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Solar system: the Sun & planets
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
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306450884
- ISBN
- 9780306450884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. Includes a presentation of the novel interdisciplinary optical remote sensing technique for various ionized diluted media, based on the collisional polarization of the spectoral emission. This book provides a methodology of the impact spectropolarimetic sensing of many solutions to many practical diagnostic problems. Series: Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306458927
- ISBN
- 9780306458927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.57
€ 256.57
Hardback. In this fascinating narrative, Peter Bond provides an overview of key twentieth century unmanned missions to nearly every corner of our solar system, telling the story of the mission planners and engineers who made possible these unprecedented achievements in scientific exploration. Num Pages: 324 pages, 241 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387402123
- ISBN
- 9780387402123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.82
€ 43.99
€ 37.82
Paperback. Offering an engaging story of the hunt for new worlds, this book examines the range of extrasolar planets that have been discovered during the past decade and looks at what can be learned about such planets by studying the bodies in our own solar system. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387449067
- ISBN
- 9780387449067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
Hardback. Written by twenty-five scientists telling a not-so linear story, but on the contrary, highlighting problems, gaps, and controversies. This work features chapters that present the formation and evolution of the solar system; the building of a habitable planet; prebiotic chemistry, biochemistry, and the emergence of life; and more. Editor(s): Gargaud, Muriel; Claeys, Phillipe; Lopez-Garcia, Purificacion; Martin, Herve; Montmerle, Thierry; Reisse, Jacques; Pascal, Robert. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 727.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387450827
- ISBN
- 9780387450827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53
€ 129.53
Hardback. Intends to provide scientists active in space physics research with the status of the understanding of CMEs and ICMEs and their effects in the heliosphere. This book also serves the advanced graduate student with introductory material on this active field of research. It includes fresh sets of open questions for further studies. Editor(s): Kunow, H.; Crooker, N.U.; Linker, J.A.; Schwenn, R.; von Steiger, Rudolf. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 490 pages, 116 black & white illustrations, 46 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387450865
- ISBN
- 9780387450865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.59
€ 197.59
Hardback. The eleven papers in this text are based on new observations by spacecraft at Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Titan. Written by researchers in planetary science, aeronomy, and atmospheric science, they cover all aspects of solar system aeronomy. Editor(s): Nagy, Andrew F.; Balogh, Andre; Cravens, Thomas E.; Mendillo, Michael; Muller-Wodarg, Ingo. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387878249
- ISBN
- 9780387878249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.72
€ 196.72
Hardback. Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Study Institute, 19-29 June 2000, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece Editor(s): Daglis, I.A. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 991.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000300
- ISBN
- 9781402000300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.71
€ 197.71
Paperback. Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Study Institute, 19-29 June 2000, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece Editor(s): Daglis, I.A. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 833.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000317
- ISBN
- 9781402000317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 207.72
€ 207.72
hardcover. Provides a basic introduction to plasma phenomena in solar and stellar coronae emphasizing non-MHD aspects. This book addresses advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students without a background in plasma physics. It is aimed at senior research workers involved in coronal physics of the Sun and other stars, and solar/stellar winds. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 309 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006951
- ISBN
- 9781402006951
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Condition: New
€ 200.23
€ 200.23
hardcover. Presents a synthesis of what we learned about particle acceleration and kinematics from solar flare observations with the Yohkoh, SoHO, TRACE, CGRO spacecraft and radio instruments over the last decade. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers in the field of solar physics, astrophysics, and magnetospheric physics. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 101:1-2, 200
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007255
- ISBN
- 9781402007255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. A historical-epistemological study of one the most consequential idea of early modern celestial mechanics: Robert Hooke's proposal to 'compoun[d] the celestial motions of the planets of a direct motion by the tangent and an attractive motion towards a central body,' a proposal which Isaac Newton adopted and realized in his "Principia". Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007323
- ISBN
- 9781402007323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Observational Manifestation of Chaos in Astrophysical Objects
. Ed(S): Fridman, Alexei M. (Institute Of Ast...
Hardback. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Moscow, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, 28-29 August 2000 Editor(s): Fridman, Alexei M. (Institute of Astronomy); Marov, Mikhail Ya M.V. (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia); Miller, Richard, QC. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009358
- ISBN
- 9781402009358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.67
€ 69.67
Hardback. Gives a broad synthesis of the knowledge and understanding of the plasma physics behind the aurora, one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth. This book talks about the recognition of the fundamental role of the large-scale systems in organizing the auroral morphology, and of the interplay between particles and electromagnetic fields. Editor(s): Paschmann, Gotz; Haaland, Stein; Treumann, R. A. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 497 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1029.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009631
- ISBN
- 9781402009631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
Hardback. Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 186, 21-25 January 2002, Tenerife, Spain Editor(s): Bohnhardt, Hermann (European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile); Combi, M.; Kidger, M.R. (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain); Schulz, Rita (European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands). Num Pages: 535 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1063.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009785
- ISBN
- 9781402009785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.49
€ 253.49
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
€ 254.71
€ 254.71
The Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). Mis...
. Ed(S): Lin, Robert P.; Dennis, Brian R.; Be...
Hardback. Explains the functioning of Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). This book introduces data analysis techniques including spectroscopy and image reconstruction. It is suitable for scientists and students. Editor(s): Lin, Robert P.; Dennis, Brian R.; Benz, Arnold O. Num Pages: 456 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Solar Physics journal, Vol. 210/1-
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011078
- ISBN
- 9781402011078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.33
€ 203.33
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
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements
. Ed(S): Encrenaz, Therese; Owen, Tobias; Rob...
Hardback. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 14-18 January 2002, Bern, Switzerland Editor(s): Encrenaz, Therese; Owen, Tobias; Robert, Francois; Kallenbach, Reinald (International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland); Geiss, Johannes (International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland); Mauersberger, Konrad (Max-Planck-Institu t fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany); Owen, Tobias. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 427 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011771
- ISBN
- 9781402011771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.08
€ 197.08