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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. This book presents the known properties of matter in the plasma state, going from the fundamentals to astrophysical applications. It features examples of scientific problems, as well as numerous illustrations and appendices. Num Pages: 426 pages, 249 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHFP; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 801.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493936946
- ISBN
- 9781493936946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.87
€ 150.87
Paperback. This book covers all aspects of opacity and equations of state for gases, plasmas and dust. The discussion emphasizes the continuous transformation of the equilibrium compositions of these phases as a function of temperature and density. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 590 pages, 97 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493938445
- ISBN
- 9781493938445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 340.30
€ 340.30
Paperback. The Monolithic Achromatic Nulling Interference Coronagraph Brian Hicks describes here is the first optic of its kind. He offers a pioneering contribution to the imaging and characterization of exoplanets, one of the most fundamental quests of astrophysics. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 141 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PG; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493954568
- ISBN
- 9781493954568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
Hardback. These articles represent a special selection by the author of essays written for a more general non-scientist audience. The topics span the beginning of time until its end, and encompass the enigma of the evolution of large-scale structure, culminating in the formation of the galaxies. Series: Masters of Modern Physics. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563960611
- ISBN
- 9781563960611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.06
€ 48.99
€ 44.06
Paperback. Aimed at students and researchers in geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics, this book reports on the timely Earth Observing System (EOS) Program's range of scientific investigations, observational capabilities, data and information system, and educational activities. Editor(s): Asrar, Ghassem; Dozier, Jeff. Num Pages: 126 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB; PHVG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563961984
- ISBN
- 9781563961984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.87
€ 55.87
Paperback. Wormholes, spacewarps, timewarps and time machines have permeated popular culture. This technical monograph looks at the science behind the science fiction, covering the history and theories of wormholes, spacewarps, and time travel. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563966538
- ISBN
- 9781563966538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.62
€ 111.62
Paperback. Any formula for predicting human survival will invite controversy. This book provides a unique analysis of the chances of human survivability in the short and long term. It develops a formula for survival based on four separate measures. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387098364
- ISBN
- 9780387098364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.24
€ 37.99
€ 32.24
paperback. Provides an account of the 'Spirit' and 'Opportunity' Mars Exploration Rover missions. This title relates how NASA/ESA have sought evidence of life on Mars, with the prevailing mood sometimes being optimistic and sometimes pessimistic. It details an account of the rationale for the tests for life carried out by the Viking missions in 1976. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 258 pages, 162 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBT; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387260204
- ISBN
- 9780387260204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.29
€ 35.99
€ 31.29
Cores to Clusters: Star Formation with Next Generation Telescopes
. Ed(S): Nanda, Kumar M.S. (Caup); Tafalla, M...
hardcover. Contains proceedings of the "Cores to Clusters" workshop held at Centro de Astrofisica da Universidade do Porto during 7-9 October, 2004 to discuss future issues in star formation physics in the light of the Next Generation Telescopes. Editor(s): Nanda, Kumar M.S. (CAUP); Tafalla, M. (Observatorio Astronomico Nacional); Caselli, P. (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri). Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 237 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387263229
- ISBN
- 9780387263229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.76
€ 249.76
paperback. This is the first book devoted to the concept, engineering and testing of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on Apollo 15, 16 and 17. It also tells the story of the robotic rovers used on Mars, and describes the new designs of rovers planned for the future. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 332 pages, 126 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387307749
- ISBN
- 9780387307749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.46
€ 53.99
€ 45.46
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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