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Cosmology & the universe

Paperback. Shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. In this book, the author asks questions such as: Is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop? Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023267
ISBN
9780141023267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. Subtitled 'An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth..and Beyond', ATOM tells the story of matter from the perspective of a single oxygen atom. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 325. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005290
ISBN
9780349114835
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. This text focuses on the mathematical development of the study of instabilities in galactic type systems. It discusses the most relevant instabilities which are believed to be closely involved in the way galaxies are formed, in a model independent manner. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792324553
ISBN
9780792324553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): O'Connell, Jason R.; Hale, Alice L. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245774
ISBN
9781613245774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.69
€ 158.44

Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417106
ISBN
9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608764730
ISBN
9781608764730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 294.66
€ 200.65

Paperback. Explores the relationship between the human soul and the stars, which has been central to Western thought and other cultures for thousands of years. This book examines ideas, beliefs and practices which meet at the boundary of psychology and cosmology, the universe and human imagination. Editor(s): Campion, Nicholas; Curry, Patrick. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour & 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155666
ISBN
9780863155666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback. What links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041902
ISBN
9780141041902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691157245
ISBN
9780691157245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.14

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

Hardcover. The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects. It is the only existing book on gravitational waves. It brings the reader to the forefront of present-day research, and assumes no previous knowledge of gravitational-wave physics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 131 figures. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198570745
ISBN
9780198570745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.90

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
€ 11.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Melark, Peter G. Num Pages: 153 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; TTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613246580
ISBN
9781613246580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.40
€ 110.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge International Science Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907343483
ISBN
9781907343483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.46

Paperback. Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954638
ISBN
9780241954638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

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
€ 31.82

Hardcover. 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: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540744191
ISBN
9783540744191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.05

hardcover. Unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 92 b/w illus. 70 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 84. Gravitation, Hydrodynamics and Radiation. 354 pages, 92 b/w illus. 70 exercises. Unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107010734
ISBN
9781107010734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.00

Paperback. The Fourth Edition ofIntroduction to Cosmology provides a concise, authoritative study of cosmology at an introductory level. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118923320
ISBN
9781118923320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. Wormholes, spacewarps, timewarps and time machines have permeated popular culture. This technical monograph looks at the science behind the science fiction, covering the history and theories of wormholes, spacewarps, and time travel. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
American Institute of Physics United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
437
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563966538
ISBN
9781563966538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.62

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