Author : Philip Kearey
Publisher : Penguin Global
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,54 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Provides concise definitions for more than 7,700 terms used in geology.
Author : Audrey N. Clark
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 38,20 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Reference
ISBN :
The Penguin Dictionary of Geography has been expanded and revised and contains some 750 new entries to take into account developments in all areas of the subject. It now includes an explanation of terms connected with all aspects of the environment, natural and social; recent concepts in the field such as feminist geography, sustainability, uneven development and globalization; foreign and American terms; succinct, clear definitions of natural phenomena; sociological terminology; explanations of terms relating to climatology, ecology, economics, geology, remote sensing and statistics.
Author : Klaus K. E. Neuendorf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 35,43 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Geology
ISBN : 9780922152766
The fifth edition of the Glossary of Geology contains nearly 40,000 entries, including 3.600 new terms and nearly 13,000 entries with revised definitions from the previous edition. In addition to definitions, many entries include background information and aids to syllabication. The Glossary draws its authority from the expertise of more than 100 geoscientists in many specialties who reviewed definitions and added new terms.
Author : John Whittow
Publisher : Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Géographie physique - Dictionnaires anglais
ISBN : 9780140514506
Newly revised and updated with over 400 new entries, The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography remains the standard reference work on the subject. Now including all the latest trends and techniques, this is the ideal companion both for school and college students and for the general reader.
Author : Michael Allaby
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1325 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0192575708
This new edition includes 10,000 entries which cover all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceanography, palaeontology, mineralogy and volcanology. In this edition, 675 new entries have been added, and include expanded coverage of planetary geology and earth-observing-satellites. Other new entries terms such as Ianammox, Boomerangian, earth rheological layering, and metamorphic rock classification. The entries are also complemented by more than 130 diagrams and numerous web links that are listed on a regularly updated dedicated companion website. Appendices supplement the A-Z and have been extended to include three new tables on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, Avalanche Classes, and the Volcanic Explosivity Index. The list of satellite missions has also been revised and updated to include recent developments. A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences is an authoritative, and jargon-free resource for students of geology, geography, geosciences, physical science, and those in related disciplines.
Author : McGraw-Hill Education
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2003-01-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780071410441
Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: * Pronunciation guide for every term * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations * Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more * A convenient, quick-find format
Author : J. B. Whittow
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 15,10 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780140510942
Defines terms and concepts in archaeology, botany, geology, meteorology, earth science and geography
Author : David S. G. Thomas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1118687434
The third edition of this comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary covers the whole field of physical geography and provides an essential reference for all students and lecturers in this field.
Author : Jennifer Bothamley
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 26,96 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : 9780760753194
Author : D. G. A. Whitten
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 1975
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