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Earth sciences
Paperback. Describing the origins of wildlife in Scotland, this book captures in words, drawings, paintings and photographs the dramatic sceneries - erupting volcanoes, colliding continents - and ever-changing landscape of Scotland. Num Pages: 88 pages, 120 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLA; RBGF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901663266
- ISBN
- 9781901663266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.26
€ 8.26
Hardcover. Geotechnique Symposium in Print 2011: The theme of this symposium blends together two areas of research which relate to the effects of suction and partial saturation on soil behaviour and the study of compaction as a method of soil improvement. The recurring interest in these areas of research, together with the recent increase in the number of int Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGD; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727757753
- ISBN
- 9780727757753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.82
€ 138.82
Hardcover. Global Vegetation Dynamics: Concepts and Applications in MC1 model describes the creation in the mid 1990s, architecture, uses, and limitations of the MC1 dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM) that is being used by an increasing number of research groups around the world. Editor(s): Bachelet, Dominique; Turner, David. Series: Geophysical Monograph Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119011699
- ISBN
- 9781119011699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.89
€ 203.89
Hardback. The air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world. While we may take our air for granted, Earth was not always an oxygenated planet. How did it become this way? This title tells an account of the history of atmospheric oxygen on Earth. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 color illus. 20 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145020
- ISBN
- 9780691145020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.25
€ 53.25
Paperback. As the Ice Age came to an end, North America lost a stunning variety of animals. Giant Sloths and Sabertooth Cats surveys these animals, with a particular focus on the Great Basin. The book also explores the major attempts to explain the extinctions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 74 illustrations, 55 maps. BIC Classification: HDDA; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814696
- ISBN
- 9781607814696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.80
€ 27.99
€ 25.80
Hardcover. The first comprehensive, practical guide to the selection, construction, and installation of soil bioengineering and biotechnical slope protection Here is the ultimate guide to physically attractive, environmentally compatible, and cost-effective methods of protecting slopes from erosion and mass wasting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 150 photographs. BIC Classification: RBGB; TNCC; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471049784
- ISBN
- 9780471049784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.50
€ 220.50
Hardback. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Num Pages: 408 pages, 208 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1224. What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters. 408 pages, 208 illus. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight: 1212.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139625
- ISBN
- 9780231139625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 543 figures, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2176.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158930
- ISBN
- 9780231158930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.39
€ 139.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171908
- ISBN
- 9780231171908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.67
€ 46.67
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Williams, Mary P. Persis. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 303 color & B&W illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156828
- ISBN
- 9780691156828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 29.11
€ 38.99
€ 29.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 257 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180641
- ISBN
- 9780231180641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 29.11
€ 38.99
€ 29.11
Hardcover. An accessible and engaging introductory text, the updated third edition utilizes important current research in tectonics and sedimentation and focuses on crucial geological principles. Contributions from chemistry, physics, and structure are drawn upon throughout to help students gain an understanding of Earth's sedimentary rock record. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 276 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Learning United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781429231558
- ISBN
- 9781429231558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.37€ 95.82
€ 96.37
€ 95.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 illus. BIC Classification: RBX; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146609
- ISBN
- 9780231146609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 543 figures, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- third edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158923
- ISBN
- 9780231158923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.15
€ 220.15
Hardback. A book for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 160 pages, 66 b&w illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008190
- ISBN
- 9780253008190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
paperback. A fully updated third edition of this classic textbook, containing two new chapters on numerical modelling supported by online MATLAB codes. Num Pages: 636 pages, 456 b/w illus. 23 colour illus. 28 tables 285 exercises. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 204 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521186230
- ISBN
- 9780521186230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.77
€ 79.77
Hardcover. An up-to-date compilation written by authorities in particular aspects of ichnology. Considers the biological evidence that can be derived from trace fossils including both marine and terrestrial paleoenvironments. Features ancient and modern examples running the gamut from late Precambrian through fish coprolites to dinosaur eggs. Editor(s): Donovan, Stephen K. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations, figures, tables. BIC Classification: RBX; WNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471948438
- ISBN
- 9780471948438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 389.26
€ 389.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Saul-Pooley, Dorothy. Num Pages: 408 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: RBP; TRPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 271 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Pooleys Air Pilot Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 13th New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843362401
- ISBN
- 9781843362401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. A guide to the recognition and description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to help the geologist know what to observe and record and how best to interpret this data and is of value to students, amateur enthusiasts and professional geologists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 424 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Manson Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874545699
- ISBN
- 9781874545699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655076
- ISBN
- 9780199655076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.36
€ 13.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. Once, the ocean of Tethys stretched across the world. It vanished just before Man appeared on Earth. Dorrik Stow tells of the powerful forces that created and destroyed a great ocean, its marine life, its extinctions, its impact on climate, and the many clues by which scientists have put together its story, stretching back 250 million years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 maps and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QS; PDZ; RBG; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214297
- ISBN
- 9780199214297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.40
€ 15.99
€ 13.40
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
€ 32.99€ 29.95
€ 32.99
€ 29.95
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
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
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€ 35.03
€ 36.99
€ 35.03