Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192469
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.77
€ 23.99
€ 20.77
Hardback. This volume consists of five main parts, with early sections dealing with philosophical and conceptual issues, while the latter sections deal with specific research topics in the social sciences. Editor(s): Hassard, John. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333440926
- ISBN
- 9780333440926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
paperback. Editor(s): Hassard, John. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349208715
- ISBN
- 9781349208715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.98
€ 205.98
Paperback. Aims to provide a non-mathematical description of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids and comets of the solar system. Discussion is based on results obtained from recent space probes to Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471850342
- ISBN
- 9780471850342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 286.31
€ 286.31
Paperback. A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220868
- ISBN
- 9780253220868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.87
€ 21.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319198774
- ISBN
- 9783319198774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.03
€ 136.03
Paperback. A masterly overview of the development of cosmological thinking from the Greeks, via Newton and Einstein, to the present day. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822562
- ISBN
- 9780753822562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453536
- ISBN
- 9781461453536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.27
€ 41.99
€ 36.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738205861
- ISBN
- 9780738205861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.22
€ 27.99
€ 22.22
Hardcover. The Structure and Evolution of Galaxies is a concise introduction to this fascinating subject providing the reader with the fundamentals in a clear and accessible style. This user-friendly text assumes some prerequisite knowledge of astronomy, with the necessary mathematics kept to a minimum. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470855065
- ISBN
- 9780470855065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.39
€ 189.39
Paperback. This is a completely up-to-date solar observing book, which, while providing the science background necessary for an understanding of the observations with the latest equipment, also features the most complete solar observing and imaging guide available. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387094977
- ISBN
- 9780387094977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.67
€ 53.99
€ 43.67
Paperback. Between 1650 and 1750, four Catholic churches were the best solar observatories in the world. 'The Sun and the Church' tells how these observatories came to be, how they worked and what they accomplished. Num Pages: 366 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 42 halftones, 87 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMN; HBJD; HRCC7; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005365
- ISBN
- 9780674005365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.77
€ 37.99
€ 32.77
Paperback. In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141268
- ISBN
- 9780691141268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere: 4 (IAGA Special Sopron B...
. Ed(S): Miralles, Mari Paz; Sanchez Almeida,...
hardcover. This volume presents a concise, up-to-date overview of current research on the observations, theoretical interpretations, and empirical and physical descriptions of the Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere, from the solar interior outward to the planets. Editor(s): Miralles, Mari Paz; Sanchez Almeida, J. Series: IAGA Special Sopron Book Series (Closed). Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197866
- ISBN
- 9789048197866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.93
€ 140.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306429552
- ISBN
- 9780306429552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardback. Develops a theory of Cosmic Grains starting logically from basic mathematical and astronomical premises. This book guides the reader through a historical progression of ideas on the nature of grains, leading to the author's own point of view, which shows the role of complex organic material in the interstellar grains. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792311898
- ISBN
- 9780792311898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.05
€ 202.05
paperback. This objective study examines the many-sided Tunguska phenomenon, the explosive event in the USSR that cannot be explained by simple meteoric models. The author sets out the progress made in researching the event and deals with the UFO myths surrounding it. Editor(s): Ashpole, Edward. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429258
- ISBN
- 9781461429258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.88
€ 53.10
€ 47.88
The author of this book draws attention to ongoing and future observations that might reveal relics of an era before the big bang. In doing so, he provides an accessible introduction to the extraordinary new ideas of string cosmology. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642093845
- ISBN
- 9783642093845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.99
€ 35.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. "Grandpa, how big is the universe? How far are the stars? How can we tell the sun's age?" In this book, master astrophysicist Hubert Reeves unlocks the secrets of the universe. This is his spiritual testament to younger generations and a perfect occasion for us all to revise our conceptions about the cosmos. Translator(s): Winkler, Donald. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Salammbo Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956808226
- ISBN
- 9780956808226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146355
- ISBN
- 9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47