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41 produkter
Rocks
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2016
111 kr
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Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all …
Geology
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2018
113 kr
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Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath our feet, and on other planets. The fruits of geology provide most of the materials that give us …
Ocean Worlds
The story of seas on Earth and other planets
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams
Häftad, 2017
166 kr
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Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but in terms of their role in the Earth system, in regulating …
Discarded
How Technofossils Will be Our Ultimate Legacy
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Sarah Gabbott
E-bok, 2025
171 kr
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What will remain of our plastic, cans, and other junk long after humans have vanished? What kind of fossils will we leave, as relics into the far future? A blizzard of new objects has suddenly appeared on Earth: plastic bottles, ballpoint pens, concrete flyways, outsize chicken bones, aluminium …
Volcanoes
A Very Short Introduction
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Michael J Branney
E-bok, 2020
92 kr
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Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, …
Volcanoes
A Very Short Introduction
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Michael J Branney
E-bok, 2020
92 kr
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Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, …
Rocks
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2016
92 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all …
Rocks
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2016
92 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all …
Earth After Us
What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
E-bok, 2008
171 kr
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What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The …
Planet in a Pebble
A journey into Earth''s deep history
E-bok, 2010
96 kr
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This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of space.This is a narrative of the Earth''s long and dramatic history, as …
Earth After Us
What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
E-bok, 2009
171 kr
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What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The …
Planet in a Pebble
A journey into Earth''s deep history
E-bok, 2010
96 kr
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This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of space.This is a narrative of the Earth''s long and dramatic history, as …
Goldilocks Planet
The 4 billion year story of Earth's climate
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
E-bok, 2012
196 kr
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Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this …
Goldilocks Planet
The 4 billion year story of Earth's climate
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
E-bok, 2012
196 kr
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Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this …
Ocean Worlds
The story of seas on Earth and other planets
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
E-bok, 2014
110 kr
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Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but in terms of their role in the Earth system, in regulating …
Ocean Worlds
The story of seas on Earth and other planets
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
E-bok, 2014
110 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but in terms of their role in the Earth system, in regulating …
Skeletons
The Frame of Life
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
E-bok, 2018
184 kr
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Over half a billion years ago life on earth took an incredible step in evolution, when animals learned to build skeletons. Using many different materials, from calcium carbonate and phosphate, and even silica, to make shell and bone, they started creating the support structures that are now …
Skeletons
The Frame of Life
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
E-bok, 2018
184 kr
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Over half a billion years ago life on earth took an incredible step in evolution, when animals learned to build skeletons. Using many different materials, from calcium carbonate and phosphate, and even silica, to make shell and bone, they started creating the support structures that are now …
Geology
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2018
92 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath our feet, and on other planets. The fruits of geology provide most of the materials that give us …
Geology
A Very Short Introduction
E-bok, 2018
90 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Ranging across the 4.6 billion year history of the planet, geology is the subject that encompasses almost all that we see around us, in one way or another, and also much that we cannot see, beneath our feet, and on other planets. The fruits of geology provide most of the materials that give us …
Cosmic Oasis
The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams
E-bok, 2022
184 kr
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Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions. The Earth is a unique as a living planet, a cosmic oasis drifting in the vastness of barren space. It is strikingly and obviously different from our …
Cosmic Oasis
The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams
E-bok, 2022
184 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions. The Earth is a unique as a living planet, a cosmic oasis drifting in the vastness of barren space. It is strikingly and obviously different from our …
Discarded
How Technofossils Will be Our Ultimate Legacy
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Sarah Gabbott
E-bok, 2025
171 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What will remain of our plastic, cans, and other junk long after humans have vanished? What kind of fossils will we leave, as relics into the far future? A blizzard of new objects has suddenly appeared on Earth: plastic bottles, ballpoint pens, concrete flyways, outsize chicken bones, aluminium …
Discarded
How Technofossils Will be Our Ultimate Legacy
Av Sarah Gabbott, Jan Zalasiewicz
Inbunden, 2025
219 kr
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What will remain of our plastic, cans, and other junk long after humans have vanished?What kind of fossils will we leave, as relics into the far future? A blizzard of new objects has suddenly appeared on Earth: plastic bottles, ballpoint pens, concrete flyways, outsize chicken bones, aluminium …
Skeletons
The Frame of Life
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams
Inbunden, 2018
256 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Over half a billion years ago life on earth took an incredible step in evolution, when animals learned to build skeletons. Using many different materials, from calcium carbonate and phosphate, and even silica, to make shell and bone, they started creating the support structures that are now …
The Cosmic Oasis
The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere
Av Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz
Inbunden, 2022
272 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions. The Earth is a unique as a living planet, a cosmic oasis drifting in the vastness of barren space. It is strikingly and obviously different from our …
The Earth After Us
What legacy will humans leave in the rocks?
Häftad, 2009
373 kr
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What would alien visitors in the far future, piecing together the history of earth, find of our brief reign? What clues will we leave? What fossils? Just as we have gained knowledge of the past, of ancient climates and the activities of creatures long dead, so too might they decode the rocks. The …
Volcanoes
A Very Short Introduction
Av Michael J Branney, Jan Zalasiewicz
Häftad, 2020
111 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, …
The Planet in a Pebble
A journey into Earth's deep history
Häftad, 2012
142 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of space. This is a narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, as …
The Goldilocks Planet
The 4 billion year story of Earth's climate
Av Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams
Häftad, 2013
251 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Climate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this …
