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Astronomy, space & time
paperback. Editor(s): Kapoor, Dip; Abdi, Ali A. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; JNP; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349374724
- ISBN
- 9781349374724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.59€ 73.24
€ 86.59
€ 73.24
hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649395
- ISBN
- 9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61
€ 129.61
hardcover. Presents a unified treatment of three important integrable problems relevant to both Celestial and Quantum Mechanics. This title is suitable for graduate students in mathematics and physics (including physical chemistry) and researchers concerned with the general areas of dynamical systems, statistical mechanics, and mathematical physics. Series: Progress in Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817640965
- ISBN
- 9780817640965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
hardcover. This volume contains papers from the Third Solar Image Processing Workshop, held in Dublin, Ireland in September, 2006. Topics covered include image enhancement, automated feature detection, machine learning and visualization tools in support of solar physics. Editor(s): Ireland, Jack; Young, C.A. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387981536
- ISBN
- 9780387981536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
hardcover. This book should also appeal to bright junior high and high school students who are interested in history in general and the history of science in particular. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; FV; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387949352
- ISBN
- 9780387949352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.90
€ 41.99
€ 37.90
hardcover. The reconstruction of past solar activity is aided by studying historical accounts, which help us understand the Sun's behavior over longer timescales. Here, the authors describe how these records can be used to obtain information relevant to today's research. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, 208 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 833.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387927893
- ISBN
- 9780387927893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.60
€ 196.60
paperback. This enriching book shows amateur astronomers how to measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds. Written in an entertaining, anecdotal style, only a basic knowledge of geometry is required. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 173 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387895604
- ISBN
- 9780387895604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.50
€ 41.99
€ 35.50
hardcover. This book is a comprehensive discussion of all issues related to atmospheric electricity in our solar system. It details atmospheric electricity on Earth and other planets and discusses the development of instruments used for observation. Editor(s): Leblanc, Francois; Aplin, Karen; Yair, Yoav; Harrison, Giles; Lebreton, Jean Pierre; Blanc, Michel. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 538 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387876634
- ISBN
- 9780387876634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.76
€ 252.76
hardcover. China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor to celebrate victory over China after forty years of war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 664 pages, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387789552
- ISBN
- 9780387789552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.45
€ 132.45
hardcover. Reviews the progress made in Mercury studies since the flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75. Editor(s): Balogh, Andre; von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 472 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387775388
- ISBN
- 9780387775388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
paperback. The first popular science book to examine scientifically the methods for detecting planets around other stars, the possibility that they might support life, and speculate as to what aliens might look like. It poses the question: are we alone? Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765570
- ISBN
- 9780387765570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.96
€ 32.99
€ 28.96
paperback. Provides an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science-level reader. This title covers the year's astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System, placing them in the context of the longer-term goals of astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. It includes web links for all major news stories. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387716749
- ISBN
- 9780387716749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.91
€ 32.99
€ 28.91
hardcover. Features an essentially didactic approach to the treatment of the development of atomic clocks, focusing on clocks based on quantum resonance at optical frequency in individual ions confined in miniature electromagnetic traps. Num Pages: 482 pages, 234 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387695334
- ISBN
- 9780387695334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Solar Dynamics and its Effects on the Heliosphere and Earth
. Ed(S): Baker, Daniel; Klecker, B.; Schwartz...
hardcover. Helps you understand the ways and means of how dynamical phenomena are generated at the Sun, how they travel through the Heliosphere, and how they affect Earth. This work offers an account of the three principal chains of events all the way from the Sun to Earth: the normal solar wind, coronal mass ejections, and solar energetic particles. Editor(s): Baker, Daniel; Klecker, B.; Schwartz, S.J. (Imperial College); Schwenn, R.; Steiger, Rudolf von. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 380 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387695310
- ISBN
- 9780387695310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.41
€ 196.41
paperback. This uniquely illustrated book details the processes and phenomena that make up the history, geology and climate of planet Mars. It focuses on the past and present evolution of Mars and also incorporates the recent results from the space missions to Mars. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387489254
- ISBN
- 9780387489254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.54
€ 48.99
€ 39.54
hardcover. Views Mercury as a whole in the context of its environment. This book illustrates what we know and what we need to know, and why understanding Mercury is so crucial to our understanding of solar system origin and the processes on Earth. Num Pages: 236 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387482101
- ISBN
- 9780387482101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
paperback. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the topic of planetary rings systems yet written. The book is written in a style that is easily accessible to the interested non expert. Each chapter includes notes, references, figures and tables. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Praxis United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387341774
- ISBN
- 9780387341774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.92
€ 41.99
€ 34.92
Fundamentals of Space Biology: Research on Cells, Animals, and Plants ...
. Ed(S): Clement, Gilles; Slenzka, K.
hardcover. Intended as an overview at an undergraduate or early university level, this book describes the effects of spaceflight at cellular and organism levels. It features chapters that present an overview of the major focuses of space research in biology, as well as the history and the list of animals and plants that have flown in space. Editor(s): Clement, Gilles; Slenzka, K. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387331133
- ISBN
- 9780387331133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.70
€ 201.70
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. The aim of this book is to demonstrate to a wider audience, as well as to a more skilled audience, the many fascinating aspects of modern celestial mechanics. It sets out to do this without the use of mathematics. Series: Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387307770
- ISBN
- 9780387307770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.41
€ 48.99
€ 40.41