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Exploring Space, Exploring Earth

New Understanding of the Earth from Space Research

By: Paul D. Lowman

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Exploring Space, Exploring Earth

New Understanding of the Earth from Space Research

By: Paul D. Lowman

An account of the impact of space exploration on our understanding of the geology and geophysics of Earth.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521890624

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Volcanoes of the World

Third Edition

By: Lee Siebert,Tom Simkin,Paul Kimberly

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Volcanoes of the World

Third Edition

By: Lee Siebert,Tom Simkin,Paul Kimberly

This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have been documented. This edition updates the book’s key components: a directory of volcanoes active during the Holocene; a chronology of eruptions over the past ten thousand years; a gazetteer of volcano names, synonyms, and subsidiary features; an extensive list of references; and an introduction placing these data in context. This edition also includes new photographs, data on the most common rock types forming each volcano, information on population densities near volcanoes, and other features, making it the most comprehensive source available on Earth’s dynamic volcanism.

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Univ of California Press

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0520947932

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9780520947931

Planetary Vistas

The Landscapes of Other Worlds

By: Paul Murdin

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Planetary Vistas

The Landscapes of Other Worlds

By: Paul Murdin

The word “landscape” can mean picture as well as natural scenery. Recent advances in space exploration imaging have allowed us to now have landscapes never before possible, and this book collects some of the greatest views and vistas of Mars, Venus’s Titan, Io and more in their full glory, with background information to put into context the foreign landforms of our Solar System. Here, literally, are 'other-worldly' visions of strange new scenes, all captured by the latest technology by landing and roving vehicles or by very low-flying spacecraft. There is more than scientific interest in these views. They are also aesthetically beautiful and intriguing, and Dr. Murdin in a final chapter compares them to terrestrial landscapes in fine art. Planetary Vistas is a science book and a travel book across the planets and moons of the Solar System for armchair space explorers who want to be amazed and informed. This book shows what future space explorers will experience, because these are the landscapes that astronauts and space tourists will see.

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189

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Springer

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3319152424

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Turkmenistan

By: Paul Brummell

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Turkmenistan

By: Paul Brummell

The first guide in English to this former-Soviet Central Asian country covers everything travelers businesspeople and archaeologists need to know from information on Silk Road treasures to horse trekking to strategies for overcoming red tape

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Bradt Travel Guides

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1841621447

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Higher Than Everest

An Adventurer's Guide to the Solar System

By: Paul Hodge

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Higher Than Everest

An Adventurer's Guide to the Solar System

By: Paul Hodge

Few challenges remain for Earth-bound adventurers, but do not fear - the Solar System abounds with weird and wonderful places to explore. In this unique guidebook, Paul Hodge takes us on a tour of the most spectacular sites in the Solar System. His vivid descriptions of the challenges provide a compelling introduction to extra-terrestrial environments. Starting with a climb of Mars' Mt. Olympus, much higher than Everest, you will be taken on imaginary expeditions to such exotic places as the Moon's Alpine Valley, Venus' precipitous and scorching Mt. Maxwell, a table mountain on Io, the snows of Saturn's rings and Miranda's incredibly high, icy cliff. You will be treated to a descent into a fabulous canyon on Mars, one that dwarfs the Earth's Grand Canyon, and will explore the rock lakes and terraces of Copernicus, a giant crater on the Moon. Who knows - one day these adventures may really be done!

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Cambridge University Press

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0521651336

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Lonely Planet Africa

By: Lonely Planet,Anthony Ham,Brett Atkinson,James Bainbridge,Stuart Butler,Jean-Bernard Carillet,Paul Clammer,Lucy Corne,Emilie Filou,Mary Fitzpatrick

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Lonely Planet Africa

By: Lonely Planet,Anthony Ham,Brett Atkinson,James Bainbridge,Stuart Butler,Jean-Bernard Carillet,Paul Clammer,Lucy Corne,Emilie Filou,Mary Fitzpatrick

Lonely Planet Africa is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander the cobbled streets and graceful pracas rimmed by once grand churches and stately colonial-era buildings, against a backdrop of turquoise seas, on the Unesco-listed Mozambique Island; drink your way around whitewashed Cape Dutch architecture and the endlessly photogenic hills and vines of South Africa's Winelands; or discover the wildlife of the acacia-studded savannah of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Africa and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Africa Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, culture, wildlife, safaris, cuisine, music, environment Covers Egypt, Tanzania, Morocco, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cabo Verde and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Africa, our most comprehensive guide to Africa, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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1966

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Lonely Planet

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178701147X

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Explosives Engineering

By: Paul W. Cooper

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Explosives Engineering

By: Paul W. Cooper

This graduate text, and Cooper's companion introductory text ('Introduction to the Technology of Explosives'), serve the same markets as the successful explosives reference by Meyer, now in its 4th edition. VCH also published the International Journal of Propellants, Explosives, and Pyrotechnics. The resulting package would give VCH the major presence in the field. This text presents the basic technologies used in the engineering of explosives and explosive systems, i.e., chemistry, burning, detonation, shock waves, initiation theories, scaling. The book is written for upper-division undergraduate or graduate-level scientists and engineers, and assumes a good grasp of basic physics, chemistry, mechanics and mathematic through calculus. It is based on lecture notes used for graduate courses at the Dept. of Energy Laboratories, and could serve as a core text for a course at schools of mining or military engineering. The intent of the book is to provide the engineer or scientist in the field with an understanding of the phenomena involved and the engineering tools needed to solve/ design/ analyze a broad range of real problems.

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482

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119537134

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Meteorite Craters and Impact Structures of the Earth

By: Paul W. Hodge

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Meteorite Craters and Impact Structures of the Earth

By: Paul W. Hodge

The essential guide to 139 sites where the Earth has had a direct hit from space.

