Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. This is the largest and most comprehensive atlas of the universe ever created for amateur astronomers. It provides a detailed observing guide for almost any practical amateur astronomer. Spanning some 3,000 pages, this is a project that is possible only on CD-ROM. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387468938
- ISBN
- 9780387468938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Paperback. Amateur astronomers are always on the lookout for new observing challenges. This is a practical guide to locating and viewing the most impressive of Herschel's star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, cataloging more than 600 of the brightest objects, and offering detailed descriptions and images of 150 to 200 of the best. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387681245
- ISBN
- 9780387681245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.60
€ 34.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Deftly employing his inimitable writing style, respected American academic Professor Tai Chow tells us the story of Einstein's key discoveries, weaving into his account an explanation of the structure of the universe and the science of cosmology. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387736297
- ISBN
- 9780387736297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.61
€ 101.61
Paperback. This book uniquely provides an essential, comprehensive understanding of the space tourism industry. Over half of the book is dedicated to providing for the first time essential training material for private spaceflight participants. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387746432
- ISBN
- 9780387746432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.66
€ 41.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. This updated book provides the vision and rationale as to why humanity is leaving its cradle, Earth, to use space resources and to establish offworld settlements. The user-friendly volume offers numerous photographs, diagrams, exhibits, and case studies. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 672 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSVP; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387776392
- ISBN
- 9780387776392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.48
€ 46.99
€ 42.48
Paperback. The authors provide a detailed history of unmanned exploration of our Solar System. The subject is treated from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations are provided. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 554 pages, 210 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 244 x 35. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387789040
- ISBN
- 9780387789040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 44.93
€ 50.99
€ 44.93
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
Hardback. "The Almagest", by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and mathematics of the ancient world. This title provides students of the history of astronomy with a self-contained introduction to the "Almagest". Editor(s): Jones, Alexander. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387848259
- ISBN
- 9780387848259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.99
€ 189.99
Hardback. The eleven papers in this text are based on new observations by spacecraft at Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Titan. Written by researchers in planetary science, aeronomy, and atmospheric science, they cover all aspects of solar system aeronomy. Editor(s): Nagy, Andrew F.; Balogh, Andre; Cravens, Thomas E.; Mendillo, Michael; Muller-Wodarg, Ingo. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387878249
- ISBN
- 9780387878249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.77
€ 188.77
Hardback. Hinode is the Japanese mission for solar physics with contributions from NASA and ESA. This is the first book to give a comprehensive description of the Hinode mission and instruments onboard. The book is richly illustrated with full color images and figures. Editor(s): Sakurai, Takashi. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387887388
- ISBN
- 9780387887388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.07
€ 123.07
Hardback. As a complete summary of the author's twenty five years of experience in telescope design, this book provides a general introduction as well as discussing the theory in depth, and covering Radio, Infrared, Optical, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray wavelengths. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 656 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387887906
- ISBN
- 9780387887906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.24
€ 243.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 539 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 539
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387908441
- ISBN
- 9780387908441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 146.89
€ 146.89
Paperback. Includes a translation by A.I. Miller of A. Einstein's "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" Num Pages: 446 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PGK; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387948706
- ISBN
- 9780387948706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.17
€ 129.17
Hardback. Following on the success of the first of the "Little Books..: (Hogan, Little Book of the Big Bang), Kaler examines all aspects of the nature, birth, life and death of stars, and their meaning for us. Technical detail is kept to a minimum. The book is meant to be read by interested laypeople. Series: Little Book S. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387950051
- ISBN
- 9780387950051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.23
€ 31.99
€ 30.23
Hardback. From the distinguished philosopher and historian of science Klaus Mainzer, a very brief history of the way we have come to understand, and not understand, time. Translator(s): Eisinger, J. Series: Little book. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952888
- ISBN
- 9780387952888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.49
€ 27.49
Hardcover. Contains a set of papers that is useful to astronomers who seek exposure to developments in statistics, and to statisticians interested in confronting problems. Editor(s): Feigelson, E. D.; Babu, Gutti Jogesh. Num Pages: 469 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387982038
- ISBN
- 9780387982038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.40
€ 195.40
Hardcover. Part of a series in junction with NASA which takes communications technology to the farthest reaches of space, this book focuses on an array of technologies and concepts developed to support radio navigation on interplanetary spacecraft. Num Pages: 86 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: PGG; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471445340
- ISBN
- 9780471445340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.02
€ 208.02
Brings Christian theology, creative literature and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of 'the end'. This book also considers scientific views on the nature of time. It provides an exegesis of novels, plays and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T S Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220848
- ISBN
- 9780631220848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.46
€ 179.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718829643
- ISBN
- 9780718829643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.90
€ 31.90
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892784
- ISBN
- 9780718892784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.31
€ 55.31
Num Pages: 320 pages, 402 color & 43 b/w photos. BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1546. The Laboratory and Marketplace. 320 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight: 1546.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764337765
- ISBN
- 9780764337765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.69
€ 47.99
€ 31.69
Hardcover. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 6-13 June 1998, Bern, Switzerland Editor(s): Balogh, A.G.; Gosling, J.T.; Jokipii, J. R; Kallenbach, Reinald (International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland); Kunow, H. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 411 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 912. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 6-13 June, 1998, Bern, Switzerland. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. 426 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Editor(s): Balogh, A.G.; Gosling, J.T.; Jokipii, J. R; Kallenbach, Reinald (International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland); Kunow, H. Offers an integrated overview of the knowledge and understanding of corotating interaction regions (CIRs) in the solar wind. Papers included in this book cover the subject of CIRs from their dissipation in the outer hemisphere, and include discussions of complexities associated with their evolution with distance from the Sun. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 22. Weight: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360803
- ISBN
- 9780792360803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.94
€ 188.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Butera, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Maritain Association United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982711910
- ISBN
- 9780982711910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.63
€ 33.63
paperback. Editor(s): Hassard, John. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR; JHB; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349208715
- ISBN
- 9781349208715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.11
€ 196.11