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Galaxies & stars
Paperback. Editor(s): Meynet, Georges; Schaerer, Daniel. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642082641
- ISBN
- 9783642082641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Hardback. This volume examines the internal structure, origin and evolution of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes, all objects at the final stage of stellar evolution. It covers topics such as: pulsation of white dwarfs; millisecond pulsars; and the dynamics around black holes. Editor(s): Meynet, Georges; Schaerer, Daniel. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540615200
- ISBN
- 9783540615200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.90
€ 123.90
hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Schliersee, Germany, April 2-3, 1973 Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1974th Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027704177
- ISBN
- 9789027704177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.03
€ 192.03
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
€ 106.67€ 80.87
€ 106.67
€ 80.87
Hardback. Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe Editor(s): Vink, Jorick S. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319095950
- ISBN
- 9783319095950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.36
€ 123.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Vink, Jorick S. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 279 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345147
- ISBN
- 9783319345147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.27
€ 122.27
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€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. This book provides a learning tool to facilitate identifying patterns and stars in the sky with binoculars or at most a low-power telescope. It reflects a new aspect of astronomy that does not involve serious science - but makes it easy to learn about the night sky. Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846283277
- ISBN
- 9781846283277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.12
€ 46.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 506 pages, 257 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 506
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319227948
- ISBN
- 9783319227948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
hardcover. A reference for astronomers and historians on astronomical spectroscopy, from the discovery of spectral lines through to the year 2000. Num Pages: 382 pages, 191 b/w illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 261 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107031746
- ISBN
- 9781107031746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.04
€ 161.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545672
- ISBN
- 9781594545672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.45€ 184.12
€ 272.45
€ 184.12
Hardcover. IAU Symposium 291 communicates the excitement of current pulsar research, through lively reviews and near-complete coverage of recent results. Editor(s): Leeuwen, Joeri van. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 520 pages, 200 b/w illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 178 x 35. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107033801
- ISBN
- 9781107033801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.61
€ 86.61
hardcover. A key reference concerning the nearest-known examples of young stars and for studying the exoplanets that orbit them. Editor(s): Kastner, Joel H.; Stelzer, Beate; Metchev, Stanimir. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 300 pages, 150 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107138162
- ISBN
- 9781107138162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.87
€ 97.87
hardcover. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 221 pages, 108 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGM; PHQ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319231228
- ISBN
- 9783319231228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardback. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648316
- ISBN
- 9780691648316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.43
€ 318.43
Paperback. This book describes why Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky since the beginnings of history. It also examines the part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of stars. Series: Springer-Praxis Books in Popular Astronomy. Num Pages: 250 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387489414
- ISBN
- 9780387489414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.09
€ 46.99
€ 39.09
Cool Stars with Excesses of Heavy Elements: Proceedings of the Strasbo...
Jaschek, C.; Keenan, Philip C.
hardcover. Proceedings of the Strasbourg Observatory Colloquium held at Strasbourg, France, June 3-6, 1984 Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1985th Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027719577
- ISBN
- 9789027719577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.98
€ 193.98
Hardback. This thesis explores the orbital evolution of an initially thin stellar disc around a supermassive black hole. The results, obtained by both direct numerical N-body modelling and standard perturbation methods, explain the observed configuration of young stars. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 95 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319036496
- ISBN
- 9783319036496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. This thesis explores the orbital evolution of an initially thin stellar disc around a supermassive black hole. The results, obtained by both direct numerical N-body modelling and standard perturbation methods, explain the observed configuration of young stars. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 95 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHU; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319378572
- ISBN
- 9783319378572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.84
€ 129.84
paperback. Suitable for practical amateur astronomers who not only want to observe, but want to know and understand the details of exactly what they are looking at, this title presents detailed description of the objects, their physics and their evolution; and considers how to observe and record them successfully. Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides. Num Pages: 131 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 22 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337513
- ISBN
- 9781852337513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.99
€ 51.99
€ 40.99