Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardcover. Imperial expansion necessitated changes in the way scientific knowledge was gathered. This book shows how this cosmographic knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 colour plates, 14 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675343
- ISBN
- 9780226675343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.98€ 75.79
€ 91.98
€ 75.79
Paperback. Spanish cosmographers were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing. The author shows that this knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 colour plates, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055404
- ISBN
- 9780226055404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.35
€ 38.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370. A Journey Through Portals, Relativity, Worm Holes, and Other Adventures in Time Travel. 224 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 14. Weight: 372.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781601631503
- ISBN
- 9781601631503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. Focusing on the aspects of Galileo's scientific life that extended beyond court culture and patronage, this title offers an account of the different systems of exchanges, communication, and credibility at work in Galileo's career. It is intended for readers interested in the history of astronomy and the history of science in general. Num Pages: 316 pages, 16 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045627
- ISBN
- 9780226045627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.76
€ 33.99
€ 26.76
hardcover. A collection of review papers exploring the astrophysics of black holes, providing an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students. Editor(s): Livio, Mario; Koekemoer, Anton M. Series: Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series. Num Pages: 332 pages, 211 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107005532
- ISBN
- 9781107005532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.68
€ 89.68
paperback. This full colour textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to galaxies and cosmological models, for undergraduates and amateur astronomers. Editor(s): Jones, Mark H.; Lambourne, Robert J. A.; Serjeant, Stephen. Num Pages: 450 pages, 85 b/w illus. 235 colour illus. 140 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107492615
- ISBN
- 9781107492615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PG; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Dey Street Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062484178
- ISBN
- 9780062484178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.43
€ 13.99
€ 10.43
Paperback. Series: World Scientific Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789813142039
- ISBN
- 9789813142039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.94
€ 91.94
hardcover. The first systematic explanation of canonical methods in gravity for graduate students and researchers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 b/w illus. 69 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PHR; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 766. Cosmology, Black Holes, and Quantum Gravity. 312 pages, 40 b/w illus. 69 exercises. The first systematic explanation of canonical methods in gravity for graduate students and researchers. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: PGK; PHR; PHU. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 19. Weight: 766.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521195751
- ISBN
- 9780521195751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.18
€ 86.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 Illustrations in Text. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307474551
- ISBN
- 9780307474551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.09
€ 17.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. An accessible and intermediate level presentation introducing the crucial theoretical ingredients to understand the universe, starting from the physics of Newton and subsequent theories all the way to the modern enigma of quantum gravity. Num Pages: 370 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527410187
- ISBN
- 9783527410187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.17
€ 126.17
Paperback. Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226903
- ISBN
- 9781780226903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652832
- ISBN
- 9780691652832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.51€ 117.48
€ 158.51
€ 117.48
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626598
- ISBN
- 9780691626598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30
€ 71.30
Paperback. Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of one of Nelson's captains, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her reputation in celestial mechanics with her 1831 translation of Laplace's Mecanique celeste as The Mechanism of the Heavens. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PB; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951362
- ISBN
- 9781841951362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.35
€ 18.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Lucid exploration of central themes from science, philosophy, literature and religious ideas. Accessible and provocative discussion of the imagination and time. Warnock is a leading public figure in the UK. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190196
- ISBN
- 9780631190196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99
€ 47.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156639
- ISBN
- 9780231156639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 19.80
€ 22.99
€ 19.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156622
- ISBN
- 9780231156622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263425
- ISBN
- 9781904263425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.03
€ 9.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rossi, Matteo. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621000570
- ISBN
- 9781621000570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.39€ 110.10
€ 163.39
€ 110.10
Paperback. The Fourth Edition ofIntroduction to Cosmology provides a concise, authoritative study of cosmology at an introductory level. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118923320
- ISBN
- 9781118923320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.90
€ 59.90
Relativistic Astrophysics of the Transient Universe: Gravitation, Hydr...
Maurice H. P. M. Van Putten
hardcover. Unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 92 b/w illus. 70 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 84. Gravitation, Hydrodynamics and Radiation. 354 pages, 92 b/w illus. 70 exercises. Unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107010734
- ISBN
- 9781107010734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.22
€ 100.22
The author of this book draws attention to ongoing and future observations that might reveal relics of an era before the big bang. In doing so, he provides an accessible introduction to the extraordinary new ideas of string cosmology. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642093845
- ISBN
- 9783642093845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.38
€ 32.99
€ 30.38
Paperback. Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations offers a comprehensive coverage of the links between the theory of stellar evolution and its applications to the study of stellar populations in galaxies. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470092200
- ISBN
- 9780470092200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58