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Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, 280 color & 38 B/W images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764336164
- ISBN
- 9780764336164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.74
€ 36.99
€ 24.74
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
€ 40.99
€ 33.20
paperback. Presents a description and categorisation of the large range of astronomical objects that fall under the general heading of nebulae, and then instructs the reader in the best ways to successfully observe and record them. This book is suitable for various levels of amateur observers, from the beginner to the experienced. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 156 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846284823
- ISBN
- 9781846284823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.19
€ 34.99
€ 29.19
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 270 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319252933
- ISBN
- 9783319252933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.98
€ 45.98
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
hardcover. For the general reader, investigating the surprising connection between stars, our planet and life. Num Pages: 276 pages, 118 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521812122
- ISBN
- 9780521812122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 64.29
€ 65.35
€ 64.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306432644
- ISBN
- 9780306432644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Paperback. This book is for amateur astronomers who want to go beyond the Messier objects, concentrating on one of the most beautiful classes of astronomical object. It describes over 100 nebulae personally observed by the author using telescopes of various sizes. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 302 pages, 292 black & white illustrations, 55 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461417811
- ISBN
- 9781461417811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.80
€ 46.99
€ 38.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 260 b/w photos & 16 tables. BIC Classification: APT; TJKV; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926592169
- ISBN
- 9781926592169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 23.94
€ 35.99
€ 23.94
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
€ 46.99
€ 38.73
Paperback. A practical guide to observing truly spectacular astronomical objects from less than perfect locations. It deals with the application of image intensifiers to real-time astronomy. It includes catalogs of spectacular objects that can be seen from suburban sites in both hemispheres. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337070
- ISBN
- 9781852337070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.69
€ 40.99
€ 33.69
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. "Expansive and enlightening.. Impey packs his prose with wonderful anecdotes and weird factoids."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 336 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352153
- ISBN
- 9780393352153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.23
€ 17.99
€ 16.23
Hardcover. The Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel "The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf--don't leave the Solar System without it!" --Robert Forward "Very sensible, very complete and useful. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471619123
- ISBN
- 9780471619123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.72
€ 40.99
€ 31.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Wada, Keiichi; Combes, Francoise. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 400 pages, 103 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387727677
- ISBN
- 9780387727677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.94
€ 241.94
Paperback. Exploring humanity s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, this book looks at how science and culture interact to create a context of imagination and discovery. The growth in our awareness of other worlds makes this a crucial moment to assess the influence of cultural values on the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Num Pages: 171 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDR; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319417448
- ISBN
- 9783319417448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 156 b/w photos, 42 b/w illus, 50 tables & 3 charts. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894959865
- ISBN
- 9781894959865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.53
€ 26.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. This book presents a visionary concept for future development of space travel. It describes the enabling technology for future propulsion concepts and demonstrates how mankind will 'live off the land in space' in migration from Earth. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TRP; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988775
- ISBN
- 9781489988775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.52
€ 29.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, 86 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319064550
- ISBN
- 9783319064550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.29
€ 54.29
Paperback. Under the Radar chronicles the life of Ruby Payne-Scott, the first female radio astronomer. Payne-Scott's major role in the design of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is discussed, as well as her major contributions to radio astronomy field. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 375 pages, 117 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; THR; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642260735
- ISBN
- 9783642260735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.58
€ 186.58
Paperback. This book examines and explains cataclysmic and unusual events at the very frontier of our knowledge of stellar astrophysics, and presents them in a way that non-professionals can understand and enjoy. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 369 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 61 colour illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461481355
- ISBN
- 9781461481355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.60
€ 59.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803249233
- ISBN
- 9780803249233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. In almanac fashion, this book tells what sky objects can be explored on a nightly basis in 2009 - 2010, combined with history, location maps, star hop instructions, and more. It provides a digest for sky watchers and will appeal to readers at all skill levels. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387795089
- ISBN
- 9780387795089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.95
€ 41.99
€ 36.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Basov, N. G. Num Pages: 150 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468416404
- ISBN
- 9781468416404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91