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In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell-clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world-making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this...
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Voyage of the Beagle chronicles Charles Darwin's five years as a naturalist on board the H.M.S. Beagle. The notes and observations that he recorded in his diary included Chile, Argentina and Galapagos Islands and encompasses the ecology, geology and anthropology of the places he visits. A fascinating travel memoir the ideas that were later to evolve into Darwin's theory of natural selection find their naissance in Voyage of the Beagle.
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Geology the study of the Earth itself, its makeup and structure, and the processes that form them is endlessly fascinating. Geologists help us understand our world and provide knowledge that helps government and industry keep society functioning. The vibrant imagery, highlighted vocabulary, and other learning tools in this resource will give students an overview of different geological disciplines, inform them of the everyday problems these scientists...
8) Grand Canyon
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"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--
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Downstate New York Rock Walks is both a hiking guidebook and a history book, calling attention to some of downstate New York's most spectacular and historic rocks: balanced rocks, perched rocks, rock shelters, talus caves, glacial potholes, split rocks, rock profiles, historic rocks, and massive, larger-than-life boulders.
Many large glacial erratics have a history going back thousands of years to when they were moved to their present location by...
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Esta obra presenta una síntesis actualizada y ampliamente ilustrada del estado de conocimiento geológico de nuestro país. Cada uno de los artículos estuvo a cargo de diferentes investigadores, todos ellos profesores de la Escuela Centroamericana de Geología de la Universidad de Costa Rica, por lo que su contenido tiene enfoques muy variados y abarca todas las diferentes ramas de la Geología. Este libro no está dirigido solamente a los estudiantes...
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A medio camino entre la escala del Universo y la de las partículas atómicas, la estructura y composición de la Tierra responde a reacciones entre los elementos químicos, que dan origen a los más variados compuestos. Dentro de la geósfera los procesos han ocurrido bajo condiciones de presión y temperatura extremas, que han asociado los elementos por su afinidad geoquímica y, como consecuencia, los han separado en capas concéntricas (núcleo,...
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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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Help, I Have to Teach Rock and Mineral Identification and I'm Not a Geologist! is the definitive guide for teachers and home school parents who teach geology. This book provides the details that an elementary, middle school, or high school teacher or parent needs to adequately explain the properties of rocks and minerals and how to identify one sample from another.
The book includes: Detailed explanations of rock and mineral properties Suggested...
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In The Lost Gold Chain of Machu Picchu, Gary Swagart provides a logical explanation for the establishment of Machu Picchu, its abandonment after being occupied for several centuries, the manner in which the rocks could have been fitted into the walls of Machu Picchu and Cuzco as they were, and the way the large rocks were moved and placed by the Incas and Pre-Incas. He provides a very logical reason why no gold was found at Machu Picchu when it was...
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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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En esta obra de divulgación científica converge la ciencia y el arte en la interpretación paleoambiental del miembro superior calcáreo de la Formación Tibasosa. El texto se complementa con ilustraciones científicas sobre conceptos básicos de geología y paleontología que apoyan la comprensión de los análisis bioestratigráficos, los procesos tectosedimentarios y los análisis taxonómicos de la paleofauna marina. Se aplican técnicas de...
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El desarrollo de un libro sobre el carbón, y su utilización es una tarea compleja, pues implica abordarlo como un producto de la naturaleza que posee características variables, diversas propiedades y multiples usos, el cual ha sido objeto de gran cantidad de estudios e investigaciones. Así, el hecho de que sea un combustible fósil lleva a recapitular las condiciones ambientales y geológicas que lo formaron en el remoto pasado, de manera tal...
19) 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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Agriculture is primarily the uppermost important sector in Sudan, contributing significantly to the country's national economy. However, in spite of the country's vast cultivated area, productivity remains very low. The declining agricultural production is indicative of the need for adopting sustainable agricultural development approaches to the achieve country's food security. The attainment of sustainable agricultural production will require the...