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Hardcover. This title is a basic guide to the cosmic frontier - about black holes in the centres of galaxies, about the way some galaxies cannibalize each other, about the vast differences between galaxies and the remarkable new evidence regarding dark energy and the cosmic expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 61 halftones, 56 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 258 x 30. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010796
- ISBN
- 9780674010796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.26
€ 35.99
€ 30.26
paperback. Offering a view into the findings of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, this volume explores the global interaction between solar wind and the interstellar medium. The mission's data is presented, as well as a basis for its interpretation. Editor(s): McComas, David; Zank, Gary; Schwadron, Nathan. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489999245
- ISBN
- 9781489999245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.44
€ 187.44
Paperback. Proceedings of the 175th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Bologna, Italy, 10-14 October 1995 Editor(s): Ekers, R.; Fanti, C.; Padrielli, L. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 631 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 631
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341222
- ISBN
- 9780792341222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.83
€ 68.83
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 193 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319348940
- ISBN
- 9783319348940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 89.92
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cambridge, U.K., July 31-August 13, 1983 Editor(s): Eggleton, P. P.; Pringle, J. E. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401088565
- ISBN
- 9789401088565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Paperback. Searching for water in the universe is central to our search for extraterrestrial life, and vitally important in topics such as astrophysics and astrobiology. This book examines water's physical properties as well as our progress in finding it in outer space. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; VXQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733565
- ISBN
- 9789400733565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.04
€ 122.04
Paperback / so. Series: Teubners Technische Leitfaden. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1921
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663152798
- ISBN
- 9783663152798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.35
€ 78.35
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. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639468
- ISBN
- 9780226639468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.74
€ 26.99
€ 21.74
Paperback. Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky - star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies - within reach of amateur astronomers. This book provides the reader with what he needs to know about what to observe, and how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852339012
- ISBN
- 9781852339012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.13
€ 40.99
€ 34.13
Paperback. Proceedings of the 184th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Tokyo, Japan, 18-22 August 1997 Editor(s): Sofue, Yoshiaki. Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (Closed). Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350613
- ISBN
- 9780792350613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 247.09
€ 247.09
Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 155 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319412726
- ISBN
- 9783319412726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.27
€ 122.27
Paperback. Updating our knowledge of Saturn's largest moon with observations from the Cassini-Huygens mission, and including full color illustrations, researchers from around the world cover every aspect of Titan, from its origins to its magnetospheric interactions. Editor(s): Brown, Robert; Lebreton, Jean Pierre; Waite, Jack. Num Pages: 543 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781077
- ISBN
- 9789401781077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.32
€ 191.32
Paperback. Proceedings of the 78th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Asiago, Italy, August 30-September 2, 1983 Editor(s): Capaccioli, M. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 652 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400963894
- ISBN
- 9789400963894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Paperback. Translator(s): Carbognani, A. Num Pages: X, 230 pagg. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847005433
- ISBN
- 9788847005433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 34.15
€ 42.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. Astronomical Measurement Series: Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences. Num Pages: 210 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PG; PHJ; PNFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642398346
- ISBN
- 9783642398346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.26
€ 96.26
hardcover. A neuroscientist investigates how the architecture of the human brain shapes our understanding of the nature of time. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PGZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393247947
- ISBN
- 9780393247947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.77
€ 45.77
hardcover. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 221 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 73 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319094168
- ISBN
- 9783319094168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardback. Shows the logical progression of a thought to lead up to the accepted viewpoint that at least the biochemical building blocks of life must have derived from comets. This book argues that not just the chemicals of life, but fully-fledged microbial cells have an origin that is external to the Earth. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE, 26
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360810
- ISBN
- 9780792360810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.67
€ 193.67
Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 455 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 455
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642085642
- ISBN
- 9783642085642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.75
€ 240.75
Paperback. Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. This book captures, in a series of questions, the essential scientific challenges that constitute the frontier of Earth science at the start of the 21st century. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309117173
- ISBN
- 9780309117173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.09
€ 53.99
€ 46.09
Paperback. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Ottawa, Canada, August 24-25, 1979 Editor(s): Shaver, Peter A. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400990265
- ISBN
- 9789400990265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.94
€ 185.94
Paperback. Series: Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 224 pages, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027702784
- ISBN
- 9789027702784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Paperback. Leading readers to a clear understanding of modern elementary particle physics and cosmology, this text does so without recourse to advanced mathematics and in addition examines questions that surround controversial contemporary subjects such as string theory. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHDV; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642445002
- ISBN
- 9783642445002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62