Space science
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Space science
Paperback. Conway, JPL's historian, offers an insider's perspective into the changing goals of Mars exploration, the ways in which sophisticated computer simulations drove the design process, and the remarkable evolution of landing technologies over a thirty-year period. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21, 11 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; PDX; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 249 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421223
- ISBN
- 9781421421223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.01
€ 38.99
€ 33.01
Hardback. An exploration of the full panorama of flight research history, from the earliest attempts by such 19th-century practitioners as England's Sir George Cayley, who tested his gliders by subjecting them to experimental flight, to cutting-edge aeronautical research conducted by the NACA and NASA. Num Pages: 512 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122052
- ISBN
- 9780813122052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Describes some of the key aspects of celestial mechanics and spaceflight dynamics. This book introduces orbital elements as well as analysis techniques that are sufficient to evaluate the influence of various disturbing forces on spacecraft. It outlines a theory of manoeuvres and the methodology of making interplanetary trajectory corrections. Series: Space Technology Library. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010637
- ISBN
- 9781402010637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.61
€ 280.61
Paperback. This book presents astrophysics from basic principles without requiring any previous study of astronomy or astrophysics. This one-semester overview provides 15 lecture-sized chapters and 50 set-aside focus elements. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 635 pages, 122 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642359620
- ISBN
- 9783642359620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.44
€ 114.44
Hardback. Interesting and often unexpected achievements of the mechanics of space flight throw a new light onto several classical problems. The book's emphasis is on analysis carried out on the level of graphs and drawings, and sometimes numbers, revealing the beauty of the research process leading to the results. Translator(s): Iacob, Andrei. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764358662
- ISBN
- 9783764358662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.13
€ 196.13
Paperback. The first comprehensive book on the Soviet Energia/Buran programme in English. Tells the fascinating story of the effort designed to keep up with the United States in the Cold War in space. Provides information never before published in the West that has become available in the past fifteen years. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 552 pages, 170 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Praxis
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387698489
- ISBN
- 9780387698489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.07€ 80.41
€ 94.07
€ 80.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Lajara, Raul; Baron, Javier. Num Pages: 1288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 263 x 83. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614703860
- ISBN
- 9781614703860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 578.72€ 386.77
€ 578.72
€ 386.77
Hardback. Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms Editor(s): Hargitai, Henrik; Kereszturi, Akos. Num Pages: 2497 pages, 1287 black & white illustrations, 575 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBG; RGW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 146. Weight in Grams: 6332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 2497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461431336
- ISBN
- 9781461431336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 644.11
€ 644.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Young, Laurence R. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA); Sutton, Jeffrey P. Num Pages: 1100 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MB; MFG; MQW; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 1100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319121901
- ISBN
- 9783319121901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 736.68
€ 736.68
Paperback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 286 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHS; PHU; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319369945
- ISBN
- 9783319369945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.84
€ 121.84
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€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319539393
- ISBN
- 9783319539393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.92
€ 55.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461437000
- ISBN
- 9781461437000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.74€ 46.36
€ 51.74
€ 46.36
Paperback. Can any hobbyist build a satellite? Our DIY guide steps you through designing and building a base picosatellite platform tough enough to withstand launch and survive in orbit. If you have basic maker skills, you can build a space-ready solar-powered computer-controlled assembly suitable for attaching instruments and rocketing into space. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 217 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449310608
- ISBN
- 9781449310608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.67
€ 8.99
€ 8.67
Paperback. We walk the path originally paved by AMSATs to discuss the steps and licensing needed to set up and operate both a command uplink and a data download station and network. Find out how playing nicely with others maximizes your ability to get your data down. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media, Inc, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449310660
- ISBN
- 9781449310660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.60
€ 12.60
Paperback. How human pilots and automated systems worked together to achieve the ultimate in flight--the lunar landings of NASA's Apollo program. Num Pages: 376 pages, 54 figures. BIC Classification: TRT; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516105
- ISBN
- 9780262516105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 27.91
€ 43.99
€ 27.91
Dense Molecular Gas around Protostars and in Galactic Nuclei: European...
. Ed(S): Hagiwara, Yoshiaki; Langevelde, Huib...
hardcover. The European Workshop on Astronomical Molecules 2004 gave astronomers an opportunity to generate common interpretations of the phenomena in stars and galaxies. This book contains papers that cover: maser and dense gas diagnostics and related phenomena, evolution of circumstellar regions around protostars, and more. Editor(s): Hagiwara, Yoshiaki; Langevelde, Huib Jan van; Baan, Willem A. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE, Vol
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030383
- ISBN
- 9781402030383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.67
€ 191.67
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
€ 51.74€ 46.48
€ 51.74
€ 46.48
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 273 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 273
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319230023
- ISBN
- 9783319230023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.59
€ 52.99
€ 41.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dennings, Claire M. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 258 x 25. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682712
- ISBN
- 9781616682712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.70€ 198.51
€ 294.70
€ 198.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616149338
- ISBN
- 9781616149338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Figures: 2,. BIC Classification: TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159128
- ISBN
- 9780231159128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 435 pages, 193 black & white illustrations, 78 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319177915
- ISBN
- 9783319177915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.85
€ 65.85
Paperback. T.A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is. "-The Times (London) "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471291053
- ISBN
- 9780471291053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.86
€ 30.99
€ 23.86