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Astronomy, space & time
hardcover. IAU S279 brings together international leaders to discuss the nature, life cycles and our observations of massive stars. Editor(s): Roming, Peter W. A.; Kawai, Nobuyuki; Pian, Elena. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 478 pages, 630 b/w illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 984. Supernovae and Gamma-ray Bursts. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. 478 pages, 630 b/w illus. 50 tables. Editor(s): Roming, Peter W. A.; Kawai, Nobuyuki; Pian, Elena. IAU S279 brings together international leaders to discuss the nature, life cycles and our observations of massive stars. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGM. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 24. Weight: 984.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107019799
- ISBN
- 9781107019799
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Condition: New
€ 83.86
€ 83.86
hardcover. IAU S281 describes progress toward the solution of the Type Ia supernovae progenitor puzzle, presenting all sides of ongoing debates. Editor(s): Di Stefano, Rosanne; Orio, Marina; Moe, Maxwell. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 372 pages, 140 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 820.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107019812
- ISBN
- 9781107019812
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Condition: New
€ 79.18
€ 79.18
hardcover. Michael Rowan-Robinson provides a comprehensive history of infrared astronomy in this accessible and well-illustrated guide. Num Pages: 259 pages, 65 b/w illus. 30 colour illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107024762
- ISBN
- 9781107024762
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Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 33.56
€ 35.00
€ 33.56
hardcover. Providing the latest results from the Cassini mission, this up-to-date new edition covers all aspects of planetary rings. Series: Cambridge Planetary Science. Num Pages: 258 pages, 90 b/w illus. 25 colour illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107028821
- ISBN
- 9781107028821
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Condition: New
€ 125.95
€ 125.95
hardcover. An essential reference source on modern Mars exploration, analysing twenty-first-century mission proposals and spacecraft, rover and landing operations. Num Pages: 444 pages, 87 b/w illus. 130 maps 60 tables. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1840.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107030930
- ISBN
- 9781107030930
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Condition: New
€ 141.16
€ 141.16
hardcover. A reference for astronomers and historians on astronomical spectroscopy, from the discovery of spectral lines through to the year 2000. Num Pages: 382 pages, 191 b/w illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 261 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1112.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107031746
- ISBN
- 9781107031746
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Condition: New
€ 154.02
€ 154.02
hardcover. This book examines the interplay between astronomy and dynastic power in the course of ancient Egyptian history. Num Pages: 284 pages, 61 b/w illus. 18 maps 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HDDG; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 786.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107032088
- ISBN
- 9781107032088
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Condition: New
€ 109.59
€ 109.59
hardcover. IAU S292 provides a timely overview of galactic molecular gas and dust, and includes early results from the ALMA observatory. Editor(s): Wong, Tony; Ott, Jurgen. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 408 pages, 233 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 252 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781107033818
- ISBN
- 9781107033818
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Condition: New
€ 79.18
€ 79.18
hardcover. An up-to-date review of the lives of massive galaxies, covering cutting-edge advances in telescope technology, surveys and computation. Editor(s): Thomas, Daniel; Pasquali, Anna; Ferreras, Ignacio. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 406 pages, 200 b/w illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 874.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107033849
- ISBN
- 9781107033849
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Condition: New
€ 75.67
€ 75.67
hardcover. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to seismology, this unique book reviews the most recent developments in planetary seismology, helioseismology, and asteroseismology. Editor(s): Tong, Vincent C. H.; Garcia, Rafael; Garcia, Rafael A. Num Pages: 491 pages, 142 b/w illus. 41 colour illus. BIC Classification: PGS; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1136.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107041721
- ISBN
- 9781107041721
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Condition: New
€ 135.31
€ 135.31
hardcover. This book reviews state-of-the-art theoretical and numerical modelling of prominences and filaments, and their role in the dynamics of Sun-Earth relations. Editor(s): Schmieder, Brigitte; Malherbe, Jean-Marie; Wu, S. T. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 550 pages, 250 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 252 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107045194
- ISBN
- 9781107045194
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Condition: New
€ 80.34
€ 80.34
hardcover. Experts on high resolution observations, theoretical modelling and computational simulations present their research on star clusters, black holes and their interrelations. Editor(s): Meiron, Yohai; Li, Shuo; Liu, Fukun; Spurzem, Rainer. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 315 pages, 160 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107078727
- ISBN
- 9781107078727
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Condition: New
€ 97.87
€ 97.87
hardcover. A key reference concerning the nearest-known examples of young stars and for studying the exoplanets that orbit them. Editor(s): Kastner, Joel H.; Stelzer, Beate; Metchev, Stanimir. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 300 pages, 150 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107138162
- ISBN
- 9781107138162
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Condition: New
€ 97.87
€ 97.87
hardcover. Presents cross-disciplinary research on asteroid origins, collisional evolution, orbital evolution, rotational evolution and evolutional coupling, for graduate students and researchers. Editor(s): Chesley, Steven R.; Morbidelli, Alessandro; Jedicke, Robert; Farnocchia, Davide. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 327 pages, 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107138254
- ISBN
- 9781107138254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.87
€ 97.87
Hardcover. By the late nineteenth century, engineers and experimental scientists generally knew how radio waves behaved, and by 1901 scientists were able to manipulate them to transmit messages across long distances. This title documents this monumental discovery and the advances in radio ionospheric propagation research that occurred in its aftermath. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 halftones, 68 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHK; TJKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015194
- ISBN
- 9780226015194
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Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.68
€ 92.06
€ 75.68
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045627
- ISBN
- 9780226045627
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.76
€ 33.99
€ 26.76
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
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 41.24
€ 53.99
€ 41.24
Hardcover. In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. Tracing debates about the nature of time, causality, and free will, as well as the introduction of modern technologies - telegraphy, photography, cinematography - this title locates the reverberations of this 'perceptual moment' throughout culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093185
- ISBN
- 9780226093185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.47
€ 92.06
€ 75.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1025.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100951
- ISBN
- 9780226100951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.46€ 72.06
€ 87.46
€ 72.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 634 pages, 199figs. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1058.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 634
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109534
- ISBN
- 9780226109534
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Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 46.68
€ 55.24
€ 46.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Ariew, Roger. Translator(s): Ariew, R. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 964.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169231
- ISBN
- 9780226169231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.36
€ 51.99
€ 39.36
Paperback. If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of? And if we can't see black holes, how can we be confident they exist? From the Sun and black holes, the authors lead us further into the unknown, to the dark matter and energy that pervade our universe, where science teeters on the edge of theory and discovery. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283487
- ISBN
- 9780226283487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.66
€ 20.99
€ 17.66
Hardcover. One of the first maps of Mars, published by an Italian astronomer in 1877, with its pattern of canals, fueled belief in intelligent life-forms on the distant red planet - a hope that continued into the 1960s. This title telescopes in on a critical period in the development of the geographical imagination. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470788
- ISBN
- 9780226470788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 48.48
€ 57.54
€ 48.48
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
€ 92.06€ 75.79
€ 92.06
€ 75.79