Astronomy, space & time
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Astronomy, space & time
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626598
- ISBN
- 9780691626598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.55€ 44.86
€ 54.55
€ 44.86
paperback. Time is at the forefront of contemporary scholarly inquiry across the natural sciences and the humanities. Yet the social sciences have remained substantially isolated from time--related concerns. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: J; PGZ; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745614076
- ISBN
- 9780745614076
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Condition: New
€ 24.98
€ 24.98
Hardback. What is time? How has our relationship to time changed through history and how does time structure our social lives? In this lively introduction, Barbara Adam explores the changing ways in which time has been understood and how this knowledge is embedded in cultural practices. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627779
- ISBN
- 9780745627779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Grosz, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485909
- ISBN
- 9780801485909
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.99
€ 37.99
€ 34.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780237
- ISBN
- 9780814780237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.87
€ 37.99
€ 34.87
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gopalswamy, Natchimuthukonar; Mewaldt, Richard; Torsti, Jarmo. Series: Geophysical Monograph. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1315.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875904306
- ISBN
- 9780875904306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.85
€ 105.85
Paperback. Discover how mathematics and science have propelled history From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe takes readers on a journey motivated by the desire to understand the universe and the motion of the heavens. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118024270
- ISBN
- 9781118024270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Hardcover. All magnetized planets in our solar system interact strongly with the solar wind and possess well developed magneto tails. This book includes a discussion of why a magnetotail is a fundamental issue in magneto spheric physics. It is a collection of tutorials that cover a large range of magneto tails in our solar system; and more. Editor(s): Keiling, Andreas; Jackman, Caitriona; Delamere, Peter. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: PGS; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118842348
- ISBN
- 9781118842348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.04
€ 188.04
Hardcover. Few years ago, the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva began investigating the most powerful particle collisions physicists have ever created. This book tells the story of one of the world's largest particle detectors, from its inception in the 980s to its construction in the 2000s and its first years of operation in the 2010s. Num Pages: 64 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFH; PDG; PDN; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Papadakis Dist A C
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- V9781906506377
- ISBN
- 9781906506377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.50
€ 18.99
€ 14.50
Hardcover. This book surveys our understanding of stars which change in brightness because they pulsate. Pulsating variable stars are keys to distance scales inside and beyond the Milky Way galaxy. They test our understanding not only of stellar pulsation theory but also of stellar structure and evolution theory. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1206.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527407156
- ISBN
- 9783527407156
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Condition: New
€ 168.72
€ 168.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 563 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 563
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527407934
- ISBN
- 9783527407934
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Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Hardcover. * The unrivalled reference to cutting edge celestial dynamics * Must-have to calculate exoplanet motion and interplanetary space flight * Written by internationally renown expert * Mathematica supplements for practical use of the formulae . Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527409778
- ISBN
- 9783527409778
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Condition: New
€ 152.98
€ 152.98
Paperback. This revised edition describes our current knowledge of the sun using simple physics. It includes more detail on space weather predictions and modern solar instrumentation, while still evenly dealing with the entire scope of topics covered in solar research. Num Pages: 490 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1038.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527411740
- ISBN
- 9783527411740
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Condition: New
€ 85.65
€ 85.65
Hardcover. Combining astrophysical knowledge with a robust argument and intellectual playfulness, this fascinating book succeeds in making a notoriously difficult subject accessible to all readers interested in a better grasp of our universe. Num Pages: 112 pages, 25 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 201 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089644466
- ISBN
- 9789089644466
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Condition: New
€ 30.30
€ 30.30
Paperback. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 546 pages, xiv, 532 p., 177 figures. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520940
- ISBN
- 9780226520940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.69€ 71.93
€ 85.69
€ 71.93
Paperback. A centennial study of Yerkes Observatory, built a century ago by the University of Chicago as one of America's first big science centres. This text describes the changing fortunes of the Observatory under its first three directors, and is illustrated with many archival photographs. Num Pages: 394 pages, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639468
- ISBN
- 9780226639468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.36
€ 25.99
€ 21.36
Paperback. Examines some of the most interesting aspects of the solar system, detailing how we unraveled the mystery of our world. Num Pages: 270 pages, photos & graphs. BIC Classification: PGK; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780231060431
- ISBN
- 9780231060431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.18
€ 37.99
€ 28.18
Paperback. This exploration of the physical universe explains fundamental concepts in a language that is accessible to anyone with little or no science background. It looks at the discoveries of science, the conservation of energy, the electromagnetic spectrum, gravity and thermodynamics. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: PD; PGK; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075619
- ISBN
- 9780231075619
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.90
€ 32.99
€ 23.90
Hardback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120784
- ISBN
- 9780231120784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.73€ 79.89
€ 103.73
€ 79.89
paperback. A textbook that facilitates learning by doing. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 277 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393265118
- ISBN
- 9780393265118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.71€ 91.83
€ 94.71
€ 91.83