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Paperback. Tells the story of the author's lifelong struggle to solve the sea's mysteries, and shares his most surprising discoveries. It recounts how flotsam has changed the course of history-leading Viking mariners to safe harbours, Columbus to the New World, and Japan to open up to the West - and how it may even have made the origin of life possible. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061558429
- ISBN
- 9780061558429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.89
€ 18.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Leary, Earl V. Num Pages: 129 pages, colour maps & tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606926482
- ISBN
- 9781606926482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.03€ 44.10
€ 62.03
€ 44.10
Paperback. An established and popular text written for students of civil engineering and practising engineers. Plenty of practical examples are provided, as well as problems for the reader to attempt. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; TQS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Scholium Intl
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 4 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333517178
- ISBN
- 9780333517178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.65€ 83.91
€ 93.65
€ 83.91
Paperback. * New work on the classification of the major phyla (in particular brachiopods and molluscs) has been incorporated. * The section on trace fossils is extensively rewritten. * The author has taken care to involve specialists in the major groups, to ensure the taxonomy is as up--to--date and accurate as possible. Num Pages: 468 pages, 201 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1272.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052387
- ISBN
- 9780632052387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.37
€ 77.37
Paperback. This information--packed volume on marine geophysics has two objectives: to provide a clear comprehensive review of techniques, and to examine what geophysical observations can tell us about the structure and tectonics of the oceans. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBKC; TTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 248 x 26. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 474
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471986942
- ISBN
- 9780471986942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.06
€ 126.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PNT; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 262 x 27. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628089882
- ISBN
- 9781628089882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.34€ 168.77
€ 249.34
€ 168.77
paperback. The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 259 line drawings, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KB; PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668123
- ISBN
- 9780226668123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
€ 32.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. The geology of Cornwall has been the subject of continuing investigation since the end of the seventeenth century. A literature of great historical interest exists, and this is analysed in this book alongside a wide-ranging review of the current position and assessments of the environmental consequences of rock and mineral exploitation. Editor(s): Selwood, E. B.; Durrance, Eric M.; Bristow, C.M. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; RBG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894326
- ISBN
- 9780859894326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.71
€ 50.71
Hardback. The Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generation. John s keen interest in understanding landform processes and evolution was furthered through a variety of methods and informed across a range of disciplinary boundaries. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470711217
- ISBN
- 9780470711217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.22
€ 114.22
Hardcover. Written by renowned experts in the field, this first book to focus exclusively on energy balance climate models provides a concise overview of the topic. It covers all major aspects, from the simplest zero-dimensional models, proceeding to horizontally and vertically resolved models. Series: Wiley Series in Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: PH; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527411320
- ISBN
- 9783527411320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.86€ 151.79
€ 170.86
€ 151.79
Paperback. The Holy Cross Mountains of Poland yield an abundance of marine Devonian fossils that have been studied and described since the mid-nineteenth century. Reef-formers are a major part of the overall fauna, and the stromatoporoids and the rugose corals have already received full attention. Series: Special Papers in Palaeontology. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Number 87
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444367126
- ISBN
- 9781444367126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.14
€ 76.14
Paperback. Stratigraphy is the key to understanding the geological evolution of the earth. It provides the framework for our interpretation of the sequences of events which have shaped the earth throughout its 4600 million years of existence. Editor(s): Doyle, Peter; Bennett, Matthew R. Num Pages: 542 pages, index. BIC Classification: RBGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471974635
- ISBN
- 9780471974635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.02
€ 138.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Parker, Douglas J.; Diop-Kane, Mariane. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 279. .
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118391303
- ISBN
- 9781118391303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165653
- ISBN
- 9780691165653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.75
€ 21.99
€ 17.75
Hardback. This collection of case studies seeks to re-examine the understanding of the speciation patterns that appear in the fossil record through analysis of the patterns and their presumed processes. Editor(s): Erwin, Douglas H.; Anstey, Robert L. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082488
- ISBN
- 9780231082488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.02€ 78.02
€ 103.02
€ 78.02
Paperback. A new edition of the classic textbook for all students of glaciation. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 214 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2192.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340905791
- ISBN
- 9780340905791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.95
€ 97.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460420
- ISBN
- 9781780460420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.37
€ 51.99
€ 46.37
Paperback. The Second Edition of this unique pocket field guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the advances in physical volcanology, emplacement of magmas and interpreting structures and textures in igneous rocks. New techniques include AMS and geophysical studies of pluton shape at depth. Series: Geological Field Guide. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 117 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470022368
- ISBN
- 9780470022368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.77
€ 36.99
€ 36.77
Paperback. Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes - geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. This title gives an overview of Earth's history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 16 line illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404. Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future. 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. Volcanic dust, climate change, tsunamis, earthquakes - geoscience explores phenomena that profoundly affect our lives. But more than that, the science also provides important clues to the future of the planet. This title gives an overview of Earth's history based on information extracted from rocks, ice cores, and other natural archives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBG. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272712
- ISBN
- 9780520272712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from earliest known glaciations. Following development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, the author traces the lives of many brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. Num Pages: 278 pages, 14 line illustrations, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages. 278 pages, illustrations. Explores the causes and effects of ice ages that have gripped our planet throughout its history, from earliest known glaciations. Following development of scientific ideas about these dramatic events, the author traces the lives of many brilliant and intriguing characters who have contributed to evolving understanding of how ice ages come about. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBGF. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275928
- ISBN
- 9780520275928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64