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  • Perspectives on a Dynamic Earth

    by T.R. Paton ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is an attempt to put into practice these precepts of Popper and Koestler as far as they can be applied to the Earth sciences at an elementary level. It is felt that the time is ripe for such a presentation, for the revolution that has taken place over the past 20 years within the Earth sciences has made more people directly aware of the way science works and of the necessity of knowing ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Atlantis the Great Flood and the Asteroid

    by Prescott Rawlings ...
    Atlantis the Great Flood and the Asteroid examines the evidence for an asteroid impact in early human prehistory which interrupted the progression of human development. It considers whether a large asteroid caused the Earth to shift its axis the Great Flood a Mass Extinction Event and possibly sank the island of Atlantis right where Plato said it was. Clues come from geology physics archeology ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Million Death Quake

    The Science of Predicting Earth's Deadliest Natural Disaster

    by Roger Musson ...
    Series series MacSci
    For centuries, Californians and the Japanese have known that they were at risk of catastrophic earthquakes, and prepared accordingly. But when a violent 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, hardly anyone knew the island nation was even at risk for disaster, and, tragically, no one was prepared. Over 300,000 people died as buildings that had never been designed to withstand such intense shaking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mesozoic Age

    by Giancarlo Varnier ...
    The Mesozoic or Secondary Era, extends for a period ranging from 251 to 65 million years ago. Also called as the Age of Reptiles, derives its name from the greek mesos, "middle", because it was placed in between the ancient (Paleozoic) and recent (Cenozoic) where he witnessed a veritable explosion in the number of living species and formed the majority of sedimentary rocks. ... Read more

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  • Book I. From the origin to the hominids

    by Roland Maes ...
    Series Book 1 - The Achievements and the days
    A Big Bang, i.e. a gigantic silent explosion occurred 13.5 billion years ago, with an unsustainable intensity of light and heat thrown in all directions. Light traveled during billions of years and cooled down, with the result that the Universe was getting cold, really cold. However, without cold, no galaxies, no stars and planets would form. A tiny planet formed 4.5 billion years ago, orbiting ... Read more

    $2.12 USD

  • Mother Earth's Beauty: Types of Landforms Around Us (For Early Learners)

    Nature Book for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Earth Sciences Books
    Did you know that there the Earth is home to so many kinds of landforms? This exciting book will take you to the deepest valleys and the highest mountains in just a few minutes. Here, you will learn about the differences between hill and mountains, and possibly figure out what landform you love best. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Japanese Commons in the Coastal Seas

    How the Satoumi Concept Harmonizes Human Activity in Coastal Seas with High Productivity and Diversity

    by Tetsuo Yanagi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The author proposed the satoumi concept, analogous to the satoyama concept on land, as “coastal sea with high biodiversity and productivity in harmony with human interaction” in 1998. The concept for environmental conservation in the coastal seas has been widely accepted and was included in the Japanese national policy of “Strategy for Establishment of an Environmental Nation” in 2007. This book ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Salt Tectonics

    Principles and Practice

    by Martin P. A. Jackson, Michael R. Hudec ...
    Salt tectonics is the study of how and why salt structures evolve and the three-dimensional forms that result. A fascinating branch of geology in itself, salt tectonics is also vitally important to the petroleum industry. Covering the entire scale from the microscopic to the continental, this textbook is an unrivalled consolidation of all topics related to salt tectonics: evaporite deposition and ... Read more

    $101.69 USD

  • Geomorphological Fieldwork

    by Mary J Thornbush, Casey D. Allen, Faith A. Fitzpatrick ...
    Series Book 18 - Developments in Earth Surface Processes
    Geomorphological Fieldwork addresses a topic that always remains popular within the geosciences and environmental science. More specifically, the volume conveys a growing legacy of field-based learning for young geomorphologists that can be used as a student book for field-based university courses and postgraduate research requiring fieldwork or field schools. The editors have much experience of ... Read more

    $157.49 USD

  • Intelligent Life in the Universe

    Principles and Requirements Behind Its Emergence

    by Peter Ulmschneider ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book addresses all scientists and others interested in the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. In particular, the author scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be inferred from our own biological, cultural and scientific evolution and the likely future of mankind. The first part of the book ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Isotope Geochemistry

    A derivative of the Treatise on Geochemistry

    Edited by Heinrich D Holland, Karl K. Turekian ...
    After the discovery that elements were commonly composed of isotopes, there developed a range of studies of the variability of isotopic compositions in Earth materials, which was able to add to our understanding of Earth processes and history.This collection of chapters from the Treatise on Geochemistry describes the range of isotopic studies. The chapters are grouped into the following categories ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Diffusive Gradients in Thin-Films for Environmental Measurements

    Edited by William Davison ...
    Series series Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series
    The diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique is a means of measuring the concentration and speciation of metals in natural waters. Edited by one of the pioneers of the technique, this unique volume provides a complete and authoritative guide to the theory and applications of DGT. The book includes explanations of the fundamental principles of DGT, accessible to readers with a modest ... Read more

    $153.39 USD