Space science
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Space science
Hardback. Describes the unmanned space missions that have opened windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24 color illus. 41 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147536
- ISBN
- 9780691147536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the Middle Ages. Rockets as both weapons and entertainment are examined in this engaging history of how human beings acquired the ability to catapult themselves into space. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 photographs, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245211
- ISBN
- 9780803245211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
Hardback. Engaging account of the people and events who have shaped the development of private spaceflight Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; TRP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803216105
- ISBN
- 9780803216105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.31
€ 42.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 138 pages, b&w & colour photos, illus. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616683641
- ISBN
- 9781616683641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.81€ 51.68
€ 73.81
€ 51.68
Paperback. With vibrant, historically accurate paintings by Wendell Minor, this extraordinary picture book--the first by one of the "Apollo 11" astronauts--documents the journey Aldrin made from childhood that eventually led him to achieve his dream and walk on the Moon. Full color. Illustrator(s): Minor, Wendell. Num Pages: 40 pages, full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TTDS; YRG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 166 x 216 x 3. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060554477
- ISBN
- 9780060554477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.61
€ 10.61
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€ 15.90
€ 16.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. This title begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals an insider's view of the American space programme. Num Pages: 352 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: BGA; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318. The Long Journey Home from the Moon. 352 pages, Colour Inserts. Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. This title begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals an insider's view of the American space programme. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGA; TTDS. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight: 272.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408804162
- ISBN
- 9781408804162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617613319
- ISBN
- 9781617613319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.19€ 69.67
€ 101.19
€ 69.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629485768
- ISBN
- 9781629485768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.19€ 69.67
€ 101.19
€ 69.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 99 pages, graphs. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 99
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617616075
- ISBN
- 9781617616075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.81€ 51.68
€ 73.81
€ 51.68
Num Pages: 320 pages, 402 color & 43 b/w photos. BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1546. The Laboratory and Marketplace. 320 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight: 1546.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764337765
- ISBN
- 9780764337765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 32.10
€ 49.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 387 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PHR; TTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 185 x 27. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608767816
- ISBN
- 9781608767816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.44€ 117.67
€ 171.44
€ 117.67
Paperback. First published by NASA in 2000 as "Challenge to Apollo", this volume, together with a second volume entitled "Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge" presents a comprehensive history of the Soviet-manned space programmes covering a period of 30 years. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 tables, 7 illustrations, 24 b&w photographs, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813026282
- ISBN
- 9780813026282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.00
€ 43.99
€ 43.00
Behind the glories and tragedies that make headlines and move the nation, the story of the space shuttle is inextricably bound to the lesser-known drama of the search for a reusable single-stage-to-orbit rocket. In this book, Andrew J. Butrica tells this story. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873386
- ISBN
- 9780801873386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Hardback. Explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145044
- ISBN
- 9780691145044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.31€ 72.41
€ 95.31
€ 72.41
Paperback. Offers an introduction to planetary climates that explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145051
- ISBN
- 9780691145051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. The revealing backstory of spaceflight before the establishment of NASA. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: TBX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472911247
- ISBN
- 9781472911247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.45
€ 16.99
€ 13.45
Hardback. In documenting these events, Foster offers a broader understanding of the difficulties in sexually integrating any workplace, even when the organization approaches the situation with as positive an outlook and as strong a motivation as did NASA. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401959
- ISBN
- 9781421401959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.49
€ 72.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, 100. BIC Classification: AJ; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 308 x 19. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576874981
- ISBN
- 9781576874981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.31
€ 45.99
€ 40.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 262 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621009399
- ISBN
- 9781621009399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.11€ 159.66
€ 238.11
€ 159.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chesley, Alfred T. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927267
- ISBN
- 9781606927267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.10€ 93.93
€ 138.10
€ 93.93
Hardcover. Argues passionately and articulately for continuing to push the boundaries of our knowledge of the universe and, specifically, for focussing assets, intellect, and policy toward sending humans to the planet Mars by the year 2032. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426210174
- ISBN
- 9781426210174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. The breakup of the Space Shuttle Columbia as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003, reminded the public - and NASA - of the grave risks posed to spacecraft by everything from insulating foam to space debris. This title presents an account of environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft. Num Pages: 248 pages, 89 figs. 24 tables. BIC Classification: PHVB; TQ; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102993
- ISBN
- 9780691102993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.35€ 68.08
€ 89.35
€ 68.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Quinn, Abraham. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633217782
- ISBN
- 9781633217782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.19€ 69.67
€ 101.19
€ 69.67