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Hardback. Discusses some techniques used to obtain numerical solutions of the equations of motion for planets and satellites. This book also introduces the two-body problem and solves it by developing six integrals of the motion, starting from Newton's three laws of motion and his law of gravitation and then using vector algebra to develop the integrals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 tables, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044590
- ISBN
- 9780691044590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.94€ 116.28
€ 153.94
€ 116.28
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
€ 88.81€ 68.43
€ 88.81
€ 68.43
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139838
- ISBN
- 9780691139838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
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
€ 94.73€ 72.84
€ 94.73
€ 72.84
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€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. space program and the rise of the women's movement in America. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883941
- ISBN
- 9780801883941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.48
€ 34.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. To begin to understand this apparent contradiction in terms, we must first understand the exacting nature of space technologies and the concerns of those who create them." Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26, 6 black & white halftones, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: TTDS; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885426
- ISBN
- 9780801885426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.42
€ 35.99
€ 30.42
Hardback. Tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight Series. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 228 x 38. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228405
- ISBN
- 9780803228405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.86
€ 41.99
€ 38.86
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€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Rather than asking us to suspend disbelief, Robots in Space demands that we accept facts as they evolve. Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 334 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: TJFM1; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407630
- ISBN
- 9781421407630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
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. 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
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285095
- ISBN
- 9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.22
€ 38.99
€ 36.22
Hardback. Based on years of research conducted at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the authors provide high-level information to mission managers and designers about low-energy transfers between Earth and the moon. They address high-level questions about the availability and performance of such transfers in any given month and year. Series: JPL Deep-Space Communications and Navigation Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118853870
- ISBN
- 9781118853870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.37
€ 166.37
Hardback. Translation of: Hang tian qi kong zhi ji suan ji rong cuop ji shu. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: TGPR; TJ; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 46. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc Singapore
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119107279
- ISBN
- 9781119107279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.90
€ 156.90
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHFC; THF; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626185
- ISBN
- 9780691626185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
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
€ 48.99€ 32.42
€ 48.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. Artifacts of the dreams of the space age, beginning with imaginery designs from the start of the 20th century up to the present explorations of the planets. This book will inspire thought and answer some of the questions about Space Age items that have been saved or collected as it exposes the broad field of related items to collect. Num Pages: 176 pages, Over 550 color photos. BIC Classification: TTDS; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887405358
- ISBN
- 9780887405358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.47
€ 42.99
€ 28.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Abelson, Vivian M. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332733
- ISBN
- 9781590332733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.64€ 77.11
€ 100.64
€ 77.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 155 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: PGG; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564488
- ISBN
- 9781604564488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.64€ 70.23
€ 100.64
€ 70.23