Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. Focusing on the "Einstein Tower," an architecturally historic observatory built in Potsdam in 1920, this book investigates German scientific life by blending biography, architectural history, scientific theory and research, and scientific politics. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 244 pages, 50 half-tones. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728249
- ISBN
- 9780804728249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.62
€ 79.62
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
€ 122.44
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
€ 86.08
€ 86.08
hardcover. The experience of time in families can both permeate all activities but nevertheless be hidden. The papers in this volume, representing a range of disciplines (history, sociology, psychology, family therapy, and leisure studies) foreground the way that time shapes everyday family worlds. Editor(s): Daly, Kerry. Series: Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHBK; JMRP; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307753
- ISBN
- 9780762307753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.19
€ 172.19
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
€ 35.71
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
€ 25.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. Written to provide students with a non-trivial introduction to the subject, this book examines the problems astronomers face on Emarth. It moves on to explore the solar system, the stars and beyond. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471983323
- ISBN
- 9780471983323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.71
€ 95.71
Paperback. Explores the astrological significance of Eris, a new dwarf planet in our solar system. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; VXFA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863158674
- ISBN
- 9780863158674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.91
€ 26.99
€ 19.91
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Blundell looks at the seemingly paradoxical, mysterious, and intriguing phenomena of astrophysical black holes. Outlining what a black hole actually is and how they are characterised, she separates the scientific fact from science fiction, and demonstrates the interesting role they play in the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602667
- ISBN
- 9780199602667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.89
€ 13.99
€ 12.89
Paperback. Series: Planets. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 188 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Capstone Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781491459010
- ISBN
- 9781491459010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.83
€ 8.99
€ 8.83
Paperback. The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PBWS; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821803677
- ISBN
- 9780821803677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.13
€ 175.13
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
€ 147.60
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€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
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
€ 20.28
Hardback. With its crucial role in the development of European astronomy, as well as the physical sciences under Islam and in Jewish culture, this book contains an important episode in Islamic intellectual history, Jewish civilization, and the history of astronomy. Translator(s): Morrison, Robert G. Series: Berkeley Series in Postclassical Islamic Scholarship. Num Pages: 410 pages, 79 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287990
- ISBN
- 9780520287990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. Aims to provide a non-mathematical description of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids and comets of the solar system. Discussion is based on results obtained from recent space probes to Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Uranus. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471850342
- ISBN
- 9780471850342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 347.99
€ 347.99
Hardcover. The Roman calendar, in particular the Julian form of the calendar during the reign of Caesar, was used as the basis for what is, globally, the most important calendar today. It evolved in a series of reforms and revolutions and many of its peculiar features, from the names of the months to the number of days, are still visible. Translator(s): Richardson, David M. B. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HB; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655085
- ISBN
- 9780470655085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.62
€ 229.62
Hardback. Where would you look for alien life? An astronomer and science popularizer explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrials Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208696
- ISBN
- 9780300208696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.61
€ 45.61
Hardcover. * The accessible, most up to date one-stop reference on Gravitational Astronomy * Written by cutting edge experts with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) built by CALTECH and MIT * Combining coverage of both theory and observational techniques incl. data analysis . Series: Wiley Series in Cosmology. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527408863
- ISBN
- 9783527408863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.19€ 155.01
€ 176.19
€ 155.01
Hardcover. When visitors to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, walk through the Skylab of 1967-73 they experience the vehicles interior space but learn nothing about the industrial design of the spacecraft nor the designers who created it. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 310 x 290 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783930698103
- ISBN
- 9783930698103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.25
€ 46.99
€ 33.25
hardcover. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BG; JFCX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 782. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038218
- ISBN
- 9780521650816
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615974
- ISBN
- 9780691615974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.49€ 79.01
€ 83.49
€ 79.01
Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629964
- ISBN
- 9780691629964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.52
€ 239.52
Paperback. Offers a historical survey of the two sciences that help define our place in the universe: astronomy and cosmology. This book investigates scientific practices in the early civilizations of Egypt, Greece, China, and the Americas, whose inhabitants developed sophisticated methods to record the movements of the planets and stars. Num Pages: 736 pages, 21 colour plates, 201 halftones, 73 line drawings. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226594415
- ISBN
- 9780226594415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70