The story of the Earth is written into our landscape: it's there in the curves of hills, the colours of stone, surprising eruptions of vegetation. Wanting a fresh perspective on her own life, the writer Helen Gordon set out to read that epic... Zobraziť viac
Global in perspective and covering over four million years of history, this accessible volume provides a chronological... Zobraziť viac
Allen Lane: The third volume in Leonard Susskind's one-of-a-kind physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity... Zobraziť viac
Compiled by the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia®, this volume addresses the lack of authoritative microscopic descriptions of those medicinal plant species currently in trade. It includes an atlas providing detailed tex... Zobraziť viac
Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Principles and Spectral Interpretation, Second Edition provides a solid introduction to vibrational spectroscopy with an emphasis on developing critical interpretation skills... Zobraziť viac
History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns us that a point of no return is imminent. Refusing to believe that... Zobraziť viac
Provides the reader with an introduction to digital signal processing applications in telecoms, control engineering and measurement and data analysis systems... Zobraziť viac
We are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes. They have long shaped the path of humanity, provoked pioneering explorations and fired up our imaginations... Zobraziť viac
This book covers the physical metallurgy of steels as well as the heat treatments used to improve the their properties. A full chapter is dedicated to the atmospheres in the steelmaking, including the implications of the own gases generated... Zobraziť viac
The Seville Strategy spurred a signifi cant paradigm shift in UNESCO's MAB Programme, re-conceptualising the research programme as a modern tool for the dual mandate of nature conservation and sustainable development... Zobraziť viac
This is a book that covers different aspects of UAV technology, including design and development, applications, security and communication, and legal and regulatory challenges... Zobraziť viac
The design of novel UAV systems and the use of UAV platforms integrated with robotic sensing and imaging techniques, as well as the development of processing workflows and the capacity of ultra-high temporal and spatial resolution data, have enabled... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: What happens to your body after you have died? Fertilizer? Crash Test Dummy? Human Dumpling? Ballistics... Zobraziť viac
An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structures is an introduction to seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The fundamentals of seismic wave propagation... Zobraziť viac
Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life... Zobraziť viac
Your body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes. It’s an entire world, a colony full of life. In other words, you contain multitudes. They sculpt our organs, ... Zobraziť viac
110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an atmosphere so huge that Earth is actually within it: come and meet the star of our solar system ... Zobraziť viac
Transmedia is a technique of delivering a single piece of content in individual parts via different media and communication platforms (books, films, TV shows, games, live performances, etc.). In the book transmedia is considered as a case-in-point for... Zobraziť viac
The textbook gives a comprehensive summary of all railway trensport aspects, starting with definition of railway network, following with design of railway tracks, characterisation and... Zobraziť viac
Part of the "Small Spaces" series, this book shows not only residential projects, but also retail and commercial spaces as well. It also features floor plans, drawings and photographs of challenges posed by restricted spaces... Zobraziť viac
