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Popular astronomy & space
Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471149542
- ISBN
- 9781471149542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
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
€ 54.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939149664
- ISBN
- 9781939149664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.75
€ 29.99
€ 26.75
Paperback. Imagine a future where we are not alone - where our universe is just one of countless parallel worlds, some strangely familiar, some almost unimaginable. This title takes us to the frontiers of scientific knowledge to explain the nature - and future - of our universe. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014630
- ISBN
- 9780141014630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Focusing on future modern spacecraft, Michel van Pelt explains the exciting life of unmanned space explorers, making the technology, design, development, operation and results of modern space probe missions understandable by lay readers. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489990129
- ISBN
- 9781489990129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.06
€ 29.99
€ 26.06
Paperback. Michel van Pelt explains the principle of space tethers: what they are and how they can be used in space, along with elevators. He introduces space enthusiasts to the possibilities of space tethers including the technological challenges and potential benefits. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493901982
- ISBN
- 9781493901982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.05
€ 36.99
€ 31.05
A stunning, unprecedented collection of photographs and essays that goes behind the scenes at NASA. Num Pages: 352 pages, 381 4-c photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 301 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2420.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476738321
- ISBN
- 9781476738321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.35
€ 49.35
Paperback. The Hipparcos project was hugely important in mapping our Galaxy. Here is a fascinating account of an important episode in astronomy, written by the scientist who played a pivotal role that brought it to fruition, and eventually to a triumphant conclusion. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642263033
- ISBN
- 9783642263033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.59
€ 34.99
€ 29.59
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
€ 51.99€ 41.37
€ 51.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. Allows quick (and structured) identification of known aerial phenomena, whether at night or during the day. This book gives a description, physical explanation, and where relevant notes on observing and photographing the various phenomena. It approaches UFOs from a scientific standpoint. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846285622
- ISBN
- 9781846285622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.00
€ 29.99
€ 26.00
Paperback. This book duplicates historic discoveries in astronomy, from the Moon's Tycho crater, through Galileo's observation of Jupiter's moons and outward to nebulae, stars and galaxies. Shows where each object is and how best to observe it with simple equipment. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461467991
- ISBN
- 9781461467991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894959285
- ISBN
- 9781894959285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.07
€ 11.99
€ 10.07
hardcover. This reference atlas showcases around 250 beautiful galaxies within an amateur astronomer's reach and uses them to explain current astrophysical research. Translator(s): Helbig, Phillip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 232. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107189485
- ISBN
- 9781107189485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 44.71
€ 50.17
€ 44.71
Paperback. Series: Le Stelle. BIC Classification: WNX. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847010925
- ISBN
- 9788847010925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.47
€ 24.99
€ 22.47
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 673
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441917768
- ISBN
- 9781441917768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.76
€ 52.76
Paperback. Launched in 2001, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) reported its results two years later with a set of observations that added focus, detail, and insight to our fuzzy view of the cosmos. This work tells the story of WMAP and its revelations. It is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122427
- ISBN
- 9780691122427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. This star guide helps amateur astronomers advance from easily observed objects to more difficult targets, and includes detailed descriptions of each class of object. The revised edition offers new chapters on Transient Objects and Naked-Eye Deep Sky Objects. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461412656
- ISBN
- 9781461412656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 109 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 310 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319353722
- ISBN
- 9783319353722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.85
€ 43.85
Hardcover. A visual journey of awe-inspiring beauty from planet Earth to the other planets in our Solar System. Michael Benson uses the black-and-white raw frames sent back by spacecraft to create groundbreaking artworks that capture planetary landscapes as they might look if humans could visit them and view them with their own eyes. Num Pages: 160 pages, 90 Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Publisher
- The Natural History Museum
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565093877
- ISBN
- 9780565093877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.85
€ 32.99
€ 23.85
paperback. The first handbook that describes how to start observing the sky with a computerized telescope. Num Pages: 240 pages, 110 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521007900
- ISBN
- 9780521007900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.51€ 58.82
€ 59.51
€ 58.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319227252
- ISBN
- 9783319227252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.60
€ 51.99
€ 40.60
Paperback. Contains the information the amateur astronomers need to know about eclipses, including: what to look for, when and how to observe, what equipment is needed, and even how to mount an eclipse expedition. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, 204 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540761464
- ISBN
- 9783540761464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263425
- ISBN
- 9781904263425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.12
€ 9.12
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
€ 46.83