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138

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Cambridge University Press

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0521360927

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9780521360920

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916

By: Paul Oldfield

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916

By: Paul Oldfield

During visits to the First World War battlefields the author often wondered where various Victoria Cross actions took place; he resolved to find out. Research commenced in 1988 and numerous sources have been consulted in the meantime. The book is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A detailed account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It allows visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close, where the VC actions took place and understand what happened and where. Photographs of the battle sites illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient covering every aspect of their lives 'warts and all' - parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. There is also a host of other information, much of it published for the first time. Some fascinating characters emerge, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

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Casemate Publishers

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1473872081

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Somme 1916

Success and Failure on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

By: Paul Kendall

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Somme 1916

Success and Failure on the first day of the Battle of the Somme

By: Paul Kendall

Much controversy has surrounded the Somme offensive relating to its justification and its impact upon the course of the war. General Sir Douglas Haig's policies have been the subject of considerable debate about whether the heavy losses sustained were worth the small gains that were achieved which appeared to have little strategic value. rnrnThat was certainly the case on many sectors on 1 July 1916, where British soldiers were unable to cross No Man's Land and failed to reach, or penetrate into, the German trenches. In other sectors, however, breaches were made in the German lines culminating in the capture that day of Leipzig Redoubt, Mametz and Montauban. rnrnThis book aims to highlight the failures and successes on that day and for the first time evaluate those factors that caused some divisions to succeed in capturing their objectives whilst others failed. An important new study, this book is certain to answer these questions as well as challenging the many myths and misconceptions surrounding the battle that have been propagated for the last 100 years.

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Frontline Books

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1848329067

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9781848329065

Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 31st July 1917–6th November 1917, Second Edition

Third Ypres 1917

By: Paul Oldfield

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 31st July 1917–6th November 1917, Second Edition

Third Ypres 1917

By: Paul Oldfield

In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front 1917 to Third Ypres is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

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Casemate Publishers

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1473884888

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Ball Lightning

Paradox of Physics: Theory of Everything, Defying Gravity, Flatwoods

By: Paul Sagan

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Ball Lightning

Paradox of Physics: Theory of Everything, Defying Gravity, Flatwoods

By: Paul Sagan

In BALL LIGHTNING: Paradox of Physics, Paul Sagan lists 230 unpublished cases from Oak Ridge National Laboratories. By their mysterious propulsion, navigation, confinement and flight against winds, fireballs "defy" gravity. His novel Sagan-Hill Hypothesis explains fireball propulsion (inertialess negative gravity) and also the Flatwoods event of September 12, 1952. A witness, Sagan publishes his interviews with other witnesses and speculates that machine intelligences hide inside comet belts. Sagan explores atmospheric physics, lightning, network analysis, quantum physics, the EPR Paradox, Wolfram computation, MONDs, WIMPs, Multiverse Theory, chaoplexity, M-Theory and more. Sagan illuminates the profound changes necessary for post-modern physics to accommodate something that is foreign to our current physics. Written for the intelligent reader, this book's remarkable clarity and minimum of mathematical notation make it accessible to both the scientist and casual reader.

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iUniverse

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0595313949

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9780595313945

APOLLO: A Decade of Achievement

By: Paul I. Casey

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APOLLO: A Decade of Achievement

By: Paul I. Casey

The race for space begins on October 4, 1957 as the Soviet Union stuns the world and launches the first man made satellite - a feat until then only read about in science fiction. America is caught unprepared for 1957 and must answer this embarrassment to the world by proving its superiority; however, each time America tries to launch a satellite - let alone test a new rocket - it fails. • How could America have taken a back seat in the missile race? • How did America take the lead and win the race to the moon in as little as ten years? • How did America gain the necessary technology and ingenuity to not only launch men into outer space, but also land them on the moon and safely return? • Why did man even go to the moon? • How has the space program affected our lives today? Casey spent his life researching the space program and interviewing many people involved in it, from scientists to astronauts, to find answers to these questions. Casey, an accomplished technical writer, astronomy columnist and artist, began to write this book after he was inspired as a young child when he witnessed, along with the rest of the world, Apollo 11 land three men on the moon in 1969. Casey enjoyed educating students about the space program and wrote this book to share an enthusiasm about science, especially for those never thought about looking up at the night sky and wondering about the stars. Casey wanted students to ask questions and to gain a perspective on how incredible science is. But mostly, he wanted to inspire students to pursue a career in science to continue the peaceful exploration of space for generations to come.

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JS Blume Publishing(TM)

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0984716300

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9780984716302

Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra

By: Paul Richins, Jr.,Karen Whitehill

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Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra

By: Paul Richins, Jr.,Karen Whitehill

* The best 66 short hikes in the Southern Sierra* Handy appendices to find the Sierra hikes you desire* Two trip summary tablesAn area that's larger than the entire European Alps, the South Sierra offers unparalleled beauty and extensive hiking options. The drive to the various trailheads alone will take you past the largest trees in the world, provide dramatic views of some of the deepest canyons in the United States, and reveal splendid glimpses of the highest peak in the lower 48states.

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The Mountaineers Books

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089886836X

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9780898868364

The Clementine Atlas of the Moon

By: Ben Bussey,Paul Spudis

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The Clementine Atlas of the Moon

By: Ben Bussey,Paul Spudis

Unique atlas with 144 maps covering the entire Moon. Indispensable reference for planetary and space scientists, lunar enthusiasts and astronomers.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521815282

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Explosives Engineering

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, April 1915–June 1916

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 31st July 1917–6th November 1917, Second Edition

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Ball Lightning

APOLLO: A Decade of Achievement

APOLLO: A Decade of Achievement

Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra

Best Short Hikes in California's South Sierra

The Clementine Atlas of the Moon

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