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Paperback. A memoir of the schooldays of one of the most extraordinary minds Scotland has produced, Hugh Miller. He rose from a modest background to become both a specialist in the field of geology and a generalist in the wider literary world, admired by Carlyle, Dickens and Ruskin. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBF; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873631188
- ISBN
- 9781873631188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
€ 13.99
€ 10.62
paperback. Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBWL; PHU; PHVG; RB; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461273950
- ISBN
- 9781461273950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83
This book covers the latest issues in multiscale geomechanics. Written by leading experts in the field as a tribute to Jean Biarez (1927-2006), it describes how a major school of soil mechanics came into being through his exemplary work. Editor(s): Hicher, Pierre-Yves. Num Pages: 412 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848212466
- ISBN
- 9781848212466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 247.41
€ 247.41
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to multiple-point geostatistics, where spatial continuity is described using training images. Multiple-point geostatistics aims at bridging the gap between physical modelling/realism and spatio-temporal stochastic modelling. The book provides an overview of this new field in three parts. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 245 x 22. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118662755
- ISBN
- 9781118662755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.90
€ 118.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Donnellan, Andrea; Williams, Charles A.; Pierce, Marlon. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; RNR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 547.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034809443
- ISBN
- 9783034809443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.05
€ 71.05
Paperback. The latest in a new series of books which explain how Scotland's scenery was made, why it looks the way it does today and how it has changed over millions of years Series: Landscapes in Stone. Num Pages: 48 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; RBG; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780274409
- ISBN
- 9781780274409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.24
€ 10.99
€ 10.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Goncalves, Antonio Jose Bento; Vieria, Antonio Avelino Batista. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631172885
- ISBN
- 9781631172885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.94€ 169.83
€ 248.94
€ 169.83
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brown, Dennis; Juhlin, Christopher; Puchkov, Victor. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RBGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875909912
- ISBN
- 9780875909912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.75
€ 98.75
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Number 49
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169875
- ISBN
- 9781405169875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.91
€ 84.91
Hardback. Aimed at the advanced readers familiar with traditional aspects of crystal growth theory, this work, divided into three volumes, covers various aspects of the morphology of crystals. Equations of motion for a crystal surface are expressed in terms of vector and tensor operators working on surface free energy and growth rate. Editor(s): Sunagawa, Ichiro. Series: Materials Science of Minerals and Rocks (Closed). Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNT; PNV; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335924
- ISBN
- 9780792335924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.32
€ 204.32
Hardback. The monsoon over China is one of the major components of the global circulation patterns. This monograph provides a systematic and comprehensive description of the major aspects of monsoons over China. It puts special emphasis on fluctuations of the monsoon on various scales and the effects of the Tibetan Plateau on the monsoon. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317579
- ISBN
- 9780792317579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.10
€ 260.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Leal, Maria D.; Levins, Mara B. Levins. Num Pages: 58 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 58
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626183568
- ISBN
- 9781626183568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.05€ 86.88
€ 125.05
€ 86.88
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-test-ban-treaty: Surface Waves
. Ed(S): Levshin, Anatoli L.; Ritzwoller, Mic...
Paperback. Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), Volume 158 (2001), No. 8 Editor(s): Levshin, Anatoli L.; Ritzwoller, Michael H.. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 249 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365516
- ISBN
- 9783764365516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.83
€ 67.83
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty
. Ed(S): Groot-Hedlin, Catherine De; Orcutt, ...
Paperback. In September 1996, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), prohibiting nuclear explosions worldwide, in all environments. This book on Hydroacoustic Monitoring of the CTBT summarizes the research in the field. Editor(s): Groot-Hedlin, Catherine de; Orcutt, John. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBKC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365387
- ISBN
- 9783764365387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Source Location
. Ed(S): Ringdal, Frode; Kennett, Brian L. N.
Paperback. This volume contains research papers focusing on seismic event location in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty context. It presents advances in both the methodology of locating seismic events and in the large-scale international regional calibration effort. Editor(s): Ringdal, Frode; Kennett, Brian L. N. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 424 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365349
- ISBN
- 9783764365349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.84
€ 136.84
Paperback. The number of seismic events that occur naturally on this planet can obscure illegal nuclear testing. These papers address regional data recorded using a variety of sensing equipment to discern real nuclear explosions from background natural events. Editor(s): Walter, W.R.; Hartse, H.E. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 290 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764366759
- ISBN
- 9783764366759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.24
€ 68.24
Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-test-ban Treaty
. Ed(S): Ekstrom, Goran; Denny, Marvin; Murph...
paperback. Presents summaries of research results on the related subjects of source processes and explosion yield estimation. This work describes the complex physical phenomena that are directly associated with a nuclear explosion, and the catastrophic deformation and transformation of the material surrounding the explosion. Editor(s): Ekstrom, Goran; Denny, Marvin; Murphy, John R.; Ekstoem, G. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 429 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JWMN; PHN; PHVG; RBC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365523
- ISBN
- 9783764365523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.35
€ 131.35
Paperback. Includes papers that investigate regional variations of elastic and anelastic properties of Eurasia, the blockage of regional phases by sedimentary basins, methods for modeling regional wave propagation and for calibrating seismic wave paths in order to extract amplitude variations and source parameters. Editor(s): Patton, H. J.; Mitchell, Brian J. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHN; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365509
- ISBN
- 9783764365509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.80
€ 67.80
Hardback. Emphasizes on mathematical models for measuring soil pressure on the foundations of a structure. This book is suitable for professional geotechnical and foundation engineers who deal with soil-foundation interaction, soil pressure distribution, or ground monitoring instruments. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; TNCC; TT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412074318
- ISBN
- 9780412074318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.59
€ 200.59
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
€ 122.04
€ 122.04