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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

Hardback. Explaining discoveries and a range of advanced ideas and theories, this book provides a creative and coherent synthesis of scientific thinking on the universe's beginnings. It takes us on a tour of the seven ages of the cosmos, from the formless era of radiation through the origins of human culture. Illustrator(s): Chaisson, Lola Judith. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135603
ISBN
9780231135603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.15

Hardback. What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the origins of the universe, and vice versa? This book addresses the beginning of things - of the universe, matter, stars, and planetary systems, and finally, of life itself. Num Pages: 248 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126540
ISBN
9780231126540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 100.69

Hardback. Provides access to various paradoxes of the natural world. This book explains that some occur through the prevalence of pseudosciences such as astrology and UFO-logy and some enter the public conscience through the bad astronomy of science-fiction movies. It aims to present the reader with the methods for identifying and replacing incorrect ideas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116442
ISBN
9780231116442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 163 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083300
ISBN
9780231083300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. Expanded from a February 1989 lecture at Brookhaven National Laboratory, noted physicist Wilkinson romps through modern astrophysical cosmology, contending that we create a multitude of conceptual universes many incompatible in order to try to make sense of peculiar things that happen, like life. An Num Pages: 213 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071840
ISBN
9780231071840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Hardback. Traces the history of scientific research on the planet Jupiter from the observations of Galileo to the explorations of the Pioneer and Voyager space probes. Num Pages: 155 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st, Date Same on Title & Copyright Page
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231051767
ISBN
9780231051767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.89

Hardback. An account of the 1976 Viking expedition to Mars describes the spacecraft and its instruments, the journey itself, and the mission's results. Num Pages: 181 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231043922
ISBN
9780231043922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 86.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16figs. BIC Classification: PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226981659
ISBN
9780226981659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Black holes and neutron stars are generally recognized as key components of many astrophysical systems. Based on a symposium held in honour of S. Chandrasekhar, these papers provide a comprehensive summary of progress made in the 1990s on the theory of black holes and relativistic stars. Editor(s): Wald, Robert M. (Professor of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226870359
ISBN
9780226870359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, x, 154 p., 2 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226870298
ISBN
9780226870298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226848822
ISBN
9780226848822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. In this text, Stuart Sherman argues that innovations in prose emerged simultaneously with the 17th-century revolution in clock technology, enabling authors to recount the new kind of time by which England was learning to live and work. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; PGZ; TDPB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752778
ISBN
9780226752778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way scientific knowledge was gathered. This book shows how this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 colour plates, 14 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675343
ISBN
9780226675343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.75

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
€ 18.22

Paperback. Editor(s): Ariew, Roger. Translator(s): Ariew, R. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169231
ISBN
9780226169231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 634 pages, 199figs. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109534
ISBN
9780226109534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 48.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100951
ISBN
9780226100951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.31
€ 74.72

Hardcover. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226093185
ISBN
9780226093185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.78

Hardcover. Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. This book sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of hand-drawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084374
ISBN
9780226084374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extended beyond court culture and patronage, this title offers an account of the different systems of exchanges, communication, and credibility at work in Galileo's career. It is intended for readers interested in the history of astronomy and the history of science in general. Num Pages: 316 pages, 16 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045627
ISBN
9780226045627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

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