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 | | Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences (Aegean Conferences)
From June 12-16, 2006 over eighty scientists from around the world gathered in
Rhodes, Greece to attend the conference “20 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics in
Geosciences”. The editors of this book organized the conference. It was sponsored
by Aegean Conferences and was endorsed by the American Meteorological Society
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Mid-Ocean Ridges
The world's mid-ocean ridges form a single, connected global ridge system that is part of every ocean, and is the longest mountain range in the world. Geologically active, mid-ocean ridges are key sites of tectonic movement, intimately involved in seafloor spreading. This coursebook presents a multidisciplinary approach to the science of... | | Introduction to Earth and Planetary System Science: New View of Earth, Planets and Humans
This book presents basic information on material science (geochemistry, geophysics, geology, mineralogy, etc), interaction between subsystem consisting earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, litho (geo) sphere, biosphere, humans) and in earth-planet system and evolution of earth-planetary system. The nature-humans interactions are described... | | Weighing the World: The Reverend John Michell of Thornhill (Archimedes)
The book about John Michell (1724-93) has two parts. The first and longest part is biographical, an account of Michell’s home setting (Nottinghamshire in England), the clerical world in which he grew up (Church of England), the university (Cambridge) where he studied and taught, and the scientific activities he made the center of his... |
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Physics of Tsunamis
This second edition reflects significant progress in tsunami research, monitoring and mitigation within the last decade. Primarily meant to summarize the state-of-the-art knowledge on physics of tsunamis, it describes up-to-date models of tsunamis generated by a submarine earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, meteorite impact, and moving... | | Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth
The main focus of this monograph is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors describe a responsible approach and use of soil, established on a basic knowledge of the nature of soil and the countless ongoing... | | Beyond Nature and Culture
Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and ... |
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