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The Deep Universe. Saas-Fee Advanced Course 23, Lecture Notes 1993, Sw...
Sandage, Allan; Kron, R.G.; Longair, M. S.
Hardback. The book is written for graduate students in astrophysics but is also of considerable interest to professional astronomers and particle physicists. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 526 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540589136
- ISBN
- 9783540589136
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Condition: New
€ 138.42
€ 138.42
Paperback. This reference work provides a concise description of meteorites, in addition to information on their formation and origin. The text has been designed for students and laymen, but can also be used as a formal introduction to the field for scientists from other disciplines. Illustrator(s): Dobler, W. Translator(s): Clarke, R.S.J.; Wlotzka, Frank. Num Pages: 243 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540581055
- ISBN
- 9783540581055
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€ 41.99€ 36.66
€ 41.99
€ 36.66
Hardback. This volume contains lecture notes presented at the 22nd Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy. The contributors deal with symbiotic stars, cataclysmic variables, massive binaries and X-ray binaries, in an attempt to provide a better understanding of stellar evolution. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540570141
- ISBN
- 9783540570141
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Condition: New
€ 137.48
€ 137.48
Paperback. Volume 2 of this set of texts on practical astronomy covers the planetary system, with contributions on artificial satellites, comets, the polar aurorae and the effects of the atmosphere on observational data. Editor(s): Roth, Gunter D. Translator(s): Augensen, H.J.; Heintz, Wulff,D. Num Pages: 383 pages, 13 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540548850
- ISBN
- 9783540548850
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Condition: New
€ 68.74
€ 68.74
Hardback. The first annual volume of the "Saas-Fee Advanced Courses" covers the topic of active galactic nuclei in three up-to-date articles. The courses are organized by the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy. Editor(s): Courvoisier, Theirry J. -L.; Mayor, Professor Michel. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540532859
- ISBN
- 9783540532859
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Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Voigt, Hans-Heinrich. Num Pages: 551 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1225.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 551
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540524564
- ISBN
- 9783540524564
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€ 342.83
€ 342.83
Hardback. Editor(s): Voigt, Hans-Heinrich. Num Pages: 503 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHDV; PHVB; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1010.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540524557
- ISBN
- 9783540524557
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€ 221.25€ 181.44
€ 221.25
€ 181.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Dunlop, Storm; Gerbaldi, Michele. Num Pages: 237 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 447.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540502302
- ISBN
- 9783540502302
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Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardback. Each chapter of this book covers a subfield of gravitational lensing, with the double aim of describing in a simple way the basics of the theory and of reviewing the most recent developments as well as applications foreseen in the near future. Editor(s): Courbin, Frederic; Minniti, Dante. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 202 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540443551
- ISBN
- 9783540443551
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€ 67.45
€ 67.45
The Conformal Structure of Space-Times. Geometry, Analysis, Numerics.
. Ed(S): Frauendiener, Jorg; Friedrich, Helmu...
Hardback. Causal relations, and with them the underlying null cone or conformal structure, form a basic ingredient in all general analytical studies of asymptotically flat space-time. The present book reviews these aspects from the analytical, geometrical and numerical points of view. Editor(s): Frauendiener, Jorg; Friedrich, Helmut. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMW; PGZ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540442806
- ISBN
- 9783540442806
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€ 135.39
€ 135.39
Hardback. Explores connections between particle physics and cosmology. It explains implications of quantum field theory and questions of structure formation. It compares theoretical predictions with observations and gives special emphasis to the observed anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 610 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1175.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 4th ed. 2003. Corr. 2nd printing 2004
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540441977
- ISBN
- 9783540441977
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€ 165.69
€ 165.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Rozelot, Jean-Pierre. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 238 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540441885
- ISBN
- 9783540441885
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€ 71.50
€ 71.50
Hardback. Written by an international team of experts, this set of tutorial reviews provides a coherent and accessible summary of the current state of supernova research in all of its facets. The newly detected gamma-ray bursts are discussed in this context. Editor(s): Weiler, Kurt W. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 483 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 483
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540440536
- ISBN
- 9783540440536
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Condition: New
€ 137.31
€ 137.31
Hardback. It is hard to understand the present or future climate unless scientists can account for the enormous and rapid cycles of glaciation that have taken place over the last million years, and this study takes an overview of the developments in this hugely interdisciplinary field. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Environmental Sciences. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; RBGD; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2000. 2nd printing 2002
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437796
- ISBN
- 9783540437796
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Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Hardback. This textbook has grown out of lectures held at a summer school on cosmology, in response to a need for an advanced text that addresses the needs of both postgraduate students and nonspecialist researchers from various disciplines ranging from mathematical physics to observational astrophysics. Editor(s): Cotsakis, Spiros; Papantonopoulos, Eleftherios. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437789
- ISBN
- 9783540437789
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Condition: New
€ 76.70
€ 76.70
Lighthouses of the Universe: the Most Luminous Celestial Objects and T...
. Ed(S): Gilfanov, Marat; Sunyaev, Rashid; Ch...
Hardback. This is a review of the nature of the most luminous objects in the universe, connected with supermassive black holes and supermassive stars, clusters of galaxies and ultraluminous galaxies, sources of gamma-ray bursts and relativistic jets. Editor(s): Gilfanov, Marat; Sunyaev, Rashid; Churazov, Eugene. Series: ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Num Pages: 632 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1221.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437697
- ISBN
- 9783540437697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Hardback. This set of lectures introduces mathematical methods used in the theory of singularities in gravitational systems, reviews modeling techniques for the simulation of close encounters and gives information on the study of diffusion of comets, wandering asteroids, meteors and planetary ring particles. Editor(s): Benest, Daniel; Froeschle, Claude. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540437659
- ISBN
- 9783540437659
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Condition: New
€ 87.83
€ 87.83
The Origins of Stars and Planets - The VLT View. Proceedings of the ES...
. Ed(S): Alves, Joao F.; McCaughrean, Mark J.
Hardback. Technological developments have provided many observational clues about our understanding of how stars and planets form in the interior of molecular clouds, and ESO's telescope promises to be another step forward. This volume presents theoretical and observational results. Editor(s): Alves, Joao F.; McCaughrean, Mark J. Series: ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Num Pages: 542 pages, 342 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540435419
- ISBN
- 9783540435419
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Condition: New
€ 131.85
€ 131.85
Hardback. This compilation of 14 papers results from activities within the scientific programme "Response of the Earth System to Impact Processes" of the European Science Foundation. It covers 30 meteorite impact structures in the Fennoscandian Shield and surroundings and impact structures in other areas. Series: Impact Studies. Num Pages: 337 pages, 136 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 43 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; PGS; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540435174
- ISBN
- 9783540435174
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Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Hardback. Begining with a historical introduction, "Star Formation: The Early History", this text then presents two long articles on "Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution of Stars and Young Clusters" and "Observations of Young Stellar Objects". Editor(s): Maeder, A.; Meynet, G. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540431022
- ISBN
- 9783540431022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60