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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674192713
ISBN
9780674192713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.65

hardcover. One Time Fits All tells the story of the development, integration, and obstacles overcome in setting an the International Date Line, establishing the worldwide system of Standard Time zones, and adopting Daylight Saving Time-including their global impacts on how the general public keeps time today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 36 illustrations, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756426
ISBN
9780804756426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pappalardo, R.; McKinnon, William B.; Khurana, Krishnan. Series: Space Science Series. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 292 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528448
ISBN
9780816528448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.64

hardcover. The experience of time in families can both permeate all activities but nevertheless be hidden. The papers in this volume, representing a range of disciplines (history, sociology, psychology, family therapy, and leisure studies) foreground the way that time shapes everyday family worlds. Editor(s): Daly, Kerry. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBK; JMRP; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762307753
ISBN
9780762307753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.71

Paperback. Offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the Sun's motions, space weather caused by the Sun, the measuring of time and seasons in our daily lives, and much more. The authors are award-winning experts in both astronomy and science education. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JNT; JNU; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941316078
ISBN
9781941316078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.73

Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140192469
ISBN
9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.77

Hardcover. While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program over the last 45 years. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110106
ISBN
9780230110106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 297 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306429521
ISBN
9780306429521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306429552
ISBN
9780306429552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 305 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306432941
ISBN
9780306432941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306435669
ISBN
9780306435669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306444692
ISBN
9780306444692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306447631
ISBN
9780306447631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306449239
ISBN
9780306449239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306450884
ISBN
9780306450884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Plenum Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306456398
ISBN
9780306456398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 Illustrations in Text. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307474551
ISBN
9780307474551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. This volume consists of five main parts, with early sections dealing with philosophical and conceptual issues, while the latter sections deal with specific research topics in the social sciences. Editor(s): Hassard, John. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333440926
ISBN
9780333440926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.38

Hardcover. Studies real time in economics, a dimension increasingly unused by the edge of the profession. This, it is argued, has serious implications for economics' role as the premier policy-advising source for national governments and international organizations. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBA; KCA; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333558539
ISBN
9780333558539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.69

Hardcover. This philosophical investigation of time advances two arguments defending the view that "time rolls relentlessly": it discusses the fundamental differences between spatio-temporal location and other physical properties; and tackles the problem, why is the past so much better known than the future? Series: Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333614914
ISBN
9780333614914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.72

Hardback. The contributors to this volume consider the changing social meanings that time has in work, leisure and everyday routines. Together they provide a combination of theoretical and empirically based approaches that reveal the social significance of time in all aspects of everyday lives. Editor(s): Crow, Graham; Heath, Sue. Series: Explorations in Sociology. British Sociological Association Conference Volume Series. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333984994
ISBN
9780333984994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.43

Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536619
ISBN
9780374536619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. In this illustrated book, Denis Savoie presents the basics of astronomy required to understand sundials and describes how to design and build your own classical sundial. He describes how ancient sundials were used and presents a history of time measurement. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387098012
ISBN
9780387098012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.04

Hardcover. Contains a set of papers that is useful to astronomers who seek exposure to developments in statistics, and to statisticians interested in confronting problems. Editor(s): Feigelson, E. D.; Babu, Gutti Jogesh. Num Pages: 469 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1997th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387982038
ISBN
9780387982038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.51

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