Cosmology & the universe
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Cosmology & the universe
Hardback. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645209
- ISBN
- 9780691645209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.60
€ 197.60
Hardcover. The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects. It is the only existing book on gravitational waves. It brings the reader to the forefront of present-day research, and assumes no previous knowledge of gravitational-wave physics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 131 figures. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198570745
- ISBN
- 9780198570745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.51
€ 141.51
Paperback. Sacred geometry is one of the oldest subjects on Earth, from the great Pyramid to Gothic Architecture to modern design, certain timeless and universal principles have been studied, contemplated and put to use. This book covers the golden section, two-dimensional grids and more. Illustrator(s): Lundy, Miranda. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 124 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263043
- ISBN
- 9781904263043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.11
€ 10.11
Paperback. This exploration of the physical universe explains fundamental concepts in a language that is accessible to anyone with little or no science background. It looks at the discoveries of science, the conservation of energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, gravity and thermodynamics. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075619
- ISBN
- 9780231075619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 95 color illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157245
- ISBN
- 9780691157245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.61
€ 40.99
€ 38.61
Paperback. What links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041902
- ISBN
- 9780141041902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892784
- ISBN
- 9780718892784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.09
€ 52.09
Paperback. Explores the relationship between the human soul and the stars, which has been central to Western thought and other cultures for thousands of years. This book examines ideas, beliefs and practices which meet at the boundary of psychology and cosmology, the universe and human imagination. Editor(s): Campion, Nicholas; Curry, Patrick. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 colour & 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863155666
- ISBN
- 9780863155666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 23.69
€ 28.99
€ 23.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608764730
- ISBN
- 9781608764730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.56€ 193.23
€ 287.56
€ 193.23
Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417106
- ISBN
- 9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): O'Connell, Jason R.; Hale, Alice L. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613245774
- ISBN
- 9781613245774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.10€ 152.62
€ 226.10
€ 152.62
Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646961
- ISBN
- 9780691646961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.83
€ 182.83
paperback. Subtitled 'An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth..and Beyond', ATOM tells the story of matter from the perspective of a single oxygen atom. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 325. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0005290
- ISBN
- 9780349114835
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. In this book, the author asks questions such as: Is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop? Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141023267
- ISBN
- 9780141023267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Hardback. What is life? Where did it come from? How can understanding the origins of life on Earth help us understand the origins of the universe, and vice versa? This book addresses the beginning of things - of the universe, matter, stars, and planetary systems, and finally, of life itself. Num Pages: 248 pages, 53 illus. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126540
- ISBN
- 9780231126540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.20
€ 177.20
Paperback. A masterly overview of the development of cosmological thinking from the Greeks, via Newton and Einstein, to the present day. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822562
- ISBN
- 9780753822562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PGS; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192854162
- ISBN
- 9780192854162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.70
€ 12.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387952895
- ISBN
- 9780387952895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.09
€ 40.99
€ 37.09
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.
- Format
- 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
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 color + 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227031
- ISBN
- 9780300227031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.74
€ 17.74
Hardcover. This is the 2nd edition of a highly successful title, concentrating primarily on the theory behind the origin and the evolution of the universe, and where appropriate relating it to observation. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471489092
- ISBN
- 9780471489092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.28
€ 103.28
Paperback. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, this text took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times. Instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress, the author claimed that if transformation were needed, it could only be made possible through better understanding. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415314541
- ISBN
- 9780415314541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.67
€ 21.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875800097
- ISBN
- 9780875800097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; PHH; PHR; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486653839
- ISBN
- 9780486653839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.71
€ 20.71
Paperback. Meet the players in the most fundamental scientific revolution since Copernicus Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688968
- ISBN
- 9781851688968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.26
€ 13.99
€ 11.26
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107078604
- ISBN
- 9781107078604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.38
€ 134.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 195 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Josef Weinberger Plays
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856762420
- ISBN
- 9780856762420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.01
€ 14.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781944648657
- ISBN
- 9781944648657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.36
€ 15.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, x, 154 p., 2 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: PGC; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870298
- ISBN
- 9780226870298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.58
€ 35.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 color illus. 29 halftones. 12 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173184
- ISBN
- 9780691173184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.03
€ 21.99
€ 20.03
hardcover. This book analyses, with archival evidence, the three major changes to astronomers' theories between 1900 and 1931. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 527. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036972
- ISBN
- 9780521232128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465044719
- ISBN
- 9780465044719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. "Encountering Life in the Universe" examines the intersection of scientific research and society to determine the philosophy and ethics of relating to the Earth and beyond. Editor(s): Impey, Chris; Spitz, Anna H.; Stoeger, William. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528707
- ISBN
- 9780816528707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
paperback. What came before the Big Bang? How did the universe begin and must it inevitably end? This book illuminates some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. It analyses the second law of thermodynamics - according to which the 'randomness' of our world is continually increasing - and examines the light-cone geometry of space-time. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099505945
- ISBN
- 9780099505945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821070
- ISBN
- 9781634821070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.97€ 182.73
€ 246.97
€ 182.73
paperback. An ideal bridging text for astrophysics and physics majors looking to move on from the introductory texts. Num Pages: 236 pages, 50 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 786. 236 pages, 50 exercises. An ideal bridging text for astrophysics and physics majors looking to move on from the introductory texts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Dimension: 259 x 210 x 17. Weight: 792.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521133203
- ISBN
- 9780521133203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. The universe is made of bits of information and it has been known for more than a century that every piece of the universe - every electron, atom and molecule - registers these bits and that information. Building on breakthroughs in quantum computation, this title shows how the universe itself is a giant computer. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099455370
- ISBN
- 9780099455370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iff Books
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780999678
- ISBN
- 9781780999678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.35
€ 33.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Expanded from a February 1989 lecture at Brookhaven National Laboratory, noted physicist Wilkinson romps through modern astrophysical cosmology, contending that we create a multitude of conceptual universes many incompatible in order to try to make sense of peculiar things that happen, like life. An Num Pages: 213 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231071840
- ISBN
- 9780231071840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.70
€ 138.70
hardcover. Features over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations that have been specially commissioned to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593077184
- ISBN
- 9780593077184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 22.44
€ 28.99
€ 22.44