Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
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Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146355
- ISBN
- 9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.30
€ 21.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894959384
- ISBN
- 9781894959384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
hardcover. Series: Springer Biographies. Num Pages: 497 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGT; PDX; PGG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 955.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319445175
- ISBN
- 9783319445175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.76
€ 146.76
Hardcover. Covers the modern developments in telescope optics. This title also covers the alignment of telescope optics, atmospheric optics, adaptive optics, reflective coatings, and ancillary equipment. It provides modern techniques, which makes it one of the complete references on telescope optics. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 575 pages, 130 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 39 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGG; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Corrected
- Number of pages
- 557
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540603566
- ISBN
- 9783540603566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.63
€ 274.63
Hardback. Useful for professionals in research and industry, as well as students and astronomers, this volume deals with the theory of reflecting telescope optics. It recounts the historical progress systematically, and includes spot-diagrams that analyse special systems. The concluding part II treats manufacture, testing, alignment, and modern techniques. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 586 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2004. Corr. 2nd printing 2007
- Number of pages
- 586
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540401063
- ISBN
- 9783540401063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.97
€ 147.97
hardcover. Series: Princeton Series in Modern Observational Astronomy. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 color illus. 23 halftones. 132 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 201 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137797
- ISBN
- 9780691137797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.86€ 66.38
€ 86.86
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Deals with satellite radar interferometry (InSAR), a remote sensing technique used for geodetic applications such as topographic mapping and for high-accuracy monitoring of deformation of the Earth's crust. This book offers a geodetic perspective of the technique. Editor(s): Hanssen, Ramon F. Series: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Num Pages: 326 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369455
- ISBN
- 9780792369455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.77
€ 273.77
paperback. Proceedings of the HEAD/AAS Meeting held in Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A., January 1980 Editor(s): Giacconi, R. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400984615
- ISBN
- 9789400984615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardcover. Dealing with the design of large telescopes, this compendium provides insights from a group of leading telescope designers active at the major observatories throughout the World. It includes discussions of almost all the basic scientific and engineering aspects of building large ground- or space-based telescopes. Editor(s): Bely, Pierre. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; TDPB; TGXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387955124
- ISBN
- 9780387955124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 312.87
€ 312.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Bely, Pierre. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, 39 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; TDPB; TGXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441930323
- ISBN
- 9781441930323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 309.66
€ 309.66
Paperback. Presenting descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, this volume describes how they can be located without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. Illustrations show how the objects appear through a 127mm Maksutov (and other instruments, where applicable). Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 387 pages, 197 black & white illustrations, 99 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387853567
- ISBN
- 9780387853567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.46€ 47.00
€ 50.46
€ 47.00
Paperback. Shows just how much solar observation work can be accomplished with Coronado telescopes, and explains how to get the best from these instruments. This book also shows that Solar prominences, filaments, flares, sunspots, plage and active regions are all visible and can be imaged to produce spectacular solar photographs. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387681269
- ISBN
- 9780387681269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.87
€ 46.99
€ 39.87
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 133 colour illustrations, 143 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGK; PGS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319241166
- ISBN
- 9783319241166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.41
€ 54.41
Hardback. Series: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781439871898
- ISBN
- 9781439871898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.92
€ 137.92
Hardback. Here is an overview of the balloon-borne Sunrise telescope project of 2009, which collected measurements of the magnetic structure of the solar atmosphere on its intrinsic spatial and temporal scales. Includes a detailed account of Sunrise's instrumentation. Editor(s): Barthol, Peter. Num Pages: 126 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441997739
- ISBN
- 9781441997739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
hardcover. This book provides an invaluable introduction to the field of gamma-ray astronomy. In assessing the current state-of-the-art, the book also indicates the exciting basis from which new discoveries will be made. Series: Cambridge Astrophysics. Num Pages: 273 pages, 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521420815
- ISBN
- 9780521420815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.16
€ 72.16
Hardcover. Today we are all familiar with the iconic pictures of the nebulae produced by the Hubble Space Telescope's digital cameras. This book sheds entirely new light on the ways in which the production and reception of hand-drawn images of the nebulae in the nineteenth century contributed to astronomical observation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226084374
- ISBN
- 9780226084374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.19
€ 53.99
€ 42.19
Paperback. This book describes the telescopes built by such renowned makers as Dollond, Alvan Clark, Thomas Cooke & Sons, Carl Zeiss and others. Includes interviews with collectors of classic telescopes, and tips for readers on prospecting for and acquiring their own. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461444237
- ISBN
- 9781461444237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.20
€ 46.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Designed for amateur astronomers who own a home computer, whether it is running Microsoft Windows, Mac O/S or Linux, this title provides a practical introduction to astronomy. It concentrates on low-cost accessible projects and also helps you learn how to optimise a go-to telescope, or connect it to a lap-top. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; UKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852338053
- ISBN
- 9781852338053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.39
€ 29.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 943 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; RNP; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 943
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401570589
- ISBN
- 9789401570589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 542.32
€ 542.32
Hardback. Includes an introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, covering from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs. This book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, solar eclipses, and much more. Translator(s): Dunlop, Storm. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 4th Corrected ed. 2000. Corr. 4th printing 2009
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540672210
- ISBN
- 9783540672210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.18
€ 187.18
paperback. A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. Illustrator(s): Tirion, Wil. Num Pages: 126 pages, 20 colour illus. 48 maps. BIC Classification: PGG; PHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 183 x 7. Weight in Grams: 298. A Guide to Stars, Constellations and Their Legends. 126 pages, 20 colour illus. 48 maps. Illustrator(s): Tirion, Wil. A Walk through the Southern Sky is a beautifully illustrated guide to the stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGG; PHM. Dimension: 240 x 183 x 7. Weight: 298.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 126
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107698987
- ISBN
- 9781107698987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.64
€ 45.99
€ 38.64
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Centrala
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993395123
- ISBN
- 9780993395123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.11
€ 15.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. A resource that deals with satellite orbits, showing how the wide range of available orbits can be used in communications, positioning, remote-sensing, meteorology, and astronomy. Translator(s): Lyle, S. Num Pages: 564 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; TJKS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 951.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer Editions France
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782287213175
- ISBN
- 9782287213175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 157.72
€ 157.72