Solar system: the Sun & planets
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Solar system: the Sun & planets
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
Paperback. This handbook guides the stargazer through all 88 officially recognized constellations, grouped according to their origin and location in the sky. The book includes origin myths, finder charts, tables, photographs and plots of binary star orbital motions. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 863 pages, 345 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441969408
- ISBN
- 9781441969408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Paperback. Shows just how much solar observation work can be accomplished with Coronado telescopes, and explains how to get the best from these instruments. This book also shows that Solar prominences, filaments, flares, sunspots, plage and active regions are all visible and can be imaged to produce spectacular solar photographs. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387681269
- ISBN
- 9780387681269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.44
€ 48.99
€ 41.44
Hardback. Contains papers which address a range of topics related to the solar-maximum heliosphere, and include findings from Ulysses and other space-based missions. This book represents ground-based studies and theoretical modeling. Editor(s): Marsden, R. G. Num Pages: 431 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370475
- ISBN
- 9780792370475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.67
€ 254.67
Hardcover. A critical issue which is fundamentally affecting the development of the Earth Observation sector is not so much the technology but the data policy. The conditions which govern access to the data, distribution of the data and the price of the data are now vital to the exploitation of this important environmental data resource. Num Pages: 162 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGS; RB; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971887
- ISBN
- 9780471971887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 293.86
€ 293.86
Hardcover. Unified treatment of physical principles of planetary climates for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science. Num Pages: 674 pages, 143 b/w illus. 23 tables 370 exercises. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVJ; RBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1618. Thermodynamics, Radiation and Simple Models. 680 pages, 143 b/w illus. 23 tables 370 exercises. Unified treatment of physical principles of planetary climates for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, Earth and planetary science. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVJ; RBP. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 37. Weight: 1588.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 680
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Har/Psc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521865562
- ISBN
- 9780521865562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. Based on the lunar global Digital Elevation Models (DEM) of Chang E1 (CE1), this book presents CCD stereo image data with digital photogrammetry. The spatial resolution of the DEM is 500m, with horizontal accuracy of 192m and vertical accuracy of 120m. Colorshaded relief maps with contour lines show the lunar topographical characteristics. Num Pages: 247 pages, 220 colour illustrations, 194 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RGW; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 326 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662484371
- ISBN
- 9783662484371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.66
€ 221.66
Paperback. Adazzling tour d'horizonof mankind's enduring fascination with, and reliance upon, the extraordinary star at the centre of our solar system. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 196 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416526124
- ISBN
- 9781416526124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.67
€ 19.99
€ 14.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 248 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; PDZ; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896522548
- ISBN
- 9781896522548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00€ 17.31
€ 21.00
€ 17.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894959261
- ISBN
- 9781894959261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.34
€ 11.99
€ 10.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 424 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896522623
- ISBN
- 9781896522623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 21.94
€ 28.00
€ 21.94
Paperback. Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological how life in different worlds -- such as outerspace or settlements on the moon -- would affect humans, plants and animals. The test explores how the human body will begin, almost immediately, to adapt and change to be able to function in these strange environments. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVD; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441968982
- ISBN
- 9781441968982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.65
€ 41.99
€ 34.65
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
€ 64.73
paperback. Compiled by experts, this generously illustrated textbook introduces the properties and evolution of stars for undergraduates and amateurs. Editor(s): Green, Simon F.; Jones, Mark H. Num Pages: 380 pages, 25 b/w illus. 225 colour illus. 16 tables 120 exercises. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107492639
- ISBN
- 9781107492639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.90
€ 72.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319249056
- ISBN
- 9783319249056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Hardback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120784
- ISBN
- 9780231120784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.34€ 82.78
€ 107.34
€ 82.78
Paperback. Proceedings of the 138th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kiev, U.S.S.R., May 15-20, 1989 Editor(s): Stenflo, Jan. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 560 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1015.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792305309
- ISBN
- 9780792305309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.29
€ 71.29
Paperback. Planetary Science is an exciting, fast-moving, interdisciplinary field with courses taught in a wide range of departments, including astronomy, physics, chemistry, earth sciences and biology. Planets and Planetary Systems is a well-written, concise introductory textbook on the science of planets within our own and other solar systems. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470016930
- ISBN
- 9780470016930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.84
€ 74.84
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 227 x 274 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Kids
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426323683
- ISBN
- 9781426323683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.69
€ 9.69
Paperback. In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet. This title presents the story behind Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the Sun and how his brilliant insight helped to usher in the modern era of astronomy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141268
- ISBN
- 9780691141268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.01
€ 33.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of space physics and astrophysics and covers the progress in various aspects of these fields. This title provides historical account of space research, followed by short reviews of the space vehicles used and some aspects of the early years of space research. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 517 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358138
- ISBN
- 9780792358138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.85
€ 254.85
Paperback. In accessible, informative language, this book describes stunning discoveries in astronomy and solar system science showing that complex organic compounds, formed in and ejected from old stars, could have played a central role in the origin of life on Earth. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 267 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PNN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642328015
- ISBN
- 9783642328015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.49
€ 53.99
€ 43.49
Chaos, Resonance and Collective Dynamical Phenomena in the Solar Syste...
Sylvio . Ed(S): Ferraz-Mello
Paperback. Devoted to celestial mechanics whose aim has become the study of such 'objects' as the planetary system, planetary rings, the asteroidal belt, meteor swarms, satellite systems, comet families, the preplanetary nebula, etc. This book is an attempt to bring together the observationally-oriented scientists and the theoretically-oriented scientists. Editor(s): Ferraz-Mello, Sylvio. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317821
- ISBN
- 9780792317821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 201.65
€ 201.65
Paperback. In this riveting and lively challenge to orthodox thinking, Ted Nield describes how meteorites may have helped create life on Earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082640
- ISBN
- 9781847082640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81