Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099569589
- ISBN
- 9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. This book reviews the many reasons for exploring our stellar neighbors using robotic probes, and closely examines new technologies for constructing space probes that can traverse the enormous distances between the stars. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 367 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406068
- ISBN
- 9781461406068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.31€ 48.52
€ 53.31
€ 48.52
Paperback. A provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical questions: where did the universe come from and how will it end? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471112683
- ISBN
- 9781471112683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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
Paperback. Successful plans depend not only on the availability of necessary resources but also on timing. In former times, people discovered that numerous natural phenomena are related to the movements of the moon. This book has tips and advice on working with the lunar cycles and natural harmonies Translator(s): Pendlebury, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22pp calendars, 11 illustrations, 4 diagrams, 1 table. BIC Classification: PGS; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852073346
- ISBN
- 9780852073346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.47
€ 21.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 color illus. 40 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165776
- ISBN
- 9780691165776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.01
€ 21.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. Focuses on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium - the gas and dust, as well as the electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, and magnetic and gravitational fields, present between the stars in a galaxy and also between galaxies themselves. This title covers radiative processes, fluid dynamics, cosmic rays, and more. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23 color illus. 158 line illus.50 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122144
- ISBN
- 9780691122144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.67€ 98.47
€ 102.67
€ 98.47
Paperback. This book provides detailed research on over 100 annual and periodic meteor streams. It includes details of their discovery, important observations and orbits, and gives a full picture of the duration and location of each meteor shower. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 362 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461478966
- ISBN
- 9781461478966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.44
€ 59.44
Paperback. The story of Britain's first female professional scientist, Caroline Herschel Series: Icon Science. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; BGT; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781667
- ISBN
- 9781785781667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.79
€ 11.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Explores the relationship between the human soul and the stars, which has been central to Western thought and other cultures for thousands of years. This book examines ideas, beliefs and practices which meet at the boundary of psychology and cosmology, the universe and human imagination. Editor(s): Campion, Nicholas; Curry, Patrick. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour & 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863155666
- ISBN
- 9780863155666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Series: Essential Textbooks in Chemistry. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- World Scientific Europe Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786340382
- ISBN
- 9781786340382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.36
€ 48.99
€ 47.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Fairen, Alberto G. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626181021
- ISBN
- 9781626181021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.62€ 169.83
€ 248.62
€ 169.83
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; PHH; PHR; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486653839
- ISBN
- 9780486653839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.31
€ 22.31
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Aperture
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597114158
- ISBN
- 9781597114158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.30
€ 45.99
€ 39.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Mike. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319186771
- ISBN
- 9783319186771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.72
€ 59.72
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 5. Aufl. 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783827431004
- ISBN
- 9783827431004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Paperback. Explores the astrological significance of Eris, a new dwarf planet in our solar system. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; VXFA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863158674
- ISBN
- 9780863158674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: AJC; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 290 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452134352
- ISBN
- 9781452134352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.93
€ 40.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. This book explores intriguing cases in which astronomy has been used as a tool to solve mysteries from art, history, and literature. It clearly explains astronomical concepts with non-technical language and defines terms as needed for wide readership. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 355 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 113 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461484028
- ISBN
- 9781461484028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardback. This epic story of a nineteenth-century celestial drama will enthrall readers, as the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years plunges America into darkness. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 pages of color photographs; 65 illustrations; map. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490163
- ISBN
- 9781631490163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.64
€ 29.99
€ 25.64