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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of one of Nelson's captains, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her reputation in celestial mechanics with her 1831 translation of Laplace's Mecanique celeste as The Mechanism of the Heavens. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PB; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951362
ISBN
9781841951362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. This debut volume in the new Springer series Physical Chemistry in Action, composed of expert contributions, is aimed at both novice and experienced researchers, and outlines the principles of the physical chemistry deployed in astrochemistry and astrobiology. Editor(s): Smith, Ian W. M.; Cockell, Charles S.; Leach, Sydney. Series: Physical Chemistry in Action. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PNRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642317293
ISBN
9783642317293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.90
€ 143.36

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 United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099505945
ISBN
9780099505945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

hardcover. State-of-the-art review of the growing field of astrometry, for researchers and graduate students. Editor(s): Jin, Wenjing; Platais, Imants; Perryman, Michael A. C. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 610 pages, 63 tables. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
610
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521874700
ISBN
9780521874700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.90

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.47

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages, 128 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 321.
Publisher
Springer London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849969031
ISBN
9781849969031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.67
€ 45.08

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

€ 51.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. Fundamental Astronomy is an exhaustive introduction to classical and modern astronomy. It covers both overarching concepts and underlying principles. It provides a sound basis for more profound studies in astronomy. This fifth edition is richly illustrated with more than 400 images. Editor(s): Karttunen, Hannu; Kroger, Pekka; Oja, Heikki (University of Helsinki, Finland); Poutanen, Markku (Finnish Geodetic Institute, Masala, Finland); Donner, Karl Johan (University of Helsinki, Finland). Num Pages: 521 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1081.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
5th ed. 2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642421105
ISBN
9783642421105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.71
€ 54.82

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

€ 54.99
€ 54.48

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

€ 8.23

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

€ 27.99
€ 19.73

Cards. Num Pages: 126 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 131 x 80. Weight in Grams: 1030. 126 Cards Featuring Stories, Scientific Date, and Big Beautiful Photographs of All the Planets, Moons, and Other Heavenly Bodies That Orbit Our Sun. 126 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PGS. Dimension: 150 x 131 x 80. Weight: 1030.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number of pages
126
Publication date
2012
Edition
Crds
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129231
ISBN
9781579129231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.51

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

€ 12.02

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Centrala
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993395123
ISBN
9780993395123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.99

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

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
€ 12.97

Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 265 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AJ; PG; TJF; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319185453
ISBN
9783319185453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199586455
ISBN
9780199586455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.53

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

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

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

€ 50.74
€ 40.69

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

€ 32.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263425
ISBN
9781904263425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.04

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
€ 11.45

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