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NHBS Monthly Catalogue: February 2010Physical SciencesADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS Edited by Haruo Sato, Michael Fehler and Renata Dmowska The critically acclaimed serialized review journal for over 50 years, "Advances in Geophysics" is a highly respected publication in the field of geophysics. Since 1952, each volume has been ...... Advances in Geophysics 51 192 pp. hardcover | 2009 | £117.99 | approx. $191/€137 THE CALDWELL OBJECTS AND HOW TO OBSERVE THEM Martin Mobberley The Messier's catalog of 109 'non-stellar' objects is still used by amateur astronomers as a guide to interesting objects to view and image. In 1995, the notable English astronomer and broadcaster Sir ...... 302 pp, 97 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, 97 black & whit. softcover | 2009 | £24.99 | approx. $41/€29 THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY William Liller Would you like to discover a comet? Or maybe you would like to be the first person on Earth - perhaps in the Universe - to recognise a celestial newcomer such as a nova or supernova. This Guide tells ...... 272 pp, 85 b/w illus. softcover | 2010 | £19.99 | approx. $33/€24 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MICROSENSORS Applications in Fluid Media Pierre Fabry and Jacques Fouletier This book reviews the state of art in the field of chemical sensors for analyses of ionic or molecular species dissolved in liquid media, mainly in aqueous solutions. The transduction of such ...... 320 pp. hardcover | 2009 | £100 | approx. $162/€116 DEEP EARTHQUAKES Cliff Frohlich New Paperback Edition Deep earthquakes (earthquakes with origins deeper than 60 km) are of scientific importance and account for approximately one-quarter of all earthquakes. They are occasionally very large and damaging ...... 404 pp, 207 line diagrams, 9 half-tones, 17 tables. hardcover | 2006 | £100 | approx. $162/€116 softcover | 2009 | £37.99 | approx. $62/€44 DEVONIAN CHANGE Case Studies in Palaegeography and Palaeoecology Edited by P Koenigshof Papers arising from case studies presented at various meetings of the IGCP 499 project on 'Devonian land-sea interaction: evolution of ecosystems and climate' (DEVEC). ...... Geological Society Special Publication 314 412 pp, illustrations, maps. hardcover | 2009 | £114 | approx. $185/€132 EARTH ENVIRONMENTS David Huddart and Tim Stott This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the major topics within undergraduate study programmes in geosciences, environmental science, physical geography, natural hazards and ecology. This text ...... 1024 pp. hardcover | NYP 04/2010 | £90 | approx. $146/€105 softcover | NYP 04/2010 | £32.50 | approx. $53/€38 EARTH MATERIALS Kevin Hefferan and John O'Brien Today, as earth science curricula are evolving rapidly, many programs throughout the US are adopting new approaches to the study of earth materials. At many universities earth science departments ...... 808 pp. hardcover | NYP 04/2010 | £85 | approx. $138/€99 THE EERIE SILENCE Are We Alone in the Universe? Paul Davies On April 8, 1960, a young American astronomer, Frank Drake, turned a radio telescope toward the star Tau Ceti and listened for several hours to see if he could detect any artificial radio signals. With ...... 264 pp. hardcover | NYP 03/2010 | £19.99 | approx. $33/€24 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SOLID EARTH SCIENCES Edited by P Kearey From amethyst to artesian spring, from coal gas to continental drift, from seismogram to stromatolite, the "Encylopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences" provides a comprehensive modern reference ...... 713 pp, 429 illus. hardcover | 2010 | £86.25 | approx. $140/€100 EXPLORING THE LANDSCAPES OF THE EAST MENDIPS AR Farrant The Mendips in Somerset are famous for their fabulous landscapes - limestone gorges, waterfalls and caves. BGS have published two books and maps which describe the Mendips area - one covering the ...... Exploring the Landscapes series 68 pp. softcover | 2007 | £13.95 | approx. $23/€17 EXPLORING THE LANDSCAPES OF THE WEST MENDIPS AR Farrant The Mendips in Somerset are famous for their fabulous landscapes - limestone gorges, waterfalls and caves. BGS have published two books and maps which describe the Mendips area - one covering the ...... Exploring the Landscapes series 74 pp. softcover | 2008 | £13.95 | approx. $23/€17 THE GEOLOGY OF STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES Andrew D Miall New Edition It has been more than a decade since the appearance of the First Edition of this book. Much progress has been made, but some controversies remain. The original idea of Sloss and of Vail ...... 433 pp, 337 figs, 11 tabs. hardcover | 2010 | £69.99 | approx. $114/€81 GREEN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Mihkel Koel and Mihkel Kaljurand This book describes the efforts to make analytical chemistry greener and discusses the idea of the methods of green profiles. ...... 198 pp, 64 b/w illus. hardcover | NYP 06/2010 | £52.99 | approx. $86/€62 GREEN CHEMISTRY An Introductory Text Mike Lancaster Sustainable development and environmental issues are at the forefront of public and Government concern. Chemical engineering may offer the solution to many of these challenges, but chemicals ...... 330 pp. hardcover | NYP 06/2010 | £29.95 | approx. $49/€35 HOW THE EARTH MADE US This series tells the story of how the Earth has influenced human history, from the dawn of civilisation to the modern industrial age. It reveals for the first time on television how geology, ...... 