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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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