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Sterling
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[2019]
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English
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A beautifully illustrated presentation of 250 milestones in the history of our home planet, from celebrated geologist and planetary scientist Jim Bell. Spanning Earth's entire history, from its birth 4.6 billion years ago to its inevitable destruction billions of years into the future, this stunning volume chronicles the life of our home planet in 250 well-chosen milestones. Jim Bell leads us on a tour of the events, processes, people, and places...
22) Volcanoes
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English
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As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Volcanoes! Did you know that scientists that study volcanoes are called volcanologists? Learn about the three main types of volcanoes: cinder cone, shield volcanoes and composite volcanoes. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes, filled with interesting facts, make this 24-page book fun and exciting...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Trying to breeze through weather and climate facts just might cause a brain freeze! You're showered with details about extreme temperatures (Earth's record high is 134°F and record low is -129°F), crazy heights (our atmosphere extends 6,200 miles above Earth), and even huger mysteries (how predictions in weather and climate work). How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in this...
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Invaluable for engineers and scientists whose projects require a knowledge of the theory. Part I reviews basic fluid mechanics. Part II introduces concepts, theories, and equations specific to rotating fluids, and Part III presents numerous practical applications of the theory, in fields ranging from centrifuges to aerodynamics.
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This classic work was used by NASA in studying sand dunes on Mars and is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. The first book to deal exclusively with the behavior of blown sand and related land forms, its accessible style makes it an enduring reference. 84 figures. 16 halftones.
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This first volume begins with a general introduction to the overall series, and describes the motivations that led to its writing and the aims and methods adopted. A general description of the "science of geology" as we know it today is included, as well as a description of the various theories and factions involved. A brief description of each volume of the series is also included. The question of Atlantis is generally answered in the first six volumes,...
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In low places consequences collect, and in all North America you cannot get much lower than the Imperial Valley of southern California, where one town, 186 feet below sea level, calls itself the Lowest Down City in the Western Hemisphere, and where the waters of the Colorado River sustain a billion-dollar agricultural industry. The consequences of that industry drain from the valley into the accidentally man-made Salton Sea, California's largest lake...
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Español
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La respuesta de las geociencias a las principales y más curiosas cuestiones de nuestro planeta. Descubra con agudeza e inteligencia los aspectos más apasionantes de la estratigrafía, la mineralogía y la paleontología. La atmósfera y la hidrosfera, el clima presente, pasado y futuro. Las rocas, los recursos geológicos, la geofísica y la tectónica de placas.
¿Cuántos años tiene la Tierra? ¿Cuáles son los poderes de las piedras? ¿Hubo...
30) Life On Mars
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English
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The first chapter describes Miller-Urey experiment, Oparin and Haldane Theory, Reddi experiment, fossils evidence of life, and RNA World hypothesis. The second chapter describes various biological macromolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The third chapter planets and their composition. The fourth chapter describes various missions conducting on Mars.
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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 recent years the statement that crude oil and natural gas are running out has a profound influence on the world economic strategies and on world politics as well as on the future of all humankind. But is this scientific conception of the world totally wrong? This is a must-read book! The renewed interest in the planets that resulted during the 2000s from the space probe investigations caused by Hans-Joachim Zillmer to think about the origin of...
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El libro desarrolla una reflexión en torno a la problemática ambiental a partir de las discusiones y articulaciones del pensamiento ambiental desde diferentes perspectivas disciplinares: la filosofía, la sociología, la educación, la política y la tecnología. Aborda de manera profunda y estructurada los ciclos y estratos que la sociedad ha marcado sobre el planeta, y que aparecen en forma de geopolítica, biopolítica, desarrollo sostenible,...
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This graduate-level text explores problems in earth sciences in which the random field model constitutes an effective approach. A critical and concise summary of the fundamental concepts and results of the general random field theory is followed by considerations of the intrinsic spatial random field model, and more. 103 figures. 16 tables.
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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...
36) El pluviómetro
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Español
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Saber cuánta lluvia cae en cierto lugar resulta importante, pues por medio de su análisis podremos saber si el agua que caerá será suficiente para cubrir las necesidades de una población o si, por el contrario, representará una amenaza por el desbordamiento de ríos e inundanciones, caso en el que se tendrían que tomar medidas para prevenir posibles desastres.
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Dr. Paul H. Ramses Gouda, is a globally renowned chemist who authored several science books and papers. He has been credited with the foundation of several analytical laboratory procedures utilizing Atomic Absorption and Inductively Coupled Plasma for ultra trace analysis of As, Se, Sb &Hg. These Methods were officially adopted by EPL and by other agencies, and as routinely practiced in the scientific arena they were named after him. The author, who...
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The hot dry seasons of the past few years have caused rapid disintegration of glaciers in Glacier National Park, Montana...Sperry Glacier...has lost one-quarter or perhaps one-third of its ice in the past 18 years... If this rapid rate should continue...the glacier would almost disappear in another 25 years...
"Born about 4,000 years ago, the glaciers that are the chief attraction in Glacier National Park are shrinking so rapidly that a person who...
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Why has the world been unable to address global warming? Science policy expert Roger Pielke, Jr., says it's not the fault of those who reject the Kyoto Protocol, but those who support it, and the magical thinking that the agreement represents. In The Climate Fix, Pielke offers a way to repair climate policy, shifting the debate away from meaningless targets and toward a revolution in how the world's economy is powered, while de-fanging the venomous...
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Français
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La crise de la COVID-19 est un choc violent porté à un système socio-économique mondial déjà en transition vers des sociétés carboneutres. Un coup d'arrêt a été donné à la mondialisation, à la libre circulation des biens et services et au fonctionnement du libre marché. Du point de vue de l'action et de la recherche sur la transition énergétique et écologique, il est pour le moment difficile d'imaginer quels seront les contours d'un...
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