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Solar system: the Sun & planets
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. 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
The Solar Activity Cycle. Physical Causes and Consequences.
. Ed(S): Balogh, Andre; Hudson, Hugh; Petrova...
Hardback. Editor(s): Balogh, Andre; Hudson, Hugh; Petrovay, Kristof; von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 608 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, 245 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493925834
- ISBN
- 9781493925834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.92
€ 197.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Tomczyk, Steven; Zhang, Jie; Bastian, Timothy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493920372
- ISBN
- 9781493920372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Celestial Shadows: Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations (Astrophysics ...
Westfall, John, Sheehan, William
Hardcover. Celestial Shadows Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 713 pages, 228 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493915347
- ISBN
- 9781493915347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.16
€ 232.16
Paperback. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 301 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PGS; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493909407
- ISBN
- 9781493909407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
Paperback. This guide not only tabulates positions but also explains the orbital mechanics that dictate how the planets and stars move as observed from Earth. It places seemingly disparate astronomical events into an understandable three-dimensional structure. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493906284
- ISBN
- 9781493906284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
paperback. In this new, digitally re-mastered edition, 'The Hatfield Lunar Atlas' has been extensively updated to accommodate the digital imaging equipment and capabilities of 21st century amateur telescopes up to and beyond the 12-inch aperture. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493901678
- ISBN
- 9781493901678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.55€ 55.11
€ 62.55
€ 55.11
Multi-Scale Physics in Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration
. Ed(S): Burgess, David; Drake, James; Marsch...
Paperback. Editor(s): Burgess, David; Drake, James; Marsch, Eckart; Steiger, Rudolf von; Velli, Marco; Zurbuchen, Thomas. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493900268
- ISBN
- 9781493900268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Paperback. This book features firsthand accounts of Galileo's mission to Jupiter and stunning images of Europa's surface. It tells the inside story of a very human enterprise in science that lead to the discovery of a fantastic new world that might well harbor life. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489992994
- ISBN
- 9781489992994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.74
€ 48.99
€ 39.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Chamberlin, Phillip; Pesnell, William Dean; Thompson, Barbara. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489992291
- ISBN
- 9781489992291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.34
€ 195.34
Paperback. This book details recent work to explore and understand the climate of Venus. It offers a historical account of the exploration of the planet as well as gives an up-to-date overview of recent observational results from the ESA Venus Express Mission. Editor(s): Bengtsson, Lennart; Bonnet, Roger Maurice; Grinspoon, David Harry; Koumoutsaris, Symeon; Lebonnois, Sebastien; Titov, Dmitri. Series: ISSI Scientific Report Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988102
- ISBN
- 9781489988102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Emslie, A. Gordon; Dennis, Brian R.; Lin, Robert P.; Hudson, Hugh S. (Institute for Astronomy). Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489986689
- ISBN
- 9781489986689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.77
€ 151.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Manuel, Oliver K. Num Pages: 646 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHM; PHVB; PNK; PNRL; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475773156
- ISBN
- 9781475773156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.49
€ 199.49