Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. Covers the basic concepts in cosmology, drawing on insights from an astronomer who has pioneered much of this research over the years. This book covers such topics as the gravitational growth of perturbations in an expanding universe, the abundance and properties of dark matter halos and galaxies, and reionization. Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 halftones. 17 line illus. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145167
- ISBN
- 9780691145167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.73
€ 45.99
€ 33.73
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
€ 46.99€ 39.93
€ 46.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 276 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 33 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319454344
- ISBN
- 9783319454344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.42
€ 41.99
€ 35.42
Paperback. Suitable for students and researchers on early galaxies, this title offers an introduction to frontiers in astrophysics: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. It bridges the gap between theory and observation. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 color illus. 24 halftones. 152 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144924
- ISBN
- 9780691144924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.34€ 82.78
€ 107.34
€ 82.78
Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655984
- ISBN
- 9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.73
€ 21.99
€ 17.73
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€ 36.15
€ 42.99
€ 36.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882750
- ISBN
- 9781931882750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 314 black & white illustrations, 125 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493929009
- ISBN
- 9781493929009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 247 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 150 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319220314
- ISBN
- 9783319220314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Paperback. Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. This book explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046525
- ISBN
- 9780141046525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Burges, Joel. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR; HPD; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479874842
- ISBN
- 9781479874842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439885598
- ISBN
- 9781439885598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166988
- ISBN
- 9780691166988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.34€ 57.47
€ 72.34
€ 57.47
Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651216
- ISBN
- 9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.05
€ 21.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to buying, testing, and using a refracting telescope. It is written mainly for amateur astronomers who already own or are intending to purchase a refracting telescope, but will prove useful for non-astronomical observers. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 119 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AJ; PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441964021
- ISBN
- 9781441964021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.30
€ 53.99
€ 45.30
hardcover. Series: Princeton Series in Modern Observational Astronomy. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 color illus. 23 halftones. 132 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 201 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137797
- ISBN
- 9780691137797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.00€ 94.13
€ 98.00
€ 94.13
Paperback. Shows how Astronomy contributed to the educational enlightenment of Glasgow, to its society and to its commerce. This scientific history includes the story of Glasgow's 'Big Bang' of 1863, the controversy over 'Astronomer Royal for Scotland' and a historical survey of the eight observatories that once populated Glasgow. Num Pages: 336 pages, 169 b&w illustrations 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748678907
- ISBN
- 9780748678907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.89
€ 50.99
€ 45.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156639
- ISBN
- 9780231156639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402052330
- ISBN
- 9781402052330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.72
€ 155.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465044719
- ISBN
- 9780465044719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. In this riveting and lively challenge to orthodox thinking, Ted Nield describes how meteorites may have helped create life on Earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082640
- ISBN
- 9781847082640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Fundamental to our understanding of the universe, stellar astrophysics deals with observations, theoretical understanding, classification, computer simulations and modeling of stars and their evolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470699560
- ISBN
- 9780470699560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Hardback. This epic story of a nineteenth-century celestial drama will enthrall readers, as the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years plunges America into darkness. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of color photographs; 65 illustrations; map. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490163
- ISBN
- 9781631490163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.64
€ 29.99
€ 25.64
Paperback. This book explores intriguing cases in which astronomy has been used as a tool to solve mysteries from art, history, and literature. It clearly explains astronomical concepts with non-technical language and defines terms as needed for wide readership. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 355 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 113 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461484028
- ISBN
- 9781461484028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94