258円 EXTRAIT: TOME I. Introduction La Géologie est une science dont on s’occupe beaucoup aujourd’hui. Elle nous intéresse particulièrement, puisqu’elle est l’histoire du lieu de notre habitation. Je vais donc, Messieurs, vous présenter, dans ces entretiens, ce qui paraît le mieux constaté dans l’état ...

4,371円 A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Alfred Wegener aimed to create a revolution in science which would rank with those of Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles Darw...

8,735円 This book provides a new look at the climatic history of the last 2.6 million years during the ice age, a time of extreme climatic fluctuations that have not yet ended. This period also coincides with important phases of human development from Neanderthals to modern humans, both of whom existed s...

1,050円 Les États-Unis d'Amérique se classent au quatrième rang mondial par leur superficie (9 385 000 km²) depuis qu'ils ont réuni aux quarante-huit États qui les composaient traditionnellement l'Alaska en 1959 et les îles Hawaii en 1960. Leur population, 313 millions d'habitants en 2011, les place au t...

5,437円 In a media interview in January 2010, scientist Robert Yeats sounded the alarm on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as an 'earthquake time bomb', a region at critical risk of major seismic activity. One week later, a catastrophic earthquake struck the city, leaving over 100,000 dead and triggering a humanit...

394円 Der erzgebirgische Bergbau, der sich bis ins 12. Jahrhundert zurückverfolgen lässt, erlebt in seiner zweiten Hauptperiode (1450 - 1620) mit der Entdeckung zahlreicher neuer Lagerstätten eine besondere Ausprägung. Denn die Erschließung größerer Teufenbereiche zielt auch auf neue technische Lösunge...

3,973円 Geology of the Great Basin is the essential introduction to the geology of this physically complex, ever-changing region. Written in a clear, succinct style and generously illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and maps, the book describes the fundamentals of geologic processes, then discusses t...

10,331円 This textbook focuses specifically on the combined topics of irrigation and drainage engineering. It emphasizes both basic concepts and practical applications of the latest technologies available. The design of irrigation, pumping, and drainage systems using Excel and Visual Basic for Application...

13,217円 A Comprehensive Database of Tests on Axially Loaded Driven Piles in Sands reviews the critical need to develop better load-test databases for piles driven in sands. The key quality parameters, population of current entries and reporting formats are described before offering preliminary results ob...

6,928円 MATLAB® is used for a wide range of applications in geosciences, such as image processing in remote sensing, the generation and processing of digital elevation models and the analysis of time series. This book introduces methods of data analysis in geosciences using MATLAB, such as basic statisti...

5,173円 How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. Devil in the Mountain is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his quest for the key to this great geologi...

4,011円 Scientific disciplines have their own view on catastrophes. Here, natural scientists, engineers, physicians as well as historians and social scientists define and discuss geo-hazards and associated technical disasters, natural disasters as a business case, medicine and its catastrophes. After war...