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This beatutiful book is a lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.
Atlases are books that changed the course of history. Pored over by rulers, explorers, and adventures these books were used to build empires, wage wars, encourage diplomacy, and nurture trade.
Written by Philip Parker, an authority on the history of maps, this book brings these fascinating artefacts to life, offering...
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Atlas of World Religions is newly, built from the ground up. Featuring more than fifty new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is an immensely helpful companion to any study of world religions. Concise, helpful text written by acknowledged authorities guides the experience and interprets the visuals.
Consciously written for students at any level, the volume is perfect for independent students, as well as those in structured courses. The atlas...
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192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm
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"This unique encyclopedia provides the complete picture of planet Earth as you've never seen it before, showcased in stunning photography and state-of-the-art maps. You'll discover exactly what is happening across the continents in six diverse chapters covering the Earth, the living world, people and planet, engineering and technology, history, and culture. On this endless adventure you'll climb the tallest buildings, swim the longest rivers, and...
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112 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
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Presents a tour of 109 different celestial sights -- from softly glowing clouds of gas and dust to unusual stars, clumps of stars, and vast star cities (galaxies)--all visible in binoculars. Each object is plotted on a detailed, easy-to-use star map, and most of these sights can be found even in a light-polluted sky. Also included are four seasonal all-sky charts that help locate each highlight.
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239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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Follows the history of our exploration of the brain through images, from medieval sketches and 19th-century drawings by the founder of modern neuroscience to images produced using state-of-the-art techniques, allowing us to see the fantastic networks in the brain as never before. These black-and-white and vibrantly colored images, many resembling abstract art, are employed daily by scientists around the world, but most have never before been seen...
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200 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 19 cm + 1 poster.
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This book puts the countries of the world on the map -- all 195 of them! Take a tour of the Americas, see the sights of Europe, and make tracks across Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Find out what it is that makes each country special.
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¡Presentamos el Atlas de Histología más esperado del año! ¿Te has preguntado alguna vez cómo se ven realmente los tejidos humanos bajo un microscopio? ¡Ahora puedes descubrirlo con nuestro Atlas de Histología, creado con dedicación y experiencia, por parte de la Dra Basov quien es cirujano oral y maxilofacial, docente universitaria, y creadora de contenido. Este excepcional libro ofrece un viaje visual completo a través del maravilloso...
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In this expanded edition of a classic work, Schider's complete, historical text is accompanied by a wealth of anatomical illustrations. A variety of plates showcasing master artists - including Leonardo, Rubens, Michelangelo, Muybridge, and Vesalius - and their classic works on anatomy are also included. Features 593 illustrations.
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This informative book helps students learn to follow a road map, including using the grid system, legend, and compass rose. Students are also taught to understand and use a scale on a map. Each topic arms students with useful knowledge about reading road maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to use a map to write directions for a friend.
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Discover the countries of our amazing planet in this atlas, geared perfectly towards children! This visual guide to countries of the world gives a great basic introduction to countries, maps, monuments, people, and cultures across the world, all brought to life with fantastic photography, country data, and fascinating facts! Parents and educators will love how engaged students are in these books, while kids will be too involved in the amazing facts...
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