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Hardback. Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Martin presents a lucid report on the current state of knowledge of a group of interconnected themes-process, scale and hierarchy, and methodologies of historical sciences. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109048
- ISBN
- 9780231109048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.84€ 107.04
€ 143.84
€ 107.04
Paperback. Using the geologic records of ocean and lake sediment, ice cores, corals, and other natural archives, Principles of Paleoclimatology describes the history of the Earth's climate-the ice age cycles, sea level changes, volcanic activity, changes in atmosphere and solar radiation-and the resulting, sometimes catastrophic, biotic responses. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 592 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109550
- ISBN
- 9780231109550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.47
€ 84.47
Hardback. Focusing on Simpson's scientific contributions, Laporte provides chapters on Simpson's earliest paleontological research through his distinguished Alexander Agassiz professorship at Harvard and his extensive fieldwork for the American Museum of Natural History, where he developed the core themes set forth in his most prestigious work, Tempo and Mode in Evolution Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120647
- ISBN
- 9780231120647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07€ 86.38
€ 115.07
€ 86.38
Hardback. From the scorching center of Earth's core to the outer limits of its atmosphere, from the gradual process of erosion that carved the Grand Canyon to the earth-shaking fury of volcanoes and earthquakes, this book tells the story of the evolution of our planet and of the science that makes it work. Num Pages: 378 pages, 97 color photos, 101 illus., full color throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125789
- ISBN
- 9780231125789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87€ 79.61
€ 105.87
€ 79.61
Hardback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144124
- ISBN
- 9780231144124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.44
€ 29.99
€ 21.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147385
- ISBN
- 9780231147385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.03€ 97.06
€ 130.03
€ 97.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Figures: 20,. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696. Dispatches from the Front Lines. 384 pages, 20 figures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152549
- ISBN
- 9780231152549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.97
€ 32.99
€ 23.97
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
€ 192.17€ 141.93
€ 192.17
€ 141.93
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
€ 172.61€ 129.99
€ 172.61
€ 129.99
Hardback. Considers really big animals and how they lived Illustrator(s): Tambusso, Sebastian. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 448 pages, 11 color illus., 237 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002303
- ISBN
- 9780253002303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.52
€ 73.52
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
€ 49.10
€ 49.10
Hardback. A major stepping stone toward a synthesis of the ecology and evolution of the Late Cretaceous ecosystems of western North America Editor(s): Titus, Alan L.; Loewen, Mark A. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 656 pages, 338 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 217 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008831
- ISBN
- 9780253008831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.93
€ 99.93
Paperback. Correlating climate change and archaeological data, an award-winning historian offers the first comprehensive overview of how the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age significantly impacted the Native cultures of the American Southwest, Southern Plains, and Southeast Series: Clifton & Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3H; 3JB; HDD; JHMC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737617
- ISBN
- 9780292737617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. After several decades of significant but incomplete successes, environmental protection in the United States is stuck. This title identifies the core problems with existing environmental statutes and programmes and explain how Congress can fix them. Illustrator(s): Paulus-Jagric, Deborah. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JM; LNKJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149609
- ISBN
- 9780300149609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Hardback. A spectacular collectible volume, with masterful photographs and expert commentary on some of the world's most striking fossils Num Pages: 128 pages, 127 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 256 x 15. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184600
- ISBN
- 9780300184600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.98
€ 51.99
€ 36.98
Hardback. Sweeping research on the frozen continent of Antarctica is yielding insights of global importance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 158 colour images + 5 black-&-white illustrations, with 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; RBGD; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 212 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187007
- ISBN
- 9780300187007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.98
€ 51.99
€ 36.98
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second International Student Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393117806
- ISBN
- 9780393117806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.99€ 60.20
€ 60.99
€ 60.20
Paperback. The ultimate weather book for the weather enthusiast or anyone interested in the oddities and extremes of nature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 110 color photographs. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330151
- ISBN
- 9780393330151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.77
€ 27.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. This book, along with its supporting animated website, helps the reader to understand the propagation of waves within complex intelligent structures within buildings, and the operation of systems designed to protect these structures. It also comments on proper human behaviour during a lightning thunderstorm. Series: RSP. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; JNV; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470030189
- ISBN
- 9780470030189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.96
€ 94.96
Hardcover. Intended as a first introduction to the micromechanics of porous media, this book entitled "Microporomechanics" deals with the mechanics and physics of multiphase porous materials at nano and micro scales. It is composed of a logical and didactic build up from fundamental concepts to state-of-the-art theories. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RB; TG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470031889
- ISBN
- 9780470031889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.46
€ 147.46
Paperback. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. Clearly structured throughout, the text follows a path from the large-scale application of remote sensing, landforms and geophysics in the first half to the increasingly small-scale examination of rock and soils to trace amounts of material. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKVF1; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470057353
- ISBN
- 9780470057353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. Scientists must understand carbonate reservoir geology in order to maximize oil recovery from natural reserves. This timely book provides a comprehensive explanation of carbonate reservoirs, beginning with discussions about the formation of carbonates. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470164914
- ISBN
- 9780470164914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.18
€ 125.18
Paperback. Solved Problems in Geostatistics brings together exercises and projects that demonstrate key principles and build strong bridges between theory and practice. Each chapter focuses on a comprehensive topic with examples and problems for a technologically evolving audience. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; RBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 187 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470177921
- ISBN
- 9780470177921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.77
€ 120.77
Hardcover. Presenting a concise, well-rounded focus on the statistical concepts and applications that are essential for understanding gathered data in the earth and atmospheric sciences. Editor(s): Balakrishnan, N. Series: Methods and Applications of Statistics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470503447
- ISBN
- 9780470503447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.53
€ 227.53