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Popular astronomy & space
The Cosmic Tourist: The 100 Most Awe-Inspiring Places in the Universe
May, Brian, Moore, Patrick, Lintott, Chris
Hardcover. Takes you on a tour of the Universe. En route, this title stops off to gaze at 100 amazing sights - from asteroids to zodiacal dust and from orbit around the Earth to beyond the most distant galaxies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Carlton Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780978376
- ISBN
- 9781780978376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.19
€ 32.99
€ 21.19
Paperback. BIC Classification: VXFA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 286. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0001835
- ISBN
- 9781842231746
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0008099
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: TTD; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851688234
- ISBN
- 9781851688234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20
Paperback. The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- 9781408822388
- ISBN
- 9781408822388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.15
€ 12.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. An annual Northern Hemisphere observer's guide to astronomy organized chronologically, including the moon's phases, planetary and star positions, star charts, historical details and tips. A solid introduction for amateur astronomers of all ages. Num Pages: 240 pages, 175col.ill.170d.ch. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 757. Illustrated 4to.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd
- Edition
- Annual
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0242779
- ISBN
- 9781552979723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An annual Northern Hemisphere observer's guide to astronomy organized chronologically, including the moon's phases, planetary and star positions, star charts, historical details and tips. A solid introduction for amateur astronomers of all ages. Num Pages: 240 pages, 175col.ill.170d.ch. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 757. Illustrated 4to.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd
- Edition
- Annual
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0242780
- ISBN
- 9781552979723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691157245
- ISBN
- 9780691157245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.74
€ 36.99
€ 27.74
Hardcover. Suitable for those fascinated by the night sky, this book presents an introduction to astronomy and its history. It reveals the story of mankind's quest through the ages to unlock the scientific secrets of our universe. Num Pages: 342 pages, 582 illustrations, 383 in colour. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 222 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500251553
- ISBN
- 9780500251553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.43
€ 34.43
Paperback. On 12th April 1981 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Florida on her maiden flight. She was the world's first real spaceship. On board were men with the Right Stuff. The Shuttle's Commander, moonwalker John Young, was already a veteran of five spaceflights. This book tells the complete story of the Space Shuttle. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552160223
- ISBN
- 9780552160223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.28
€ 14.99
€ 10.28
Paperback. Patrick Moore's illustrated month-by-month guide to astronomy with the naked eye. Num Pages: 216 pages, 133 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGG; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521794459
- ISBN
- 9780521794459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.95
€ 37.99
€ 36.95
Paperback. Over the years more than 100 individual astronauts and cosmonauts have performed nearly 200 EVAs, (spacewalks), either singularly or in teams in Earth orbit, deep space or on the Moon. This title shows how hardware and crew members are prepared for, protected and supported during every EVA. Editor(s): Shayler, David. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337100
- ISBN
- 9781852337100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591141105
- ISBN
- 9781591141105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.52
€ 58.52
The Fabric of the Heavens: The Development of Astronomy and Dynamics
Toulmin, Stephen, Goodfield, June
Paperback. One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge of the subject of astronomy and dynamics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808482
- ISBN
- 9780226808482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.79
€ 30.79
Hardcover. Introduces readers to advances in American space exploration. This book discusses ways to capture and redirect asteroids; presents research on the origin of the Moon; weighs in on discoveries like 2003 UB313, a dwarf planet detected in the far outer reaches of our solar system - and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 halftones. 39 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PGC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128221
- ISBN
- 9780691128221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.46
€ 18.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Amber Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782742609
- ISBN
- 9781782742609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.26
€ 13.99
€ 11.26
Hardcover. The Historical Guide to NASA and the Space Program contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on space missions, astronauts, technical terms, space shuttles, satellites and the international space station. Num Pages: 422 pages, 4 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442262867
- ISBN
- 9781442262867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.34
€ 150.34
Hardcover. The 50 key concepts of astronomy, fully explained and illustrated Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784296100
- ISBN
- 9781784296100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.92
€ 16.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. With fascinating insights into the management of NASA's Apollo program, this book explains how Mueller single-handedly introduced new administrative approaches that facilitated US president John F. Kennedy's goal of landing an astronaut on the moon. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 331 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- 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
€ 44.99€ 41.00
€ 44.99
€ 41.00
Paperback. Flat worlds, moon men, Martian canals and other strange ideas from beyond the stars Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445662626
- ISBN
- 9781445662626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.68
€ 25.68