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Cosmology & the universe
Hardback. An engaging defence and critique of the various arguments from both science and religion on the fine-tuning of the Universe. Num Pages: 388 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107156616
- ISBN
- 9781107156616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780374536619
- ISBN
- 9780374536619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.45
€ 19.99
€ 17.45
Hardback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 241 pages, 107 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, 60 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHP; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319434933
- ISBN
- 9783319434933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. These four lectures cover the following topics: the inflationary period in the very early Universe, the accelerated expansion of the late Universe at redshifts z and lt, modified gravity models, and current statistical methods for analyzing cosmological data. Editor(s): Wolschin, Georg. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 210 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PGK; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642105975
- ISBN
- 9783642105975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Paperback / so. Series: Unitext / Collana Di Fisica E Astronomia. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHVB; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847024830
- ISBN
- 9788847024830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.88
€ 55.88
Hardback. Translator(s): Blinov, A.Y.; Romanova, M. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 339 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540632627
- ISBN
- 9783540632627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.65
€ 200.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718199463
- ISBN
- 9780718199463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
hardcover. This book explains in clear, non-mathematical language the measurements and the interpretation of the resulting data that have led to the current understanding of the origin, evolution and properties of our expanding Big Bang universe. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387307787
- ISBN
- 9780387307787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.35
€ 48.99
€ 41.35
Paperback. Modern science has evolved a unified scenario of the cosmos, based on the concept of change, in which humans are connected to distant space and time. This book explores this common heritage, depicting the origin and evolution of all material structures, from quark to quasar, from microbe to mind. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones, 16 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009875
- ISBN
- 9780674009875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.24
€ 42.99
€ 36.24
Hardback. Explaining discoveries and a range of advanced ideas and theories, this book provides a creative and coherent synthesis of scientific thinking on the universe's beginnings. It takes us on a tour of the seven ages of the cosmos, from the formless era of radiation through the origins of human culture. Illustrator(s): Chaisson, Lola Judith. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135603
- ISBN
- 9780231135603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 86.38
€ 112.88
€ 86.38
Hardback. Series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics. Num Pages: 187 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBX; PDA; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319466897
- ISBN
- 9783319466897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.86
€ 116.86
Hardback. This book demonstrates for the first time, using state-of-the-art computer simulations, that the interpretation of future galaxy survey measurements is far more subtle than assumed, and that a major revision to our models of these effects is urgently needed. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 124 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHR; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642293382
- ISBN
- 9783642293382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.10
€ 127.10
hardcover. Editor(s): Papantonopoulos, Eleftherios. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540227120
- ISBN
- 9783540227120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.12
€ 73.12
Paperback. A reference source for professional and student astrologers alike. The book has been published annually since 1821. It gives the longitudes of all the planets for each day and their latitudes and declinations for every other day, and includes tables of houses for London, Liverpool and New York. Num Pages: 48 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GBCY; PGK; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Publisher
- Foulsham & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780572020958
- ISBN
- 9780572020958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
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
Paperback. "The Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe. Subjects covered include primordial nubleosynthesis, baryogen" Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780201626742
- ISBN
- 9780201626742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.06
€ 91.06
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; PDX; PGK; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642506000
- ISBN
- 9783642506000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.69
€ 73.69
Hardback. From the reviews: "This attractive book provides an account of the theory of special relativity from a geometrical viewpoint, explaining the unification and insights that are given by such a treatment. [!] Can be read with profit by all who have taken a first course in relativity physics." ASLIB Book Guide Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PGK; PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852333669
- ISBN
- 9781852333669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.98
€ 154.98
Paperback. From the reviews: "This attractive book provides an account of the theory of special relativity from a geometrical viewpoint, explaining the unification and insights that are given by such a treatment. [ ] Can be read with profit by all who have taken a first course in relativity physics." ASLIB Book Guide " Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PGK; PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849968669
- ISBN
- 9781849968669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
Paperback. A brilliant theoretical physicist argues that the solution to the ultimate question in science: how to unify Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics, is possible only if we abolish time from the foundations of the universe. In other words, despite our deepest intuitions, time does not exist. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; PGZ; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810200
- ISBN
- 9780753810200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61