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Astronomy, space & time

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Astronomy, space & time

Paperback. Durham and Purrington approach the history of the universe by exploring the frontiers of physics, while maintaining a long-standing interest in astronomy and cosmology. They stress that man can not fully understand himself until he understands the universe, of which he is a part.

Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231053938
ISBN
9780231053938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.22

Paperback. 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: 221 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120791
ISBN
9780231120791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 Illustrations in Text. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307474551
ISBN
9780307474551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374536619
ISBN
9780374536619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.86

Hardcover. Part of a series in junction with NASA which takes communications technology to the farthest reaches of space, this book focuses on an array of technologies and concepts developed to support radio navigation on interplanetary spacecraft. Num Pages: 86 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: PGG; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471445340
ISBN
9780471445340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.27

Brings Christian theology, creative literature and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of 'the end'. This book also considers scientific views on the nature of time. It provides an exegesis of novels, plays and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T S Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220848
ISBN
9780631220848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.23

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718829643
ISBN
9780718829643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.38

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718892784
ISBN
9780718892784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Num Pages: 320 pages, 402 color & 43 b/w photos. BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1546. The Laboratory and Marketplace. 320 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PG; TTD. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 29. Weight: 1546.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337765
ISBN
9780764337765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Butera, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
American Maritain Association United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982711910
ISBN
9780982711910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.11

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782430674
ISBN
9781782430674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.66

Num Pages: 31 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PSVT7. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. .
Publication date
2013
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936959181
ISBN
9781936959181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.68

Beginning with a refresher in classical celestial mechanics and relativity, experts from the University of Missouri and United States Naval Observatory carefully develop and convey the theory vital for a sound knowledge of the motions of celestial bodies. Num Pages: 892 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PHD; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
892
Condition
New
SKU
V9783527408566
ISBN
9783527408566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.50

Paperback. An accessible and intermediate level presentation introducing the crucial theoretical ingredients to understand the universe, starting from the physics of Newton and subsequent theories all the way to the modern enigma of quantum gravity. Num Pages: 370 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9783527410187
ISBN
9783527410187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.17

The book discusses the theoretical path to decoding the information gathered from observations of old stellar systems. It focuses on old stellar systems because these are the fossil record of galaxy formation and provide invaluable information ont he evolution of cosmic structures and the universe as a whole. Num Pages: 538 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9783527410767
ISBN
9783527410767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 190.09

Paperback. Explores how identities emerge, persist and change and which power resources are tapped in the course of this process. This work illustrates the dynamics of identification as performance and narrative, as power and meaning, and as an interplay between self and other, difference and similarity. Series: Studies in Religion S. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCS1; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887821
ISBN
9788772887821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, 7 tables 70 figs. BIC Classification: PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632957
ISBN
9780691632957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.45

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653402
ISBN
9780691653402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.49

Hardback. An internationally known scientist explains in a new and convincing theory why most life on earth, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. The book is written in an accessible manner with personal anecdotes and wit and without scientific jargon. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723923
ISBN
9780804723923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.84

Hardback. This book studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, inthe USA, aprocess that led to Standard Time the world-wide system of timekeeping by which everyone lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738743
ISBN
9780804738743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.40
€ 62.08

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