Solar system: the Sun & planets
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Solar system: the Sun & planets
hardcover. Presents a synthesis of what we learned about particle acceleration and kinematics from solar flare observations with the Yohkoh, SoHO, TRACE, CGRO spacecraft and radio instruments over the last decade. This book is intended for graduate students and researchers in the field of solar physics, astrophysics, and magnetospheric physics. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 101:1-2, 200
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007255
- ISBN
- 9781402007255
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€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Hardback. A historical-epistemological study of one the most consequential idea of early modern celestial mechanics: Robert Hooke's proposal to 'compoun[d] the celestial motions of the planets of a direct motion by the tangent and an attractive motion towards a central body,' a proposal which Isaac Newton adopted and realized in his "Principia". Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402007323
- ISBN
- 9781402007323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.65
€ 127.65
Observational Manifestation of Chaos in Astrophysical Objects
. Ed(S): Fridman, Alexei M. (Institute Of Ast...
Hardback. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Moscow, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, 28-29 August 2000 Editor(s): Fridman, Alexei M. (Institute of Astronomy); Marov, Mikhail Ya M.V. (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia); Miller, Richard, QC. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009358
- ISBN
- 9781402009358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardback. Gives a broad synthesis of the knowledge and understanding of the plasma physics behind the aurora, one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth. This book talks about the recognition of the fundamental role of the large-scale systems in organizing the auroral morphology, and of the interplay between particles and electromagnetic fields. Editor(s): Paschmann, Gotz; Haaland, Stein; Treumann, R. A. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 497 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1029.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 497
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009631
- ISBN
- 9781402009631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.28
€ 126.28
Hardback. Proceedings of IAU Colloquium 186, 21-25 January 2002, Tenerife, Spain Editor(s): Bohnhardt, Hermann (European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile); Combi, M.; Kidger, M.R. (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain); Schulz, Rita (European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands). Num Pages: 535 pages, 88 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1063.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009785
- ISBN
- 9781402009785
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Condition: New
€ 243.09
€ 243.09
The Cassini-Huygens Mission. Volume 1: Overview, Objectives and Huygen...
Christopher T. . Ed(S): Russell
Hardback. The joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn is the most ambitious planetary mission since the VEGA mission to Venus and Halley in 1985/86 and the Viking arbiters and landers to Mars in 1976. This book contains articles written by the project scientists and engineering team, which describes the mission, the spacecraft, and the Titan probe. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 640 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1247.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010989
- ISBN
- 9781402010989
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Condition: New
€ 244.27
€ 244.27
The Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). Mis...
. Ed(S): Lin, Robert P.; Dennis, Brian R.; Be...
Hardback. Explains the functioning of Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). This book introduces data analysis techniques including spectroscopy and image reconstruction. It is suitable for scientists and students. Editor(s): Lin, Robert P.; Dennis, Brian R.; Benz, Arnold O. Num Pages: 456 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Solar Physics journal, Vol. 210/1-
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011078
- ISBN
- 9781402011078
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Condition: New
€ 195.02
€ 195.02
Hardback. NASA's Genesis mission, launched on August 8, 2001 is the fifth mission in the Discovery series. This book describes the Genesis mission, the solar wind collector materials, the solar wind concentrator and simulations of its performance, the plasma ion and electron instruments, and more. Editor(s): Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011252
- ISBN
- 9781402011252
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Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements
. Ed(S): Encrenaz, Therese; Owen, Tobias; Rob...
