Solar system: the Sun & planets
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Solar system: the Sun & planets
Paperback. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 276 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 33 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319454344
- ISBN
- 9783319454344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.42
€ 41.99
€ 35.42
Hardback. The ubiquity of organic molecules in interstellar clouds, comets and asteroids strongly supports a cosmic perspective on the origin of life. This volume provides data from ground-based telescopes and the Infrared Space Observatory, providing insights into carbon-based chemistry beyond the Earth. Editor(s): Whittet, D. C. B. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345978
- ISBN
- 9780792345978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.12
€ 135.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 607 pages, 353 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 64 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PGS; RB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 607
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781466563155
- ISBN
- 9781466563155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 167.77
€ 167.77
Paperback. In a dynamic treatment of planets of the Solar System from a unified perspective Planetary Geology deals with the origin of planetary bodies, the forces that fashion their surfaces, the rise and fall of icecaps and oceans, and the role of life in planetary history. Num Pages: 176 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460154
- ISBN
- 9781780460154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.66
€ 84.66
Hardback. Describes the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission, its instruments, investigation plans and data center. This book contains a description of the first launch of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of low-cost planetary missions. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 82, 1998
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349570
- ISBN
- 9780792349570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.47
€ 197.47
Hardback. NASA's Genesis mission, launched on August 8, 2001 is the fifth mission in the Discovery series. This book describes the Genesis mission, the solar wind collector materials, the solar wind concentrator and simulations of its performance, the plasma ion and electron instruments, and more. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011252
- ISBN
- 9781402011252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.03
€ 129.03
The Cassini-Huygens Mission. Volume 1: Overview, Objectives and Huygen...
Christopher T. . Ed(S): Russell
Hardback. The joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn is the most ambitious planetary mission since the VEGA mission to Venus and Halley in 1985/86 and the Viking arbiters and landers to Mars in 1976. This book contains articles written by the project scientists and engineering team, which describes the mission, the spacecraft, and the Titan probe. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 640 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010989
- ISBN
- 9781402010989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.91
€ 256.91
Paperback. Exoplanets: Finding, Exploring, and Understanding Alien Worlds probes for possible answers to the fundamentals questions asked about these planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. This book examines what such planets might be like and how we can find them. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 297 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406433
- ISBN
- 9781461406433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.38
€ 35.99
€ 31.38
Hardback. Over a half century of exploration of the Earth s space environment, it has become evident that the interaction between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere plays a dominant role in the evolution and dynamics of magnetospheric plasmas and fields. Editor(s): Chappell, Charles R.; Schunk, Robert W.; Banks, Peter M.; Thorne, Richard M.; Burch, James L. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 414 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119066774
- ISBN
- 9781119066774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.12
€ 222.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 247 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 150 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319220314
- ISBN
- 9783319220314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.31
€ 61.31
Hardback. Interweaving physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, and biology, this book tells Earth's complete story, from the synthesis of chemical elements in stars, to the formation of the Solar System, to the evolution of a habitable climate on Earth, to the origin of life and humankind. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 color plates. 62 halftones. 220 line illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: PGS; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140063
- ISBN
- 9780691140063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.50€ 42.10
€ 52.50
€ 42.10
Hardback. Contains the proceedings of two workshops, the World Space Environment Forum and the High Performance Computing in Space Environment Research, held in Adelaide, Australia. This work reviews the state-of-the-art of the theoretical, computational and observational studies of the physical processes of Sun-Earth connections and Space Environment. Num Pages: 540 pages, 230 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012785
- ISBN
- 9781402012785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.38
€ 198.38
Paperback. Celebrated astronaut and bestselling author Buzz Aldrin boldly supports the continuing quest to explore the new frontiers of space. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 illustrations; 16-page colour insert. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426214684
- ISBN
- 9781426214684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.91
€ 16.99
€ 15.91
paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441928726
- ISBN
- 9781441928726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.12
€ 35.99
€ 33.12
Hardback. Series: Astrophysics & Space Science Library S. Num Pages: 466 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027701848
- ISBN
- 9789027701848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.34
€ 254.34
Hardback. Editor(s): Bertulani, Carlos A.; Piekarewicz, Jorge. Num Pages: 337 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620819029
- ISBN
- 9781620819029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.50€ 172.78
€ 248.50
€ 172.78
Paperback. Covers the areas in the physics of the solar system, with special emphasis on gravitational dynamics; its gist is the rational, in particular mathematical, understanding of the main processes at work. This work places emphasis on the variety of objects in the planetary system and their long-term evolution. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 726 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 726
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015090
- ISBN
- 9781402015090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.06
€ 174.06
Hardback. Aims to be a balance between theory and applications, of analysis and synthesis, keeping the focus on the comprehension of the physics ruling our planetary system. This work is a textbook for students and a fundamental reference for researchers in the Solar System field. Series: Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792305354
- ISBN
- 9780792305354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.42
€ 261.42
Paperback. Discovering the Solar System, Second Edition covers the Sun, the planets, their satellites and the host of smaller bodies that orbit the Sun. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject for science students, and examines the discovery, investigation and modelling of these bodies. Num Pages: 470 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470018316
- ISBN
- 9780470018316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.91
€ 84.91
Paperback. Reviewing the nexus of climate change and astronomy, this book examines all the theories on the matter and argues that astronomical factors are the major determinant of the Earth's climate, adding key new analysis to an urgent and central contemporary debate. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 96 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RNPG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461446071
- ISBN
- 9781461446071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.45
€ 48.99
€ 40.45
Paperback. In-depth examinations into the science and history behind sixteen major Alberta meteorite falls and finds. Num Pages: 316 pages, colour & b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644756
- ISBN
- 9780888644756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.98
€ 34.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906069025
- ISBN
- 9781906069025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. The first title in Icon's new Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of modern science. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785782251
- ISBN
- 9781785782251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Hardcover. All magnetized planets in our solar system interact strongly with the solar wind and possess well developed magneto tails. This book includes a discussion of why a magnetotail is a fundamental issue in magneto spheric physics. It is a collection of tutorials that cover a large range of magneto tails in our solar system; and more. Editor(s): Keiling, Andreas; Jackman, Caitriona; Delamere, Peter. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118842348
- ISBN
- 9781118842348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.46
€ 188.46