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Cosmology & the universe

Paperback. Presents the development of scientific cosmology as a historical event, one that embroiled many scientists in a controversy over the very notion of an evolving universe with a beginning in time. This work examines how the big-bang theory drew inspiration from and eventually triumphed over rival views. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 tables 23 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005461
ISBN
9780691005461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Paperback. "Grandpa, how big is the universe? How far are the stars? How can we tell the sun's age?" In this book, master astrophysicist Hubert Reeves unlocks the secrets of the universe. This is his spiritual testament to younger generations and a perfect occasion for us all to revise our conceptions about the cosmos. Translator(s): Winkler, Donald. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Salammbo Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956808226
ISBN
9780956808226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.19

Paperback. Introduction to Astronomy & Cosmology is a modern undergraduate textbook, combining both the theory behind astronomy with the very latest developments. Written for science students, this book takes a carefully developed scientific approach to this dynamic subject. Num Pages: 360 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: PG; PGK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470033340
ISBN
9780470033340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.08

Paperback. From Stonehenge to String Theory - how astronomy has changed the world Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845296841
ISBN
9781845296841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Hardback. Did you know that as you read these words showers of high-speed particles from exploding stars are raining down on you? This book reveals the startling ways life on Earth is touched by our cosmic environment, and demonstrates why without such contact, life itself wouldn't be possible. Num Pages: 264 pages, 54 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129464
ISBN
9780691129464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.16

Hardback. In the "Introduction to the Phenomena", Geminos provided a clear view of Greek astronomy in the period between Hipparchos and Ptolemy. This book, an English translation of Geminos' work, is accompanied by an introduction and commentary that set Geminos' work in its historical, scientific, and philosophical context. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 halftones. 38 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123394
ISBN
9780691123394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.39

paperback. Clavius was influential throughout Europe in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. This book uses his own publications, as well as archival materials, to trace the central role he played in integrating traditional Ptolemaic astronomy and Aristotelian natural philosophy into an orthodox cosmology. Num Pages: 314 pages, 17 half-tones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469294
ISBN
9780226469294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Paperback. In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein's prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to Ligo and the scientists who created it, this book offers a first-hand account of this achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569589
ISBN
9780099569589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 color illus. 40 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165776
ISBN
9780691165776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439885598
ISBN
9781439885598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.19

Paperback. A study of the anthropic cosmological principle, with reference to various scientific disciplines. The work also includes chapters on the nature of life, extraterrestrial intelligence and the quantum theory. Num Pages: 736 pages, numerous figures and tables. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 43. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192821478
ISBN
9780192821478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.39

paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033702
ISBN
9780099772118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. New updated edition of the biography of a remarkable man - motor neurone disease victim and awesome intellect Stephen (A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME) Hawking Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117287
ISBN
9780349117287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715651216
ISBN
9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.70

Paperback. How holographic patterns of information underlie our physical reality Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 441.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620556603
ISBN
9781620556603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011516
ISBN
9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 147.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
No Starch Press,US United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593272678
ISBN
9781593272678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.07

Hardcover. This is an analysis of how 16th- and 17th-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. It argues that these schemes can solve the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and investigation interact. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JD; 3JF; HRCM; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010454
ISBN
9780268010454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.71

Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166988
ISBN
9780691166988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; PHVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166971
ISBN
9780691166971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.44

Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140192469
ISBN
9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.28

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; PDX; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830840786
ISBN
9780830840786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.68

Paperback. A provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical questions: where did the universe come from and how will it end? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471112683
ISBN
9781471112683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. In this gripping introduction, Lewis Dartnell explores Astrobiology's latest findings, tackling along the way some of the most fascinating questions in science. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685059
ISBN
9781851685059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Gives us a glimpse into our future. This book allows the reader to understand the questions that scientists deal with at the frontiers of research. It explains the kind of problems that extra dimensions might solve and the kind of speculation that is needed even to imagine them. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012971
ISBN
9780141012971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.93

paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004801
ISBN
9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547171
ISBN
9781594547171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.53
€ 127.80

Paperback. Where did we come from? What the hell are we doing here? Is Elvis alive and kicking in another space domain? What's beyond the edge of the Universe? Did aliens build the stars? Can we live forever? This work presents an eye-opening look at the nature of reality and the place of life in the universe. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571220564
ISBN
9780571220564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.84

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

€ 94.37

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
€ 15.50

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

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

€ 33.96

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

€ 29.99
€ 26.75

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

€ 77.18

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

€ 110.35

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954638
ISBN
9780241954638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Melark, Peter G. Num Pages: 153 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; TTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613246580
ISBN
9781613246580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.84
€ 105.75

Paperback. Launched in 2001, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) reported its results two years later with a set of observations that added focus, detail, and insight to our fuzzy view of the cosmos. This work tells the story of WMAP and its revelations. It is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122427
ISBN
9780691122427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. What would the universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This work is written by the author of novels such as "Spies", plays ("Copenhagen" and "Noises Off") and films ("Clockwise"). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232185
ISBN
9780571232185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30