Hardback. Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop, 14-18 January 2002, Bern, Switzerland Editor(s): Encrenaz, Therese; Owen, Tobias; Robert, Francois; Kallenbach, Reinald (International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland); Geiss, Johannes (International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland); Mauersberger, Konrad (Max-Planck-Institu t fur Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany); Owen, Tobias. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 427 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011771
- ISBN
- 9781402011771
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Condition: New
€ 189.03
€ 189.03
Hardback. Contains the proceedings of two workshops, the World Space Environment Forum and the High Performance Computing in Space Environment Research, held in Adelaide, Australia. This work reviews the state-of-the-art of the theoretical, computational and observational studies of the physical processes of Sun-Earth connections and Space Environment. Num Pages: 540 pages, 230 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012785
- ISBN
- 9781402012785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.32
€ 190.32
Hardback. Plasmas are of major importance for space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics. On Earth they are essential for magnetic controlled thermonuclear fusion. This textbook collects lecture notes from a one-semester course on the subject taught at the K.U. Leuven. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014291
- ISBN
- 9781402014291
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Condition: New
€ 125.53
€ 125.53
Paperback. Collecting lecture notes from a one-semester course taught at the KU Leuven to advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics and physics, this book povides an introduction to plasmas with a focus on first principles and fundamental concepts and properties. The discussion of plasma models is to an extent limited to Magnetohydrodynamics. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014338
- ISBN
- 9781402014338
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Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Hardback. Reprinted from EARTH, MOON, AND PLANETS, 92:1-4 Editor(s): Davies, John K.; Barrera, Luis H. (Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile). Num Pages: 498 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402017810
- ISBN
- 9781402017810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.41
€ 243.41
Hardback. Presents together, the physical processes across the full scale of the heliosphere. This book describes the natural connections that exist between the various parts of the system. It is mainly cast in terms of those mechanisms and phenomena rather than individual missions in space. It is suitable for graduate students and researchers in astronomy. Editor(s): Poletto, Giannina; Suess, Steven T. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, 224 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402028304
- ISBN
- 9781402028304
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Condition: New
€ 189.57
€ 189.57
The Outer Planets and Their Moons. Comparative Studies of the Outer Pl...
. Ed(S): Encrenaz, Therese; Kallenbach, R.; O...
Hardback. Aims to review the knowledge on 4 major themes: the study of the formation and evolution processes of the outer planets and their satellites; a study of the atmospheres of the outer planets and Titan; the study of the planetary magnetospheres and their interactions with the solar wind; and the formation and properties of satellites and rings. Editor(s): Encrenaz, Therese; Kallenbach, R.; Owen, Tobias; Sotin, C. (Universite de Nantes). Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 116
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033629
- ISBN
- 9781402033629
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Condition: New
€ 189.23
€ 189.23
Hardback. The magnetopause is the surface that separates the solar wind on the outside from the Earth's magnetic field on the inside. The boundaries are thus a prime target for the study by a closely spaced fleet of spacecraft. This 20th volume represents the synthesis of the results obtained in the first few years of the Cluster mission. Editor(s): Paschmann, Goetz; Schwartz, Steven; Escoubet, C. P.; Haaland, Stein. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 905.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 118
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402034886
- ISBN
- 9781402034886
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Condition: New
€ 189.12
€ 189.12
Hardback. Lays the foundation for a study of the influence of interstellar material on the solar system and Earth as we travel through the Milky Way Galaxy. Topics include the interaction between the solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, temporal variations in the solar environment, and more. Editor(s): Frisch, Priscilla. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402043970
- ISBN
- 9781402043970
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Condition: New
€ 189.72
€ 189.72
Solar, Stellar and Galactic Connections Between Particle Physics and A...
. Ed(S): Carraminana, Alberto; Guzman, Franci...
Hardback. Collects extended and specialized reviews on topics linking astrophysics and particle physics at a level between a graduate student and a young researcher. This title includes three reviews on observational techniques used in forefront astrophysics and short articles on research performed in Latin America. Editor(s): Carraminana, Alberto; Guzman, Francisco Siddhartha; Matos, Tonatiuh. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055744
- ISBN
- 9781402055744
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Condition: New
€ 187.33
€ 187.33
Hardback. This is an account of the many ways in which the Sun affects our planet, how its influence has changed, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact. It will help the reader to understand the benefits and dangers the Sun can bring. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068805
- ISBN
- 9781402068805
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€ 51.99€ 41.94
€ 51.99
€ 41.94
Hardback. The book describes the major physical theories of comets in the past two millennia. It describes the evolution of ideas about the nature, position, motion and constitution of comets. Unlike many works on the subject, this one focuses on details of each theory. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402083228
- ISBN
- 9781402083228
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Condition: New
€ 245.06
€ 245.06