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This up-to-date guidebook on freshwater invertebrates of the central European region is a richly illustrated work, providing an excellent source of systematic information on freshwater macroinvertebrates... Zobraziť viac
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Get out! Seasonal activities, information, stories, games and observations to foster engagement with the natural world. The average child can identify over 300 corporate logos, but only 10 native plants or animals―a telling indictment of our modern Zobraziť viac
The Language of the Lens explores the expressive power of the camera lens and the storytelling contributions that this critical tool can make to a film project. This book offers a unique approach to learning how lenses can produce aesthetically... Zobraziť viac
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The textbook „Analytical Chemistry: Chemical Analysis“ provides students of pharmacy a consistent and sufficiently extensive theoretical and methodical knowledge basis as well as practical experimental skills for performing the identification... Zobraziť viac
In Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them, leading theoretical physicist and YouTube star Antonio Padilla takes us on an irreverent cosmic tour of nine of the most extraordinary numbers in physics... Zobraziť viac
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What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Follow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, human-elephant conflict specialists and monkey impersonators.... Zobraziť viac
This is Stephen Hawking's updated, expanded and illustrated edition of his celebrated work which includes the most recent... Zobraziť viac
This classic textbook by J. P. Den Hartog, retired professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, reflects the author's unique ability to combine the scholarly insight of a distinguished scientist with the practical, problem-solving orientation ... Zobraziť viac
