Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. Thoroughly revised and expanded throughout, the new edition is a graduate-level text and reference book on gaseous nebulae, nova and supernova remnants. Much of the new data and new images are from the Hubble Space Telescope with two wholly new chapters being added along with other new features. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389344
- ISBN
- 9781891389344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.85
€ 100.85
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
€ 22.99€ 21.55
€ 22.99
€ 21.55
Hardback. Presenting a compendium of topics on and related to the large-scale structure of the Universe, this work includes galaxy luminosity functions and their dependence upon environment and galaxy type; clustering of galaxies; evolution of the clustering of galaxies; rich clusters of galaxies; and superclusters of galaxies. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 441 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350743
- ISBN
- 9780792350743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
Paperback. This book explores intriguing cases in which astronomy has been used as a tool to solve mysteries from art, history, and literature. It clearly explains astronomical concepts with non-technical language and defines terms as needed for wide readership. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 355 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 113 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461484028
- ISBN
- 9781461484028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84
€ 59.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, viii, 264 p. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752938
- ISBN
- 9780226752938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.83
€ 38.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. A brilliant theoretical physicist argues that the solution to the ultimate question in science: how to unify Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics, is possible only if we abolish time from the foundations of the universe. In other words, despite our deepest intuitions, time does not exist. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; PGZ; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810200
- ISBN
- 9780753810200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461453536
- ISBN
- 9781461453536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.57
€ 38.99
€ 34.57
Paperback. Based on a serious scientific project, this volume cuts through the hysteria to analyze how we might deal with potentially lethal impact threats by deflection, redirection, or destruction. It also explores potentially beneficial spin-off technologies. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 308 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 115 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TRP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461487487
- ISBN
- 9781461487487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.58
€ 55.58
Paperback. Durham and Purrington approach the history of the universe by exploring the frontiers of physics, while maintaining a long-standing interest in astronomy and cosmology. They stress that man can not fully understand himself until he understands the universe, of which he is a part. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231053938
- ISBN
- 9780231053938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.10
€ 51.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Ewing, E. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349531110
- ISBN
- 9781349531110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.63€ 45.33
€ 50.63
€ 45.33
Hardback. Editor(s): Ewing, E. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969200
- ISBN
- 9781403969200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.63€ 45.58
€ 50.63
€ 45.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Milone, E. F. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461276494
- ISBN
- 9781461276494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.61
€ 121.61
Paperback. Containing chapters on the nature of calendars and on their astronomical background, on the history of writing and counting, on the week, and on the history of calendar reform, this book serves as an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world. Num Pages: 460 pages, black and white plates and tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192862051
- ISBN
- 9780192862051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.42
€ 62.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Costas, Lorenzo A. Num Pages: 300 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600218262
- ISBN
- 9781600218262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.90€ 157.18
€ 229.90
€ 157.18
Hardback. This text offers information on all new techniques of wide-field, multi-object spectroscopy including instrumentation, data processing for storage in large databases and automated spectral analysis. Additionally, several key projects of astrophysical importance are described. Editor(s): Kontizas, E.; etc. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345183
- ISBN
- 9780792345183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
paperback. Celebation of astronomy and the centenary of the British Astronomical Association, by professional and amateur astronomers. Editor(s): Stott, Carole. Num Pages: 245 pages, 86 b/w illus. 57 colour illus. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780521424196
- ISBN
- 9780521424196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
hardcover. A complete review of the interdisciplinary field of dense stellar systems with emphasis on comparing observations with simulations. Editor(s): Vesperini, Enrico; Giersz, Mirek; Sills, Alison. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 510 pages, 25 b/w illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521874687
- ISBN
- 9780521874687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.90
€ 97.90
hardcover. This book presents gravitational lensing as an essential tool in astrophysics for tracking dark matter at all scales in the Universe. Editor(s): Mediavilla, Evencio; Munoz, Jose A.; Garzon, Francisco; Mahoney, Terence J. Series: Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics. Num Pages: 302 pages, 136 b/w illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PG; PHDV; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107078543
- ISBN
- 9781107078543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.89€ 132.97
€ 145.89
€ 132.97
hardcover. Describes the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology for graduate students and researchers. Editor(s): Bertone, Gianfranco. Num Pages: 762 pages, 197 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 762
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521763684
- ISBN
- 9780521763684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.97
€ 201.97
hardcover. This comprehensive reference and guide examines the processes that shape the atmosphere and surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Editor(s): Muller-Wodarg, Ingo; Griffith, Caitlin A.; Lellouch, Emmanuel; Cravens, Thomas E. Series: Cambridge Planetary Science. Num Pages: 474 pages, 179 b/w illus. 35 colour illus. 31 tables. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521199926
- ISBN
- 9780521199926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.98
€ 139.98