Earth sciences
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Earth sciences
Paperback. Taking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components. Series: Environmental Systems & Global Change Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180333
- ISBN
- 9781577180333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.50
€ 73.50
Hardcover. This accessible guide to seismic design examines what earthquakes do to buildings and what can be done to improve building response to earthquakes. International examples and photographs are included as important learning aids in understanding the effects of earthquakes on structures. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, plans. BIC Classification: AMC; RBC; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471241881
- ISBN
- 9780471241881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.68
€ 176.68
Hardcover. Complete, practical coverage of the evaluation, analysis, and design and code requirements of seismic isolation systems. Based on the concept of reducing seismic demand rather than increasing the earthquake resistance capacity of structures, seismic isolation is a surprisingly simple approach to earthquake protection. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471149217
- ISBN
- 9780471149217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.39
€ 196.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Monaco, Andre. Num Pages: 242 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848217058
- ISBN
- 9781848217058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.95
€ 222.95
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
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardback. Deeply researched, this book will interest historians of nineteenth-century American arts and science, politics, and technological development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCZ; PDX; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411040
- ISBN
- 9781421411040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.37€ 51.69
€ 55.37
€ 51.69
Hardcover. Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector. Series: Resources. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAT; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745672304
- ISBN
- 9780745672304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.73
€ 59.73
Paperback. Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector. Series: Polity Resources Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: KNAT; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745672311
- ISBN
- 9780745672311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
paperback. The first book to approach the Cretaceous extinction-the period during which dinosaurs disappeared from Earth-from the perspective of the fossil record. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 tables, 52 line dr. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076258
- ISBN
- 9780231076258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback. The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living organisms. Series: Topa Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656587
- ISBN
- 9780470656587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.62
€ 84.62
Hardback. "This book was developed from a dinosaur track symposium that was organized and held in April 2011 in Obernkirchen, Germany, on behalf of the Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum Hannover (Lower Saxony State Museum Hannover)." -- Editor(s): Marty, Daniel; Falkingham, Peter L.; Richter, Annette. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 428 pages, 177 color illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 289 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253021021
- ISBN
- 9780253021021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011831
- ISBN
- 9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.22
€ 57.22
Hardback. Full of rich detail for the specialist but accessible to the intelligent lay reader, the book includes the author's own stunning illustrations and a technical appendix which provides information, for example, on body mass/wing dimension relationships and avian/dinosaurian metabolics. Num Pages: 472 pages, 147, 88 black & white halftones, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867637
- ISBN
- 9780801867637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.81
€ 85.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 pages of color and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pegasus
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605987033
- ISBN
- 9781605987033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.24
€ 20.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. David Norman discusses some of the most fascinating and iconic creatures to walk our Earth. Introducing the different famillies of dinosaurs, he discusses how they were first discovered and interpreted, and looks at how scientific break-throughs have changed our understanding of dinosaurs over the years. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 black and white images. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RB; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198795926
- ISBN
- 9780198795926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 311 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- sixth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173117
- ISBN
- 9780231173117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.36
€ 121.36
Hardback. This book is an introduction to dinosaurs, providing the basic concepts of biology and geology needed to understand dinosaur science--the main taxonomic groups, the origin and extinction of dinosaurs, and dinosaur behavior--as well as a discussion of dinosaurs in popular culture. -- Num Pages: 392 pages, 311 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- sixth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173100
- ISBN
- 9780231173100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.49
€ 221.49
Paperback. Series: Discover Dorset. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; RBX; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: Discover Dorset. 80 pages, 40ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; RBX; WNR. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Dovecote Press
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874336655
- ISBN
- 9781874336655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Ehret, Irene Guidici. Num Pages: 216 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBGG; YNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780811727204
- ISBN
- 9780811727204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.13
€ 18.99
€ 16.13
Hardcover. Presents the understanding of dispersion processes in the marine environment in relatively simple terms in the hope that it will be helpful to oceanographers and scientists from other disciplines. Global case studies are included in this book. Num Pages: 328 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471961628
- ISBN
- 9780471961628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 399.64
€ 399.64