Earth sciences
End of the Pier
By Tony Gareth Smith
The year is 1973 and changes are afoot in Great Yarmouth and Brokencliff-on-Sea as the New Year comes in with bang! Return to a simpler time when family holidays at the seaside were still fun and electronic devices had never been heard of. The only sound that was heard was...
Tectonic Plates are Moving!
By Roy Livermore
A witty, irreverent guide to the birth, development, and state-of-the-art of one of the most important theories in Earth Science. The book explains how modern plate tectonics accounts for phenomena such as great earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and how it controls conditions at the Earth's surface, including global geography and...
World of Tides
By William Thomson
A journey round the world's most extraordinary coasts and seas
When Galleries Shake - Earthquake Damage Mitigation for Muse
By Jerry Podany
Earthquakes pose myriad dangers to heritage collections worldwide. This book provides an accessible introduction to these dangers and to the methodologies developed at the Getty and other museums internationally for mitigating seismic vulnerability. Conceived as a primer and reference, this abundantly illustrated volume begins with an engaging overview of explanations...
Farewell to Ice
By Peter Wadhams
'Astonishing ... beautiful, compelling and terrifying' Observer 'Wadhams' writing sparkles ... a lyrical sense of wonder at the natural world ... essential reading ... may be the best reader-friendly account of the greenhouse effect available to date' John Burnside, New Statesman Ice is beautiful and complex. It regulates our planet's...
Clays in the Minerals Processing Value Chain
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the effects of clays in the mineral processing value chain, explaining and evaluating the impact on mining, minerals processing and tailings disposal. It is an excellent reference for professional scientists, researchers and industrial engineers.
Seismic Data Interpretation using Digital Image Processing
By Saleh A. Al-Dossary
Bridging the gap between modern image processing practices by the scientific community at large and the world of geology and reflection seismology This book covers the basics of seismic exploration, with a focus on image processing techniques as applied to seismic data.
Water Kingdom
By Philip Ball
Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The EconomistChina's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue.
Oceans: A Very Short Introduction
By Dorrik Stow
Our oceans are hugely important, as a source of food and mineral wealth, as an environment for a vast variety of wildlife, for the role they play in climate regulation, and as part of the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and other elements critical to life. Dorrik Stow explores what...