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Astronomy, space & time

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

Paperback. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous b/w line illustrations and halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804990
ISBN
9780192804990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, they are where the stars are born and where many extraordinary and little-understood phenomena can be observed. Here, renowned science writer John Gribbin explores what we have learnt about the cosmos through studying both our own galaxy and our distant neighbours. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199234349
ISBN
9780199234349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Hardcover. As railways, steamships, and telegraph communications brought distant places into unprecedented proximity, previously minor discrepancies in local time-telling became a global problem. Vanessa Ogle s chronicle of the struggle to standardize clock times and calendars from 1870 to 1950 highlights the many hurdles that proponents of uniformity faced." Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; JFFS; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674286146
ISBN
9780674286146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 45.21

Paperback. An invaluable quick-reference aid of more than 2000 of the most useful maths and physics formulas. Num Pages: 230 pages, 115 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374. 230 pages, 115 b/w illus. An invaluable quick-reference aid of more than 2000 of the most useful maths and physics formulas. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PG; PH. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 14. Weight: 458.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521575072
ISBN
9780521575072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.87

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. Celebrated astronaut and bestselling author Buzz Aldrin boldly supports the continuing quest to explore the new frontiers of space. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 illustrations; 16-page colour insert. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426214684
ISBN
9781426214684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris has been published every year for well over 100 years. Renowned for its accuracy, it is respected the world over as the number one portable planetary guide and aspectarian. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: GBCY; PGT; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 3. Weight in Grams: 62.
Publisher
Foulsham & Co Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780572025489
ISBN
9780572025489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.16

Paperback. Using the papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton, this title explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world. Num Pages: 1280 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 56. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015712
ISBN
9780141015712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894959261
ISBN
9781894959261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. This translation brings together ancient classical texts derived from Eratosthenes' handbook of astral mythology, Hyginus' guide to astronomy, and Aratus's astronomical poem Phaenomena to provide a complete collection of Greek astral myths. Translator(s): Hard, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps of the constellations, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: HRKP3; PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198716983
ISBN
9780198716983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906069025
ISBN
9781906069025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. From the first proposal for a large X-ray telescope in 1970 to the deployment of Chandra by the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999, this book chronicles the technical feats, political struggles, and personal dramas that transformed an inspired vision into the world's supreme X-ray observatory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 45 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Harvard University Press Massachusetts
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004979
ISBN
9780674004979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Hardback. Interweaving physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, and biology, this book tells Earth's complete story, from the synthesis of chemical elements in stars, to the formation of the Solar System, to the evolution of a habitable climate on Earth, to the origin of life and humankind. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 color plates. 62 halftones. 220 line illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: PGS; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140063
ISBN
9780691140063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.73
€ 50.07

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

€ 33.99
€ 21.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGC; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983219
ISBN
9780141983219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 21 Black and White Photos. BIC Classification: HRLK; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
New World Library United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608682041
ISBN
9781608682041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814749855
ISBN
9789814749855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.16

Hardcover. A product of Kepler's most creative period. It began as an attempt to give astronomical optics a solid foundation, but soon transcended this narrow goal to become a complete reconstruction of the theory of light, the physiology of vision, and the mathematics of refraction. It gives us insight into Kepler's thought during this crucial period. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Number of pages
475
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009125
ISBN
9781888009125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.00
€ 50.34

Hardcover. Unravelling the latest amazing breakthroughs in theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking guides the reader through the evolution of Einsteinian physics to a universe of ten dimensions and a so-called theory of everything. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition - Later Print Run
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593048153
ISBN
9780593048153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. Explores our scientific understanding of the universe, the 'string theory' that might hold the key to unifying nature's laws, and our continuing quest to know more. This book shows, ours may be just one universe among many, like endless reflections in a mirror. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PGK; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029818
ISBN
9780141029818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardcover. This is the first book for astronomers who wish to use molecular emissions as a tool to explore the Universe. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. Num Pages: 184 pages, 41 b/w illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107018167
ISBN
9781107018167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718199463
ISBN
9780718199463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Series: World Scientific Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789813142039
ISBN
9789813142039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.31

Paperback. As interest in astrology continues to grow so too have the sales of this accurate working tool. Every astrologer preparing accurate birth charts needs the information in this book. It is widely recognised in its classic livery and for it proven record of reliability and accuracy. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: PGT; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 4. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Foulsham
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2005 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780572029500
ISBN
9780572029500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.12

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
€ 11.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008163938
ISBN
9780008163938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.37

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

€ 41.99
€ 37.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 248 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; PDZ; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896522548
ISBN
9781896522548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.95

Hardcover. The Sunday Times Bestseller In Wonders of the Solar System - the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series - Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 col illus, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1332.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007386901
ISBN
9780007386901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones. 136 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158600
ISBN
9780691158600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.91

Paperback. Covers the basic concepts in cosmology, drawing on insights from an astronomer who has pioneered much of this research over the years. This book covers such topics as the gravitational growth of perturbations in an expanding universe, the abundance and properties of dark matter halos and galaxies, and reionization. Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 halftones. 17 line illus. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145167
ISBN
9780691145167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

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

Paperback. Suitable for students and researchers on early galaxies, this title offers an introduction to frontiers in astrophysics: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. It bridges the gap between theory and observation. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 color illus. 24 halftones. 152 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144924
ISBN
9780691144924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.50

Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199655984
ISBN
9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882750
ISBN
9781931882750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.28

hardcover. A clear, concise introduction to all the major features of solar system dynamics, ideal for a first course. Num Pages: 276 pages, 73 b/w illus. 8 tables 124 exercises. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 670. 276 pages, 73 b/w illus. 8 tables 124 exercises. A clear, concise introduction to all the major features of solar system dynamics, ideal for a first course. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Dimension: 263 x 177 x 19. Weight: 662.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107023819
ISBN
9781107023819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.54

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. Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. This book explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046525
ISBN
9780141046525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Burges, Joel. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR; HPD; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479874842
ISBN
9781479874842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61