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Cosmology & the universe
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Cosmology & the universe
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
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
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
€ 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
€ 48.99
€ 40.05
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
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
Hardcover. Unravelling the latest amazing breakthroughs in theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking guides the reader through the evolution of Einsteinian physics to a universe of ten dimensions and a so-called theory of everything. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition - Later Print Run
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593048153
- ISBN
- 9780593048153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
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
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306444692
- ISBN
- 9780306444692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Cargese, France from 17-29 August 1998 Editor(s): Lachieze-Rey, Marc. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359456
- ISBN
- 9780792359456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.40
€ 202.40
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Cargese, France from 17-29 August 1998 Editor(s): Lachieze-Rey, Marc. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359463
- ISBN
- 9780792359463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.82
€ 199.82
Hardback. This volume covers all aspects of cosmology and extragalactic astronomy at an advanced level. Num Pages: 638 pages, 88 b/w illus. 11 tables 111 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521562423
- ISBN
- 9780521562423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.77
€ 219.77
Paperback. If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of? And if we can't see black holes, how can we be confident they exist? From the Sun and black holes, the authors lead us further into the unknown, to the dark matter and energy that pervade our universe, where science teeters on the edge of theory and discovery. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283487
- ISBN
- 9780226283487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718829643
- ISBN
- 9780718829643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.62
€ 32.62
Topological Defects and the Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Symmetry Break...
. Ed(S): Bunkov, Yuriy M. (Centre de Recherch...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Les Houches, France, 16-26 February 1999 Editor(s): Bunkov, Yuriy M. (Centre de Recherches sur les Tres Basses Temperatures, CNRS); Godfrin, Henri. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 394 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362043
- ISBN
- 9780792362043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.36
€ 257.36
Topological Defects and the Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Symmetry Break...
. Ed(S): Bunkov, Yuriy M. (Centre de Recherch...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Les Houches, France, 16-26 February 1999 Editor(s): Bunkov, Yuriy M. (Centre de Recherches sur les Tres Basses Temperatures, CNRS); Godfrin, Henri. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 394 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362050
- ISBN
- 9780792362050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 254.77
€ 254.77
Hardback. The aim of this book is to give graduate students an overview of quantum gravity but it also covers related topics from astrophysics. Some contributions serve as an introduction into basic conceptual concepts like time in quantum gravity or the emergence of a classical world from quantum cosmology. Editor(s): Kowalski-Gilman, J. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540669104
- ISBN
- 9783540669104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.39
€ 135.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Benton, Charles V. Num Pages: 155 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547942
- ISBN
- 9781594547942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.47€ 187.11
€ 274.47
€ 187.11
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 47 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1934
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 47
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662313213
- ISBN
- 9783662313213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Unity from Duality, Gravity, Gauge Theory and Strings
. Ed(S): Bachas, Costas; Bilal, Adel; Douglas...
Hardback. Covers the developments in supersymmetric string theory, the gauge theory/string theory correspondence and string duality. This title provides an introduction to the developments in string/M-theory and quantum gravity. Editor(s): Bachas, Costas; Bilal, Adel; Douglas, Michael; David, Francois; Nekrasov, Nikita. Series: Les Houches - Ecole d'Ete de Physique Theorique. Num Pages: 664 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1155.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540002765
- ISBN
- 9783540002765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.38
€ 254.38
Universe of Scales: from Nanotechnology to Cosmology
. Ed(S): Freund, Friedemann; Langhoff, Stepha...
Hardback. Editor(s): Freund, Friedemann; Langhoff, Stephanie. Series: Springer Proceedings in Physics. Num Pages: 212 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 77 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PH; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319022062
- ISBN
- 9783319022062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 4 colour. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK; PHDV; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319243771
- ISBN
- 9783319243771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97