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335 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Diseño elegante y contemporaneo- Ilustraciones simples y claras, especialmente creadas para este libro, que permiten una presentación con mucho detalle de las maravillas del planeta. Título de referencia preciso y fiable, con un contenido totalmente verificado por expertos en la materia. Esta es una introducción informativa y visualmente cautivadora a nuestro planeta, repleta de fotografías impresionantes y detalladas.'Tierra' propone un viaje...
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Get the Summary of Ed Conway's Material World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The fiber-optic cables that weave the World Wide Web, the copper veins of our electric grids, the silicon chips and lithium batteries that power our phones and cars: though it can feel like we now live in a weightless world of information-what Ed Conway calls "the ethereal world"-our twenty-first-century...
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Richard V. Fisher is Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he has taught and researched since 1955. In 1997, he was awarded the Thorarinsson Medal, the highest honor of the International Society of Volcanologists. Fisher is the coauthor, with Grant Heiken and Jeffrey B. Hulen, of Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change (Princeton). He also wrote Pyroclastic Rocks with H.-U. Schmincke and coedited Sedimentation...
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In this novel, we aim to spark a debate about the crucial need to preserve the delicate balance between the multiverse and the living. We explore various theories about the celestial system and living beings, taking into account a multitude of factors and variables. Our ultimate goal, however, is to emphasize the importance of viewing Earth as an integral part of a larger whole, subject to both internal and external factors, some of which are beyond...
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The description for this book, A View of the Sea: A Discussion between a Chief Engineer and an Oceanographer about the Machinery of the Ocean Circulation, will be forthcoming. "Henry Stommel has interesting and often original views about life in general and science in particular, some of which shine through in the anecdotes and 'one-liners' that enliven every chapter of what will doubtless and deservedly prove to be a highly successful attempt to...
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A charmingly illustrated ode to increasingly threatened wildlife.
The much-loved illustrations of Hannah Dale celebrate a new generation of wildlife around the world, including many endangered animals. “Born to Be Wild” features 50 charming portraits of new cubs, chicks and calves, some with the mother and father, some in their pride or tribe and some setting off on their own.
Wildlife has never been under such threat from climate change, habitation...
7) Los fragmentos de roca. Origen e influencia en la infiltración y propiedades hidráulicas de los s
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Este libro tiene por objetivo mostrarle al lector aspectos básicos sobre los fragmentos de roca en el suelo y denotar cómo estos afectan la infiltración y las propiedades hidráulicas de los suelos. Los suelos con fragmentos de roca (fr) están estrechamente ligados a la génesis de las geoformas, de los cuales hacen parte. Los fr ejercen una compleja influencia sobre los procesos hidrológicos del suelo (infiltración, evapotranspiración, generación...
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Geology by Frank H. T. Rhodes, an informative Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press, covers the five billion years of history that have given the earth its present form, including:
The earth's relation to the rest of the universe
The rocks and minerals of which it is made
The effects of glaciers, gravity, volcanoes, and other forces
Illustrated in full color, this guide is valuable for everyone interested in our planet, the ultimate basis of our...
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"One of New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of the Year for 2004" "One of Discover Magazine's Top Science Books of the Year for 2004" Simon Lamb is Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University and a Fellow of St. Cross College. He is coauthor of Earth Story: The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet, recently revised in paperback by Princeton University Press.
How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth?...
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Get the Summary of Susan Casey's The Wave in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Wave" by Susan Casey delves into the world of giant waves and those who seek them out. The book centers on the North Shore of Maui, home to the legendary wave Jaws, which draws surfers like Laird Hamilton who thrive on its eighty-foot swells. Casey recounts her experiences with Hamilton and other big-wave surfers, exploring the dangers,...
11) Geo-Gráficos
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¿Por qué las estrellas son de diferentes colores? ¿A qué tamaño se ve el Sol desde otros planetas? El universo y la Tierra están llenos de secretos y curiosidades sorprendentes. Este libro te las explica mediante extraordinarios gráficos geométricos llenos de color, que facilitan la comparación y que llevan el arte a la geografía.
Un atlas atípico en el que los planetas, los continentes, las islas…, se transforman en círculos, polígonos,...
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The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia by K. Langloh Parker. Introduction by Andrew Lang
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Get the Summary of Simon Winchester & Soun Vannithone's The Map That Changed the World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Map That Changed the World" chronicles the life and work of William Smith, an English geologist who created the first detailed geological map of England. Born in 1769 in Churchill, Oxfordshire, Smith grew up during a time of significant scientific and industrial change. Despite his modest...
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