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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous b/w line illustrations and halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804990
ISBN
9780192804990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. What would the universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This work is written by the author of novels such as "Spies", plays ("Copenhagen" and "Noises Off") and films ("Clockwise"). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232185
ISBN
9780571232185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardcover. While there are guides to the visible sky, this is the first book to encompass the most important stars known in the universe at a level accessible to the layperson. The noted astronomer James Kaler takes us on a tour of the 100 most interesting stars, describing their characteristics and importance in words and vivid pictures. Num Pages: 211 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 86 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Copernicus
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387954363
ISBN
9780387954363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.45

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 133 colour illustrations, 143 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGK; PGS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319241166
ISBN
9783319241166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.67

hardcover. Based on interviews with astronomers, this book reads like a scientific 'whodunnit', going from disappointment to elation in the hunt for 'Planet X'. Science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to find a new world in our solar system. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Copernicus United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387778044
ISBN
9780387778044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.26

Hardback. Examining perspectives on time, how and why we measure time as we do, and time in relation to our lives, the author launches a wide-ranging enquiry into this elusive concept. The book looks at time and the universe as a whole, from the "beginnings" of time through to the present. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471985457
ISBN
9780471985457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

Hardback. Examines the census of baryons in the local universe as a function of the states in which they reside and how they evolve with redshift. This book characterizes the halos around galaxies and discusses the relics of the galaxy formation process from a theoretical perspective, and by observational and theoretical analysis of the feedback mechanisms. Editor(s): Rosenberg, Jessica L.; Putman, Mary E. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012891
ISBN
9781402012891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.39

hardcover. Features over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations that have been specially commissioned to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Bantam Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780593077184
ISBN
9780593077184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.83

Hardback. IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) is the first NASA MIDEX mission. This volume offers descriptions of the IMAGE instrumentation and of the image inversion techniques used to interpret the data. Also included are chapters on the IMAGE science objectives, the spacecraft design and capabilities, and more. Editor(s): Burch, James L. Num Pages: 506 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1511.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792361114
ISBN
9780792361114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.14

Paperback. The author, one of the world's foremost cosmologists, sets out to answer the vexed question surrounding the Big Bang Theory: if matter can neither be created nor destroyed, how could so much matter arise from nothing? This is the story of Guth's quest to understand the origins of the universe. Num Pages: 384 pages, 75. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099959502
ISBN
9780099959502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardback. This volume reviews observations of non-evolved and evolved binary populations in clusters and the field with special emphasis on statistical biases, incompleteness and distribution functions. It includes highlights of the possible effects of binaries on galactic chemical evolution. Editor(s): Vanbeveren, Dany. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 602 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
602
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792371045
ISBN
9780792371045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.23

Paperback. A collection of seven reviews covering the following constituents of the interstellar medium: dust, molecular gas, neutral atomic hydrogen, ionized hydrogen, and hot gas, and covering the abundances of heavy elements in the interstellar medium and the role of star formation. It discusses the properties of constituents of the interstellar medium. Editor(s): Hulst, J.M. van der. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402003790
ISBN
9781402003790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.78

Hardback. Presenting a collection of reviews covering the following constituents of the interstellar medium: dust, molecular gas, neutral atomic hydrogen, ionized hydrogen, and hot gas, and covering the abundances of heavy elements in the interstellar medium and the role of star formation, this title is useful for professional scientists in this field. Editor(s): Hulst, J.M. van der. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792346760
ISBN
9780792346760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.51

Paperback. Invited Talks presented at the Second Teton Conference, held at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, July 3-7, 1989 Editor(s): Thronson, Harley A., Jr; Shull, J. Michael. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 568 pages, 190 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792307600
ISBN
9780792307600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.44

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 259 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319134215
ISBN
9783319134215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 21 Black and White Photos. BIC Classification: HRLK; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
New World Library United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608682041
ISBN
9781608682041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Hardback. The astronomer, Jan Hendrik Oort (1900-1992) left behind a collection of notes and correspondence, both on his research and on matters that concerned him in a variety of official functions. This collection forms a source of information on many aspects of twentieth-century astronomy, in which Oort played such an important role. Editor(s): Katgert-Merkelijn, J. K. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; BG; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792345428
ISBN
9780792345428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 205 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWR; PGS; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319435206
ISBN
9783319435206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.87

Paperback. The Life of the Cosmos offers a theory of the universe that is radically different from anything proposed before. It departs from contemporary physicists to explore the idea that the laws of nature may be the partial result of a process of natural selection that occurred before the Big Bang. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126648
ISBN
9780195126648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.91

Hardback. With its crucial role in the development of European astronomy, as well as the physical sciences under Islam and in Jewish culture, this book contains an important episode in Islamic intellectual history, Jewish civilization, and the history of astronomy. Translator(s): Morrison, Robert G. Series: Berkeley Series in Postclassical Islamic Scholarship. Num Pages: 410 pages, 79 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287990
ISBN
9780520287990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.84

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