Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
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
€ 48.99€ 42.86
€ 48.99
€ 42.86
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€ 31.74
€ 32.99
€ 31.74
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
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
The IGM/galaxy Connection. The Distribution of Baryons at Z=0.
. Ed(S): Rosenberg, Jessica L.; Putman, Mary ...
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
€ 131.15
€ 131.15
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.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593077184
- ISBN
- 9780593077184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.01
€ 33.99
€ 23.01
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
€ 202.89
€ 202.89
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€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
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
€ 263.64
€ 263.64
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
€ 197.54
€ 197.54
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
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
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
€ 71.43
€ 71.43
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€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441956675
- ISBN
- 9781441956675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.36
€ 41.99
€ 34.36
The Letters and Papers of Jan Hendrik Oort. As Archived in the Univers...
J. K. . Ed(S): Katgert-Merkelijn
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
€ 133.28
€ 133.28
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
€ 31.99€ 28.07
€ 31.99
€ 28.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Elphic, Richard C.; Russell, Christopher. Num Pages: 133 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 66 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319187167
- ISBN
- 9783319187167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- No Starch Press,US United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593272678
- ISBN
- 9781593272678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.54
€ 27.99
€ 23.54
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary study surveys the evolution of our changing conceptions of time, organizing coverage around the central themes of cosmology and regularity, stasis and flux, symmetry and asymmetry. Defends a dynamic, rather than a static view of time. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642353468
- ISBN
- 9783642353468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.52
€ 41.99
€ 35.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; PGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition Uk.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263609
- ISBN
- 9781904263609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
Paperback. Reveals the Mayan calendar to be a spiritual device that describes the evolution of human consciousness from ancient times into the future. Num Pages: 320 pages, 93 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSL9; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414. 288 pages, 68 b&w illustrations. Reveals the Mayan calendar to be a spiritual device that describes the evolution of human consciousness from ancient times into the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSL9; PGZ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430285
- ISBN
- 9781591430285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.85
€ 26.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 colour & 92 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019048
- ISBN
- 9780271019048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.47
€ 45.99
€ 36.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 247 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 150 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319220314
- ISBN
- 9783319220314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Paperback. From 1996-2000, thirty minority teenagers (African American, Chinese American, Puerto Rican American, and Dominican American) were interviewed every year for four years to investigate how their experiences in high school shaped their social relationships. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349383801
- ISBN
- 9781349383801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 46.34
€ 53.10
€ 46.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634821
- ISBN
- 9780691634821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90