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Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011516
- ISBN
- 9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 85.82
€ 112.39
€ 85.82
Paperback. The first comprehensive graduate-level textbook on one of the most dynamic areas of contemporary astronomy - the study of 'active galactic nuclei'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b/w illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521479110
- ISBN
- 9780521479110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.28
€ 75.28
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
€ 59.02
€ 59.02
Hardback. Thoroughly revised and expanded throughout, the new edition is a graduate-level text and reference book on gaseous nebulae, nova and supernova remnants. Much of the new data and new images are from the Hubble Space Telescope with two wholly new chapters being added along with other new features. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389344
- ISBN
- 9781891389344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.56
€ 103.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027713674
- ISBN
- 9789027713674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.12€ 20.56
€ 130.12
€ 20.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wachter, Adonis D.; Propst, Raphael J. Num Pages: 401 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607417033
- ISBN
- 9781607417033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.38€ 200.01
€ 293.38
€ 200.01
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Blundell looks at the seemingly paradoxical, mysterious, and intriguing phenomena of astrophysical black holes. Outlining what a black hole actually is and how they are characterised, she separates the scientific fact from science fiction, and demonstrates the interesting role they play in the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602667
- ISBN
- 9780199602667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.32
€ 13.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kuz'min, A.D. Translator(s): Makinen, Paul. Series: Proceedings of the Lebedev Physics Institute Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Num Pages: 326 pages, tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941743693
- ISBN
- 9780941743693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.94€ 169.36
€ 225.94
€ 169.36
Paperback. This translation brings together ancient classical texts derived from Eratosthenes' handbook of astral mythology, Hyginus' guide to astronomy, and Aratus's astronomical poem Phaenomena to provide a complete collection of Greek astral myths. Translator(s): Hard, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps of the constellations, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: HRKP3; PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716983
- ISBN
- 9780198716983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PGS; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192854162
- ISBN
- 9780192854162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.70
€ 12.99
€ 9.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545498
- ISBN
- 9781594545498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.62€ 178.76
€ 262.62
€ 178.76
Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158600
- ISBN
- 9780691158600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 72.77
€ 94.64
€ 72.77
Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121017
- ISBN
- 9780691121017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 116.28
€ 153.79
€ 116.28
Paperback. Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations offers a comprehensive coverage of the links between the theory of stellar evolution and its applications to the study of stellar populations in galaxies. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470092200
- ISBN
- 9780470092200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.72
€ 72.72
Paperback. Covers the phenomenology of external galaxies, star clusters in the Milky Way, the interstellar media of external galaxies, gas in the Milky Way, the structure and kinematics of the stellar components of the Milky Way, and the kinematics of external galaxies. This book is intended for professionals, as well as for students. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 816 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 810
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025650
- ISBN
- 9780691025650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 89.99
€ 118.30
€ 89.99
Hardcover. This title is a basic guide to the cosmic frontier - about black holes in the centres of galaxies, about the way some galaxies cannibalize each other, about the vast differences between galaxies and the remarkable new evidence regarding dark energy and the cosmic expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 61 halftones, 56 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 258 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010796
- ISBN
- 9780674010796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Revised second edition for advanced undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics. Num Pages: 439 pages, 50 b/w illus. 56 exercises. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 934. An Introduction. 439 pages, 50 b/w illus. 56 exercises. Revised second edition for advanced undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGM. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 21. Weight: 812.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 439
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521671866
- ISBN
- 9780521671866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.44
€ 72.44
Paperback. Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, they are where the stars are born and where many extraordinary and little-understood phenomena can be observed. Here, renowned science writer John Gribbin explores what we have learnt about the cosmos through studying both our own galaxy and our distant neighbours. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234349
- ISBN
- 9780199234349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Hardback. Editor(s): Sanchez, Abran Guerrera; Marquez, Rutilio E. Delgado. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620811856
- ISBN
- 9781620811856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.59€ 161.00
€ 236.59
€ 161.00
Paperback. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 546 pages, xiv, 532 p., 177 figures. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520940
- ISBN
- 9780226520940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.91€ 75.31
€ 89.91
€ 75.31
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
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cancellieri, Brian M.; Mamedov, Vladimir G. Num Pages: 202 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614708070
- ISBN
- 9781614708070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.59€ 161.00
€ 236.59
€ 161.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729112
- ISBN
- 9780198729112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kaminker, A.M. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 286 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560721642
- ISBN
- 9781560721642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.27€ 142.05
€ 189.27
€ 142.05