Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
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
€ 344.72
€ 344.72
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€ 27.57
€ 29.99
€ 27.57
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
€ 41.99€ 36.14
€ 41.99
€ 36.14
hardcover. Editor(s): Burges, Joel. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR; HPD; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479821709
- ISBN
- 9781479821709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74
€ 117.74
Paperback. Reveals the Mayan calendar to be a spiritual device that describes the evolution of human consciousness from ancient times into the future. Num Pages: 320 pages, 93 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSL9; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414. 288 pages, 68 b&w illustrations. Reveals the Mayan calendar to be a spiritual device that describes the evolution of human consciousness from ancient times into the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSL9; PGZ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430285
- ISBN
- 9781591430285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.80
€ 24.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 607 pages, 353 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 64 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PGS; RB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 607
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781466563155
- ISBN
- 9781466563155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.82
€ 153.82
Hardback. This text provides detailed coverage of modern positional astronomy, including explanatory material, supplemental information and detailed descriptions of the computational models and algorithms used to produce The Astronomical Almanac. The 3rd edition of the Supplement has undergone significant revision to include new and updated content. Editor(s): Urban, Sean; Seidelmann, P. Kenneth. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCY; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 260 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Science Books,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891389856
- ISBN
- 9781891389856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
Paperback. This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 72 pages, 45 col & 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747806141
- ISBN
- 9780747806141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
From the pre-Socratics to Ovid and Plotinus, and from Shakespeare to Hegel, Schelling, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida, this title traces the secret tradition of the idea of eternal recurrence and situates it as the grounding thought of Western philosophy and literature. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; HPJ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322733
- ISBN
- 9780822322733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616144432
- ISBN
- 9781616144432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.79
€ 29.99
€ 26.79
paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004801
- ISBN
- 9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 266 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857301161
- ISBN
- 9780857301161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.28
€ 10.99
€ 6.28
paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033702
- ISBN
- 9780099772118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of guilds and scientific research that led to the Industrial Research? "Clocks and Cultures" is a brief history of the changes wrought by and on Europe over 400 years due to technological advances in timekeeping and the rise of a time-aware culture. Series: Norton Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034462
- ISBN
- 9780393324433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034767
- ISBN
- 9780816519897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The untold story of Newton's private papers, hidden for centuries, sold for a pittance and then painstakingly reconstructed to reveal a man altogether stranger and more complicated than the genius of legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b/w. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000470
- ISBN
- 9780199951048
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Candy Jar Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957154865
- ISBN
- 9780957154865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.69
€ 24.99
€ 23.69
paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 610. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036269
- ISBN
- 9780262620031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Series: Dover Books on Astronomy. Num Pages: 563 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596. (formerly titled: Star-Names and Their Meanings) Good clean copy with a little age and shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035491
- ISBN
- 9780486210797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This study of chaos and order in the universe aims to mark a new direction in the scientific approach to astrophysics. It draws physics, biology, chemistry and astronomy into a philosophy of order, which is able to accommodate the individual act and random event without causing breakdowns. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PH; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035612
- ISBN
- 9780195069082
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Here are six accessible essays by those who walk the line between science and sicence fiction, moving ever further out in discovering the patterns of nature, aimed at readers who share their fascination with the deepest mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324464
- ISBN
- 9780393324464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.33
€ 21.99
€ 17.33
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192803061
- ISBN
- 9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.27
€ 12.99
€ 11.27
Paperback. Illustrated with photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, this book aims to put the biggest subject of all, the story of the universe as scientists understand it, within the grasp of the reader. It explores the cosmological constant and how this effected Einstein's equations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12-page colour insert, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674242425
- ISBN
- 9780674242425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.78
€ 24.78
Hardcover. Here, for the first time, is a collection of unusual stories and exquisite art from some of the finest living artists, on the most universal of themes: sun and moon. Num Pages: 28 pages, colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFTB; AG; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 309 x 13. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Tara Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383145447
- ISBN
- 9789383145447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.19
€ 36.99
€ 29.19
hardcover. This book analyses, with archival evidence, the three major changes to astronomers' theories between 1900 and 1931. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: PGK. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 527. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036972
- ISBN
- 9780521232128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. An exploration of cosmology, connecting the Western philosophical tradition with the cosmological traditions of non-Western societies. Using the mythology and philosophy of the Maori as a counterpoint, it finds a philosophical common denominator in the thought of Zeno of Elea. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Writing S. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPD; JFHF; JFSL; JHM; PGK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299132347
- ISBN
- 9780299132347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.43
€ 26.43
paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036895
- ISBN
- 9780226848822
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry reveals why Copernicus was led to such a seemingly outrageous and inplausible idea as a swiftly moving Earth. Series: Revolutions in Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 159. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037273
- ISBN
- 9781840462517
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
Hardback. Editor(s): Travena, Anderson; Soren, Brady. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179433
- ISBN
- 9781624179433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.70€ 166.41
€ 248.70
€ 166.41
Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: PGM; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782742609
- ISBN
- 9781782742609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Bauer, Alois J.; Eiffel, Diethelm G. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619429291
- ISBN
- 9781619429291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.52€ 156.44
€ 233.52
€ 156.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: PGC; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827119
- ISBN
- 9781634827119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.82€ 138.04
€ 186.82
€ 138.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK; PHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179607
- ISBN
- 9780231179607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634633017
- ISBN
- 9781634633017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.80€ 111.99
€ 165.80
€ 111.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Uechi, Hiroshi; Uechi, Schun T.; Serot, Brian David. Num Pages: 295 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620811238
- ISBN
- 9781620811238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.19€ 159.98
€ 238.19
€ 159.98
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, 75 line illus. BIC Classification: PG; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168449
- ISBN
- 9780691168449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.87
€ 17.99
€ 16.87
Hardback. Now including the topics "cosmis-ray spallation reactions", "big bang nucleosynthesis", and "explosive burning in massive stars" and an update of existing sections keeps this standard graduate level textbook in nuclear astrophysics up-to-date. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: PGM; PHN; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 319. Weight in Grams: 1576.
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd, Revised and Enlarged Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527336487
- ISBN
- 9783527336487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44€ 114.12
€ 128.44
€ 114.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Sanchez, Abran Guerrera; Marquez, Rutilio E. Delgado. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620811856
- ISBN
- 9781620811856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.52€ 156.44
€ 233.52
€ 156.44
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 227 x 274 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Kids
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426323683
- ISBN
- 9781426323683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.15
€ 9.15