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Earth Lab: Exploring the Earth Sciences
Utilizing graphs and simple calculations, this clearly written lab manual complements the study of earth science or physical geology. Engaging activities are designed to help you develop data-gathering skills (e.g., mineral and rock identification) and data-analysis skills. You’ll learn how to understand aerial and satellite images; to perceive the importance of stratigraphic columns, geologic sections, [...]
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Earthrise: How Man First Saw the Earth
Earthrise tells the remarkable story of the first photographs of Earth from space and the totally unexpected impact of those images. The Apollo ?Earthrise” and ?Blue Marble” photographs were beamed across the world some forty years ago. They had an astounding effect, Robert Poole explains, and in fact transformed thinking about the Earth and its [...]
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How to Explore the Night Sky Without a Telescope
You don’t need a telescope to see a lot of wonderful things in the night sky. For example five of the planets are often readily visible with the naked eye. There are lots of amazing things you can see and this guide will help you find them. Related posts Life Everywhere: The New Science [...]
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Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
Star-gazing with binoculars is rewarding and, for many, a lifelong passion! Patrick Moore has painstakingly researched Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars to describe the optimal use of binoculars for astronomical observation. He explains basic astronomy and the selection of binoculars, then goes on to discuss the stars, clusters, nebulae and galaxies that await the [...]
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Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: The Causes of Mass Extinctions
In Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities, renowned geologist Tony Hallam takes us on a tour of the Earth’s history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years. While comparable books in this field of study tend to promote only one [...]