscattered, reflected, transmitted or emitted radiation from the atmosphere and Earth's surface -- this volume presents a global measurement of various trace gases in the troposphere and stratosphere. Editor(s): Gottwald, Manfred; Bovensmann, Heinrich. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048198955
ISBN
9789048198955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.66

Hardback. Translator(s): Huber, E. P. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Wolters-Noordhoff B.V. Netherlands
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9789001931032
ISBN
9789001931032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198797685
ISBN
9780198797685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.85

Paperback. As 'distributed' astronomical projects multiply, this text on how to produce professional-quality space imaging will be welcome to many amateurs equipped with today's powerful telescopy. It offers a thorough grounding in the scientific principles and methods. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461451723
ISBN
9781461451723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10
€ 48.00

Hardback. The existence of strongly convecting layers in the Sun and stars provides us with a natural laboratory for the study of dynamical processes in intensely turbulent, magnetized, rotating, radiating fluids. This work contains papers which present developments in each of these fields. Editor(s): Pijpers, F.P.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Rosenthal, C.S. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348528
ISBN
9780792348528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.14

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830840786
ISBN
9780830840786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.06

Hardback. Jesuits established a large number of astronomical, geophysical and meteorological observatories during the 17th and 18th centuries and again during the 19th and 20th centuries throughout the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries Jesuits were the first western scientists to enter into contact with China and India. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCC7; PGG; RBG; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011894
ISBN
9781402011894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.03

Paperback. Spanish cosmographers were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing. The author shows that this knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 colour plates, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055404
ISBN
9780226055404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 31.48

Hardcover. Imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way scientific knowledge was gathered. This book shows how this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 colour plates, 14 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675343
ISBN
9780226675343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.34
€ 78.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100951
ISBN
9780226100951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.67
€ 74.91

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

€ 14.99
€ 12.49

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