2 discs, 300 mins. Blu-ray disc | 2010 | £29.99 | approx. $49/€35 DVD | 2010 | £24.99 | approx. $41/€29 HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES AND MINERAL SYSTEMS Franco Pirajno Hydrothermal processes on Earth have played an important role in the evolution of our planet. These processes link the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere in continuously evolving dynamic systems. ...... 1250 pp, figs. hardcover | 2009 | £153 | approx. $248/€178 ICE PHYSICS Peter V Hobbs This classic monograph provided the first comprehensive account of the physics and chemistry of ice, and remains authoritative and relevant today. Informed by research from physicists, chemists, ...... Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences 856 pp, b/w illus. softcover | NYP 05/2010 | £47.50 | approx. $77/€55 THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NATURAL DISASTERS Jan Kozak and Vladimir Cermak This richly illustrated pictorial history of natural disasters has been composed from a large selection of images of a wide variety of sources, mostly private collections. These include reproductions of ...... 241 pp, 37 black & white illustrations, 92 colour illustrations. hardcover | 2010 | £49.99 | approx. $81/€58 INTERFACIAL CHEMISTRY OF ROCKS AND SOILS Noemi M Nagy, Jozsef Konya and Arthur T Hubbard Knowledge of the basic interactions that take place between geological materials and different substances is the first step in understanding the effects of adsorption and other interfacial ...... 244 pp, 48 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white tables. hardcover | 2009 | £95 | approx. $154/€110 ISOSCAPES Understanding Movement, Pattern, and Process on Earth Through Isotope Mapping Edited by Jason B West, Gabriel J Bowen, Todd E Dawson and Kevin P Tu Stable isotope ratio variation in natural systems reflects the dynamics of Earth systems processes and imparts isotope labels to Earth materials. Carbon isotope ratios of atmospheric CO2 record ...... 511 pp. hardcover | 2009 | £53.99 | approx. $88/€63 PHANEROZOIC REGIONAL GEOLOGY OF THE WORLD Edited by Albert W Bally and David G Roberts "Principles of Regional Geology" is a two volume work and its scope is defined by 'regional scale'. A set of introductory chapters together with overviews that preface the major sections provide the ...... 675 pp. hardcover | 2009 | £100 | approx. $162/€116 THE PHYSICS OF CLOUDS BJ Mason New Edition Cloud physics is concerned with those processes which are responsible for the formation of clouds and the release of precipitation. This classic book gives a comprehensive and detailed ...... Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences 688 pp, b/w illus. softcover | NYP 05/2010 | £44.99 | approx. $73/€53 SEDIMENT CASCADES An Integrated Approach Edited by Tim Burt and Robert J Allison "Sediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach" provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. This book is suitable for academic ...... 488 pp. hardcover | 2007 | £90 | approx. $146/€105 SEDIMENTOLOGY OF AQUEOUS SYSTEMS Edited by Cristiano Poleto and Susanne Charlesworth Sediments in aqueous systems are of increasing interest to academics, researchers, practitioners and stakeholders around the world. This book not only covers the characteristics of the ...... 352 pp. hardcover | NYP 04/2010 | £44.99 | approx. $73/€53 THE SIX-INCH LUNAR ATLAS Don Spain Here is a lunar atlas designed specifically for use in the field by lunar observers. Its title - "The Six-inch Lunar Atlas" - refers both to the aperture of the telescope used to make the images in ...... 277 pp, 180 black & white illustrations, 120 black & white halftones, 60 black &. softcover | 2009 | £19.99 | approx. $33/€24 THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Paleoceanography and Sedimentology Pinxian Wang and Qianyu Li This book is the first synthesis of sedimentary geology and paleoceanography of the South China Sea on the basis of extensive industrial explorations and scientific expeditions culminated with ...... Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Series 13 506 pp, figs. hardcover | 2009 | £90 | approx. $146/€105 SUBDUCTION ZONE GEODYNAMICS Serge Lallemand and Francesca Funicello Subduction is a major process that plays a first-order role in the dynamics of the Earth. The sinking of cold lithosphere into the mantle is thought by many authors to be the most important source ...... 276 pp, figs. hardcover | 2009 | £117 | approx. $190/€136 TIME MATTERS Leddra This book covers subjects such as the age of the earth, catastrophism vs uniformitarianism, evolution vs creationism, plutonism vs neptunism, continental drift and plate tectonics. It ...... 264 pp. hardcover | NYP 04/2010 | £75 | approx. $122/€87 softcover | NYP 04/2010 | £24.95 | approx. $41/€29 THE TUNGUSKA MYSTERY Vladimir Rubtsov and Edward Ashpole The purpose of the book is a dual one: to detail the nature and results of Tunguska investigations in the former USSR and present-day CIS, and to destroy two long-standing myths still held ...... 328 pp, 38 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 38 black & whit. hardcover | 2008 | £26.99 | approx. $44/€32 VOLCANOES Global Perspectives John P Lockwood and Richard W Hazlett New Paperback Edition Volcanoes are a vital presence in our world, and play a key role in maintaining the human eco-environment through soil enrichment and atmospheric inputs. They are also hazardous features, whose ...... 624 pp. hardcover | 2007 | £99.95 | approx. $162/€116 softcover | NYP 04/2010 | £39.95 | approx. $65/€47 |
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