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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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