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Paperback. Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological how life in different worlds -- such as outerspace or settlements on the moon -- would affect humans, plants and animals. The test explores how the human body will begin, almost immediately, to adapt and change to be able to function in these strange environments. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVD; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441968982
ISBN
9781441968982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. This handbook guides the stargazer through all 88 officially recognized constellations, grouped according to their origin and location in the sky. The book includes origin myths, finder charts, tables, photographs and plots of binary star orbital motions. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 863 pages, 345 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441969408
ISBN
9781441969408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

paperback. Star Clusters provides a succinct guide suited for observing star clusters in the field - how to see them, how to find them, and how to photograph them. Readers will find a definition of star clusters, easy-to-read descriptions, plus notes and facts for observation. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 174 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441970398
ISBN
9781441970398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. Aimed at observers who don't examine deep-sky objects because they don't know what to look for, this volume focuses on these objects and provides photographs of all those discussed-exactly as they would be seen from amateur astronomers' suburban locations. Series: Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide. Num Pages: 344 pages, 500 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441972415
ISBN
9781441972415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.64

Paperback. The names of the seven Mercury astronauts were announced in April 1959 amid a flurry of publicity and patriotism. This work provides authorized biographical details of all thirty-two finalists for the seven coveted places as America's pioneering astronauts. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 396 pages, 167 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441984043
ISBN
9781441984043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.47
€ 53.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441984432
ISBN
9781441984432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.82

paperback. Editor(s): Jeppesen, Erik; Sondergaard, Martin; Sondergaard, Morten; Christofferson, Kirsten. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 446 pages, 31 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1998th Edition
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461268710
ISBN
9781461268710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 240.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 685 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNC; WNCS; WNCS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1333.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
685
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461379287
ISBN
9781461379287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 244.79

Paperback. This volume tells the fascinating story of Man's conceptualization of the solar system from the earliest times, when star maps represented what could be seen to the naked eye, to the modern age, when powerful telescopes and probes afford fresh insights. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 331 pages, 104 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461408956
ISBN
9781461408956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.19

Paperback. Following his popular Weird Astronomy, David Seargent explores atmospheric and "shallow space" rather than deep space events. Using a balanced, scientific approach, the book covers strange, unusual, and apparently inexplicable observations of the air and sky. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 375 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNWM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461430698
ISBN
9781461430698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. This book covers US-Russian space efforts in the early to late 1990s, when relations between East and West began to improve and the foundations of harmony and co-operation were laid for the first time with Shuttle-Mir and the International Space Station. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 508 pages, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461432777
ISBN
9781461432777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.22

Paperback. Reviewing the nexus of climate change and astronomy, this book examines all the theories on the matter and argues that astronomical factors are the major determinant of the Earth's climate, adding key new analysis to an urgent and central contemporary debate. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 96 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RNPG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461446071
ISBN
9781461446071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2015th Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461451785
ISBN
9781461451785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.86

Paperback. This practical amateur astronomer's guide incorporates the mythology concerning our Solar System - the Sun, the planets and their moons - into astronomy and explores astronomical, etymological, philosophical, and semiotic connections with astromythology. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2015th Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461470663
ISBN
9781461470663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.12

Paperback. This book helps readers find objects in the night sky with small-, medium-, and large-aperture telescopes. It provides comprehensive coverage for identifying and locating star clusters in all relevant constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PGT; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461475668
ISBN
9781461475668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461478126
ISBN
9781461478126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Anyone planning to purchase binoculars or telescopes for astronomy will find this book a treasure-trove of information and advice. It also supplies many useful tips on using astronomical telescopes or binoculars to get the best possible results. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; VSG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461487326
ISBN
9781461487326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.64

Paperback. Based on a serious scientific project, this volume cuts through the hysteria to analyze how we might deal with potentially lethal impact threats by deflection, redirection, or destruction. It also explores potentially beneficial spin-off technologies. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 308 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 115 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461487487
ISBN
9781461487487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.71

Paperback. This guide is for budding stargazers who want to develop observing skills beyond mere sightseeing and learn some of the techniques used to carry out enjoyable and scientifically useful observations. Includes useful exercises to help develop observing skills. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461487654
ISBN
9781461487654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.16

Paperback. This book provides information on the planning of space initiatives that can help humans tap the riches of the Solar System. This second edition examines recent developments and space launches as well as presents new planetary engineering concepts. Num Pages: 277 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TH; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461494256
ISBN
9781461494256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.83

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