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Astronomy, space & time

hardcover. This volume presents a concise, up-to-date overview of current research on the observations, theoretical interpretations, and empirical and physical descriptions of the Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere, from the solar interior outward to the planets. Editor(s): Miralles, Mari Paz; Sanchez Almeida, J. Series: IAGA Special Sopron Book Series (Closed). Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048197866
ISBN
9789048197866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.08

hardcover. Based on interviews with astronomers, this book reads like a scientific 'whodunnit', going from disappointment to elation in the hunt for 'Planet X'. Science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to find a new world in our solar system. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Copernicus United States
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387778044
ISBN
9780387778044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.26

Paperback. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 259 pages, 170 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319500003
ISBN
9783319500003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.32

Hardcover. Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective Editor(s): Padmanabhan, Thanu. Num Pages: 162 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; PDX; PGC; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9788184899979
ISBN
9788184899979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.56

Hardcover. Based on the lunar global Digital Elevation Models (DEM) of Chang E1 (CE1), this book presents CCD stereo image data with digital photogrammetry. The spatial resolution of the DEM is 500m, with horizontal accuracy of 192m and vertical accuracy of 120m. Colorshaded relief maps with contour lines show the lunar topographical characteristics. Num Pages: 247 pages, 220 colour illustrations, 194 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RGW; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 326 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662484371
ISBN
9783662484371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.76

Hardcover. Springer Handbook of Spacetime Editor(s): Ashtekar, Abhay; Petkov, Vesselin. Num Pages: 950 pages, 130 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PGC; PHDV; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 249 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642419911
ISBN
9783642419911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 413.33

Hardcover. Extraterrestrial Altruism Editor(s): Vakoch, Douglas A. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642377495
ISBN
9783642377495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.60

Paperback. For many who experience a total solar eclipse, once-in-a-lifetime is not enough. They want more, and will to go to great lengths and great expense to repeat the experience. This book profiles the "eclipse chasers" who dedicate their lives to chasing totality. Num Pages: 205 pages, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642304804
ISBN
9783642304804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.20

Paperback. This volume takes the reader on an amazing voyage through time, beginning over five million years ago, in a cloud of interstellar dust. The text explores the origins of life and provides an overview of the search for planets outside the solar system, especially for habitable ones. Translator(s): Dunlop, Storm. Num Pages: 301 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 250 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 194 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642225512
ISBN
9783642225512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.39

Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 297 pages, 76 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 15. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319206356
ISBN
9783319206356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Paperback. This book is a unique work satisfying the need for a modern, comprehensive review of all major aspects of galaxy observation. It is the only book to specialize on visual observation of galaxies and will appeal to beginners and experienced stargazers alike. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337520
ISBN
9781852337520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. With the increasing sensitivity of the equipment available to the home astronomer, this Springer series is a helping hand to skywatchers who want to hone their skills. The book reviews the latest satellite observations of Jupiter and contains superb pictures of Jupiter taken by McAnally himself. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 228 pages, 115 colour illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852337506
ISBN
9781852337506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461409281
ISBN
9781461409281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.53

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461405702
ISBN
9781461405702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.83

Hardcover. This book tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy and details the 100 most important discoveries. Spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, portray distant corners of the universe. Num Pages: 234 pages, 200 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 300 x 252 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441978103
ISBN
9781441978103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Astronomy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700. The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations. 416 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PG. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 26. Weight: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486428826
ISBN
9780486428826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.28

This book provides an everyman's guide for understanding and following the discoveries that will soon take place at the famous Large Hadron Collider experiments at CERN. The material is presented accurately yet accessibly, and the book is infectious in its enthusiasm for the project. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 18 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ; PGK; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199581917
ISBN
9780199581917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.56

Hardcover. Discoveries in astronomy have revolutionized the field of cosmology. This second edition provides the historical background of cosmology and an account of the concordance model of the universe. It emphasises the scientific framework for cosmology, particularly the basic concepts of physics that underlie the theories of relativity and cosmology. Num Pages: 576 pages, numerous line drawings. halftones and mathematical examples. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 192 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198530961
ISBN
9780198530961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 354.72

Hardback. Based on the readings of SCIAMACHY -- a passive remote sensing spectrometer observing backscattered, reflected, transmitted or emitted radiation from the atmosphere and Earth's surface -- this volume presents a global measurement of various trace gases in the troposphere and stratosphere. Editor(s): Gottwald, Manfred; Bovensmann, Heinrich. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048198955
ISBN
9789048198955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.71

hardcover. Editor(s): Fellmann, E.; Grigorijan, A.T.; Habicht, D.; Juskevit, A.; Blanc, C.; Matvierskaja, G.P.Fricher; Mikhailov, G. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Edition
2021st Edition
SKU
V9783764314736
ISBN
9783764314736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 324.52

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