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Astronomy, space & time
hardcover. Reviews the progress made in Mercury studies since the flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75. Editor(s): Balogh, Andre; von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 472 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387775388
- ISBN
- 9780387775388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
hardcover. China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor to celebrate victory over China after forty years of war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 664 pages, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387789552
- ISBN
- 9780387789552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.45
€ 132.45
hardcover. This book is a comprehensive discussion of all issues related to atmospheric electricity in our solar system. It details atmospheric electricity on Earth and other planets and discusses the development of instruments used for observation. Editor(s): Leblanc, Francois; Aplin, Karen; Yair, Yoav; Harrison, Giles; Lebreton, Jean Pierre; Blanc, Michel. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 538 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387876634
- ISBN
- 9780387876634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.76
€ 252.76
paperback. This enriching book shows amateur astronomers how to measure planetary sizes and distances for themselves, as well as orbital speeds. Written in an entertaining, anecdotal style, only a basic knowledge of geometry is required. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 173 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387895604
- ISBN
- 9780387895604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.50
€ 41.99
€ 35.50
hardcover. The reconstruction of past solar activity is aided by studying historical accounts, which help us understand the Sun's behavior over longer timescales. Here, the authors describe how these records can be used to obtain information relevant to today's research. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, 208 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 833.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387927893
- ISBN
- 9780387927893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.60
€ 196.60
hardcover. This book should also appeal to bright junior high and high school students who are interested in history in general and the history of science in particular. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; FV; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387949352
- ISBN
- 9780387949352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.90
€ 41.99
€ 37.90
hardcover. This volume contains papers from the Third Solar Image Processing Workshop, held in Dublin, Ireland in September, 2006. Topics covered include image enhancement, automated feature detection, machine learning and visualization tools in support of solar physics. Editor(s): Ireland, Jack; Young, C.A. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387981536
- ISBN
- 9780387981536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
hardcover. Presents a unified treatment of three important integrable problems relevant to both Celestial and Quantum Mechanics. This title is suitable for graduate students in mathematics and physics (including physical chemistry) and researchers concerned with the general areas of dynamical systems, statistical mechanics, and mathematical physics. Series: Progress in Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817640965
- ISBN
- 9780817640965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649395
- ISBN
- 9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61
€ 129.61
paperback. Editor(s): Kapoor, Dip; Abdi, Ali A. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; JNP; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349374724
- ISBN
- 9781349374724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.59€ 73.24
€ 86.59
€ 73.24
hardcover. The book treats all aspects of solar magnetism. Several contributions deal with the solar dynamo, the driver of many solar phenomena. Other contributions treat the transport and emergence of the magnetic flux through the outer layers of the Sun. Editor(s): Thompson, M. J.; Balogh, A. G.; Culhane, J. L.; Nordlund, A.; Solanki, S. K. (Institute of Astronomy, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland); Zahn, Jean-Paul. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 436 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441902382
- ISBN
- 9781441902382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
From the Outer Heliosphere to the Local Bubble: Comparisons of New Obs...
. Ed(S): Linsky, Jeffrey L. (National Institu...
hardcover. This book provides a state-of-the-art synopsis of our view and understanding of the dynamic heliosphere, the local bubble surrounding it, and their complex interactions. It includes two hundred illustrations, many in color. Editor(s): Linsky, Jeffrey L. (National Institute of Standards and Technology); Izmodenov, V. V.; Mobius, Eberhard (University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA); von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 883.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441902467
- ISBN
- 9781441902467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.34
€ 198.34
The Earth as a Distant Planet: A Rosetta Stone for the Search of Earth...
Vazquez, M.; Palle, E.; Rodriguez, P. Montane...
hardcover. The authors of this book are experts on the subject of extrasolar planets. By presenting an updated perspective of our planet as seen from outer space, they provide a guide for the remote detection of life on other planets and planets beyond the solar system. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 437 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441916839
- ISBN
- 9781441916839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.70
€ 130.70
Cores to Clusters: Star Formation with Next Generation Telescopes
. Ed(S): Nanda, Kumar M.S. (Caup); Tafalla, M...
paperback. 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: PGC; PHDV; PHVB; TTDS; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441920881
- ISBN
- 9781441920881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 249.30
€ 249.30
Solar Dynamics and its Effects on the Heliosphere and Earth
. Ed(S): Baker, Daniel; Klecker, B.; Schwartz...
paperback. 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: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441924117
- ISBN
- 9781441924117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.06
€ 195.06
paperback. Deftly employing his inimitable writing style, respected American academic Professor Tai Chow tells us the story of Einstein's key discoveries, weaving into his account an explanation of the structure of the universe and the science of cosmology. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441925251
- ISBN
- 9781441925251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.60
€ 94.60
The Composition of Matter: Symposium honouring Johannes Geiss on the o...
. Ed(S): Von Steiger, Rudolf; Gloeckler, G.; ...
paperback. Editor(s): von Steiger, Rudolf; Gloeckler, G.; Mason, G. M. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 532 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; PHVB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441925510
- ISBN
- 9781441925510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.04
€ 197.04
paperback. Editor(s): Balogh, Andre; Ksanfomality, Leonid; von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 472 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441926555
- ISBN
- 9781441926555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.00
€ 196.00
paperback. China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor to celebrate victory over China after forty years of war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 664 pages, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1015.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441927071
- ISBN
- 9781441927071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.41
€ 141.41
hardcover. This volume covers all aspects of planetary magnetism, from the observations made by space missions to their interpretation in terms of the properties of all the planets in the solar system. Editor(s): Christensen, U.R.; Balogh, Andre; Breuer, Doris; Glassmeier, Karl-Heinz. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 672 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441959003
- ISBN
- 9781441959003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.81
€ 254.81