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Hardcover. An introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, this book explains the science behind some of the critical environmental controversies. It covers both the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere with an account of relevant aspects of ocean science and treats atmospheric science and the climate as an integrated whole. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 color plates. 290 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006918
- ISBN
- 9780691006918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.96€ 110.03
€ 144.96
€ 110.03
Hardcover. Provides information on topics ranging from nucleosynthesis to crystal chemistry, from the systematics of chemical variation in the earth's core to the composition of complex organics. This book illustrates the physicochemical principles and various natural processes that can explain observed compositional changes in natural substances. Num Pages: 440 pages, 164 line illus., 84 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009384
- ISBN
- 9780691009384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.12€ 68.86
€ 89.12
€ 68.86
Hardcover. What if Troy was not destroyed in the epic battle immortalized by Homer? This work brings the scientific evidence to bear on biblical accounts, mythology, and the archaeological record to explore how ancient and modern earthquakes have shaped history - and, for some civilizations, seemingly heralded the end of the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 98 halftones. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016023
- ISBN
- 9780691016023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. Finding viable solutions to many of the problems threatening our environment hinges on understanding the rocks below the earth's surface. This book discusses the physical properties of rocks, proceeding by chapter through mechanical, fluid flow, acoustical, electrical, dielectric, thermal, and magnetic properties. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones. 190 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034522
- ISBN
- 9780691034522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73€ 127.54
€ 168.73
€ 127.54
Paperback. How can we tell who is right, and how we should respond? And why is there no scientific consensus on a matter of such vital importance? This work addresses these questions. It describes how the interplay between familiar phenomena, winds and clouds, light and air, maintains climates that permit a diversity of fauna and flora to flourish on Earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables, 85 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050348
- ISBN
- 9780691050348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 million years. This work tells the story of the origins and earliest evolution of life and how that story has been unearthed. It is aimed at those interested in the origins of life on Earth. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 color plates 80 halftones 68 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088648
- ISBN
- 9780691088648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. Presents the fundamentals of marine sediment geochemistry by examining the complex chemical, biological, and physical processes that contribute to the conversion of these sediments to rock, a process known as early diagenesis. This graduate text is intended for students of geology, geochemistry, and oceanography, as well as earth scientists. Num Pages: 624 pages, 33 halftones. 75 line illus. 33 tables. BIC Classification: RBGG; RBGK; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095066
- ISBN
- 9780691095066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21€ 130.96
€ 140.21
€ 130.96
Hardback. Chronicles the scientific effort to unravel the mysteries of rocks that solidified on or beneath Earth's surface from the intensely hot, molten material called magma. This book traces the development of igneous petrology. It considers the professionalization and Anglicization of the field. Num Pages: 712 pages, 20 halftones. 38 line illus. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102795
- ISBN
- 9780691102795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21€ 106.53
€ 140.21
€ 106.53
Paperback. Tells the story of nine volcanic events, explaining the related geology for the general reader and exploring the ways in which the earth's volcanism has affected human history. This book describes how volcanic activity has had long-lasting effects on societies, cultures, and the environment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones, 22 line illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118383
- ISBN
- 9780691118383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 36 line illus. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118925
- ISBN
- 9780691118925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.52€ 98.65
€ 129.52
€ 98.65
Hardback. Shows how insects dominated life on the planet and played a significant role in the life and death of the dinosaurs. Analyzing exotic insects fossilized in Cretaceous amber at three major deposits in Lebanon, Burma, and Canada, this work reconstructs the complex ecology of a hostile prehistoric world inhabited by voracious swarms of insects. Num Pages: 280 pages, 61 color illus. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124315
- ISBN
- 9780691124315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Explores geochemical kinetics - the application of chemical kinetics to geological problems. This book examines advanced theories developed by geochemists, such as nonisothermal kinetics and inverse theories, including geochronology (isotopic dating), thermochronology (temperature-time history), and geospeedometry (cooling rates). Num Pages: 664 pages, 5 halftones. 141 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PHH; PNRW; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124322
- ISBN
- 9780691124322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 86.38
€ 112.88
€ 86.38
Hardback. Why is the sky blue? Parents don't know what to say when their children ask. This illustrated work answers this ancient and surprisingly complex question. It takes the reader on a historical and scientific journey to show the various ways people in different times and places have explained why the sky looks blue. Translator(s): Stewart, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 color plates. 35 halftones. 76 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124537
- ISBN
- 9780691124537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Suitable for any science or engineering student who has completed two semesters of calculus and one semester of calculus-based physics, this book describes the climate system based on observations of the mean climate state and its variability. It explains how the climate system works and why the climate is changing. Num Pages: 216 pages, 81 halftones. 38 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125305
- ISBN
- 9780691125305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.80€ 62.72
€ 80.80
€ 62.72
Paperback. How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. This book tells the story of one scientist, and his quest for the key to this geological mystery. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones. 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; PDZ; RBGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126203
- ISBN
- 9780691126203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Until 1997, few people had heard of the seasonal current that Peruvians nicknamed El Nino. This book discusses the scientific, political, economic and cultural developments that shaped our perceptions of this force of nature. It outlines the history of El Nino, an innocuous current that appears off the coast of Peru around Christmas time. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 line illus. 1 halftone. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126227
- ISBN
- 9780691126227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Tells the story of various epic earthquakes. This book explains the geological processes responsible for earthquakes, and they describe how these events have had long-lasting aftereffects on human societies and cultures. It includes quotations from literature and from later reports. Num Pages: 304 pages, 39 halftones. 5 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127866
- ISBN
- 9780691127866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128078
- ISBN
- 9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. Looks at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. This book describes the structure, biochemical synthesis, analysis, and reactivity of each class of biomarkers. It offers a selection of relevant applications to aquatic systems, including lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans, and paleoenvironments. Num Pages: 392 pages, 78 halftones. 117 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PN; PSAF; PSB; RBGK; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134147
- ISBN
- 9780691134147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.96€ 110.03
€ 144.96
€ 110.03
Hardback. The three main missions of any organism - growing, reproducing, and surviving - depend on encounters with food and mates, and on avoiding encounters with predators. This book offers a mechanistic approach to the study of ocean ecology by exploring biological interactions in plankton at the individual level. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones. 71 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSTS; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134222
- ISBN
- 9780691134222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.97
€ 68.92
€ 53.97