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Growing a Revolution(2018) MONTGOMERY, DAVID R. (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON)An inspiring vision for restoring the soil that feeds us all and turns agriculture into a solution for environmental crises.Vezava: Mehka24,94 € -
Physical Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis(2018) WANGEN, MAGNUS (INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, NORWAY)A thorough introduction to the physical and mechanical basis for the modelling of sedimentary basins, introducing basic, state-of-the-art models and illustrated throughout with real-world examples, applications and test exercises. This book offers a user-Vezava: Mehka99,75 € -
Plate Tectonics(2015) MOLNAR, PETER (PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO)Plate tectonics caused a revolution in our understanding of the Earth. It has aided our understanding of why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct locations, how oceans form and disappear, and how mountain ranges were built. In this Very Short IVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Einstein’s Fridge(2022) SEN, PAUL‘Hugely readable and entertaining’ JIM AL-KHALILI ‘An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this discipline’s breadth, largely told through its history’ PHIL BALL, PHYSICS WORLDVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Elements of Physical Hydrology(2014) HORNBERGER, GEORGE M. (DIRECTOR, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY),WIBERG, PATRICIA L. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA),RAFFENSPERGER, JEFFREY P. (U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY),D'ODORICO, PAOLO (PROFESSOR, UC BERKELEY)Thoughtfully illustrated, carefully written, and covering a broad spectrum of topics, this classic text clarifies a subject that is often misunderstood and oversimplified.Vezava: Trda105,00 € -
Set in Stone(2015) MCKIRDY, ALANIn Set in Stone, Alan McKirdy traces Scotland's geological journey, explaining for the non-specialist reader why the landscape looks the way it does todays. He also explores Scots and those working in Scotland have played a seminal role in the developmentVezava: Mehka14,25 € -
River Planet(2021) GIBLING, MARTINA comprehensive introduction to the epic geological history of the world’s rivers, from the first drop of rain on the Earth to the modern environmental crisis.Vezava: Trda93,52 € -
Lewisian(2021) PARK, GRAHAMThe first 2,500 million years of the geological history of Britain are stored in the gneisses of the Lewisian Complex of NW Scotland. Graham Park explores the long journey of discovery in which this history was gradually deciphered and the controversies aVezava: Trda114,30 € -
Iceland(2022) THORDARSON, THOR,HOSKULDSSON, ARMANNFor over a decade this concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory has been an essential companion for all those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action.Vezava: Mehka70,67 € -
Hutton's Arse(2019) RIDER, MALCOLM,HARRISON, PETERThe extraordinary and beautiful scenery of the Northern Scottish Highlands has been created by a geological history lasting over 3 billion years. This is an illustrated geological history of those years, showing the rocks, visiting the places and introducVezava: Mehka60,57 € -
Scotland's Mountain Landscapes(2019) BALLANTYNE, COLIN K.The diversity of Scotland's mountains is remarkable, ranging from the isolated summits of the far northwest, through the tor-studded high plateau of the Cairngorms to the hills of the Southern Uplands. Colin Ballantyne explains the geological and geomorphVezava: Trda93,52 € -
Introducing Metamorphism(2018) SANDERS, IANMetamorphic rocks are the third great type of rock found in the lithosphere. Originally of other types these rocks have been changed mainly by heat and pressure into new forms. This introductory guide explains metamorphic processes and the resulting rocksVezava: Mehka48,46 € -
Abyss of Time(2015) LYLE, PAULHumanity's fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle’s starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth’s geological resources with modern consumer society.Vezava: Trda93,52 € -
Sedimentary Structures(2019) COLLINSON, JOHN,MOUNTNEY, NIGELCompletely revised new edition, in colour for the first time, of an established textbook in sedimentology.Vezava: Mehka102,27 € -
Introducing Mineralogy(2014) MASON, JOHNJohn Mason considers the essence of mineralogy in a clear and logical manner from basic mineral chemistry of minerals to the classification of the mineral kingdom and mineral occurrences.Vezava: Mehka48,46 € -
Greywacke(2022) DAVIDSON, NICKThe story of three 19th-century geologists whose fraternal rivalry ended up rewriting the history of our planet.Vezava: Mehka16,81 €
