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Reign Of The Beast - The Atheist World Of W. D. Saull And His Museum Of Evolution

by Adrian Desmond

~~6,99€~~ 6,29€ 10% OFF

 In the 1830s, decades before Darwin published the Origin of Species, a museum of evolution flourished in London. Reign of the Beast pieces together the extraordinary story of this lost working-man&#39;s institution and its enigmatic owner, the wine merchant W. D. Saull. A financial backer of the anti-clerical Richard Carlile, the ‘Devil&#39;s Chaplain’ Robert Taylor, and socialist Robert Owen, Saull outraged polite society by putting humanity’s ape ancestry on display. He weaponized his museum fossils and empowered artisans with a knowledge of deep geological time that undermined the Creationist base of the Anglican state. His geology museum, called the biggest in Britain, housed over 20,000 fossils, including famous dinosaurs. Saull was indicted for blasphemy and reviled during his lifetime. After his death in 1855, his museum was demolished and he was expunged from the collective memory. Now multi-award-winning author Adrian Desmond undertakes a thorough reading of Home Office spy reports and subversive street prints to re-establish Saull&#39;s pivotal place at the intersection of the history of geology, atheism, socialism, and working-class radicalism.
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Heavy Metal - Earths Minerals And The Future Of Sustainable Societies

by Philippe Tortell

~~6,99€~~ 6,29€ 10% OFF

 Heavy Metal: Earth’s Minerals and the Future of Sustainable Societies brings together world-leading experts from across the globe to reimagine the future of mineral exploration and mining in a post-fossil fuel world. Minerals and metals – for batteries, circuit boards, wiring and other components – are essential to a digital, carbon-neutral economy. But how can we grapple with the environmental, social and geopolitical challenges caused by the extraction and use of these critical resources? Concise, accessible, and engaging, the essays in this timely collection intertwine a broad spectrum of disciplines to help us understand and reimagine our relationship with minerals. Exploring a wide range of themes, from the colonial history of mining and Indigenous resistance, to new frontiers in exploration geology, waste management and recycling, this book draws on experts from fields as diverse as geology, mining engineering, law, economics and public policy. The book also explores mineral resources through an artistic lens, with a collection of stunning images from the Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, and excerpts of a new musical work, the Heavy Metal Suite. This thought-provoking and ultimately hopeful book guides us towards a more responsible, ethical and sustainable use of metals and minerals. It is essential reading for anyone interested in how we supply the resources needed for a carbon-neutral economic future.
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Sedimentary Rocks In The Field - A Colour Guide

by Dorrik A.V. Stow

74,19€ + 10% CARD

 A guide to the recognition and description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to help the geologist know what to observe and record and how best to interpret this data and is of value to students, amateur enthusiasts and professional geologists.
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Mineral Nutrition Of Crops - Fundamental Mechanisms And Implications

by Zdenko Rengel

~~82,14€~~ 73,93€ 10% OFF

 The first book on crop nutrition that covers topics from soil hydrology to molecular biology!The first book ever to elucidate so many different aspects of mineral nutrition of crops, Mineral Nutrition of Crops: Fundamental Mechanisms and Implications will allow you to grasp the complexity of the soil-water-plant-microbe interactions governing nutrient uptake and utilization by crops. By emphasizing a fundamental mechanistic approach, this book effectively complements the monograph Nutrient Use in Crop Production (The Haworth Press, Inc.). With Mineral Nutrition of Crops you will explore the many facets necessary to increase crop and pasture yields and minimize unwanted losses of nutrients to the environment.Mineral Nutrition of Crops covers a wide range of topics that span several scientific disciplines: agriculture, agronomy, botany, forestry, ecology, plant science, and soil science. From this book, you will gain vital knowledge required to understand the complexity of mechanisms and processes governing nutrient transport toward roots, including biological and chemical reactions influencing nutrient availability in the rhizosphere, uptake by root cells, long-distance transport toward grain, and the role of nutrients in metabolism. Also, you will explore issues relating to the following topics: biology and chemistry of nutrient availability in the rhizosphere kinetics of nutrient uptake by plant cells role of mineral photosynthesis and yield formation importance of seed nutrient reserves in crop growth and development breeding crops for improved nutrient efficiency significance of root size for plant production monitoring water and nutrient fluxes down the profile From Mineral Nutrition of Crops , you will gain the knowledge you need to understand and improve methods of crop growth and nutrition. Mineral Nutrition of Crops is an indispensable manual for anyone involved in the many aspects of growing crops.
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Hydroponic Tomatoes

by Howard M. Resh

33,11€ + 10% CARD

 You don't need previous experience. Your advantages (besides great tomatoes!) include freedom from harmful pesticides, bothersome weeds and insects, plus ease and pleasure in tending the garden. And you can enjoy your tomatoes sooner .
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Sustainable Agricultural And Food Systems Engineering - New Research, Practices, And Developments

~~238,50€~~ 214,65€ 10% OFF

 Discusses about sustainable agriculture and food systems engineering. It covers key concepts on sustainable agriculture, food systems engineering for sustainable development, and agroecological transitions as an interdisciplinary field that comprises the concepts of agronomy, economics, and livestock farming sciences.
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Agricultural Automation - Fundamentals And Practices

214,64€ + 10% CARD

 Agricultural automation is the core technology for computer-aided agricultural production management and implementation. An integration of equipment, infotronics, and precision farming technologies, it creates viable solutions for challenges facing the food, fiber, feed, and fuel needs of the human race now and into the future. Agricultural Automation: Fundamentals and Practices provides a comprehensive introduction of automation technologies for agriculture.From basics to applications, topics in this volume include:Agricultural vehicle robots and infotronic systems Precision agriculture, with its focus on efficiency and efficacy of agricultural inputs and the spatial and temporal management of agricultural systemsSpecific agricultural production systems, including those related to field crops, cotton, orchards and vineyards, and animal housing and productionAutomation relative to specific inputs in agricultural production systems, such as nutrition management and automation, automation of pesticide application systems, and automated irrigation management with soil and canopy sensingLiability issues with regard to surrounding awareness and worksite managementPostharvest automationa "perhaps the most advanced component of agricultural production in terms of automation and an important factor in global agricultureAgricultural mechanization, one of the top ranked engineering accomplishments in the past century, has created revolutionary change in crop production technology and made it possible to harvest sufficient products to meet the populations continuously growing needs. Continued progress is essential to the future of agriculture. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of automated agriculture and important insight into its upcoming challenges.
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Soil-Specific Farming - Precision Agriculture

54,31€ + 10% CARD

 Faced with challenges of resource scarcity and environmental degradation, it is important to adopt innovative farming systems that maximize resource efficiency while protecting the environment. Soil-Specific Farming: Precision Agriculture focuses on principles and applications of soil-specific farming, providing information on rapidly evolving agricultural technologies. It addresses assessments of soil variability and application of modern innovations to enhance use efficiency of fertilizers, irrigation, tillage, and pesticides through targeted management of soils and crops. This book provides the technological basis of adopting and promoting precision agriculture (PA) for addressing the issues of resource scarcity, environmental pollution, and climate change. It focuses specifically on PA technologies and discusses historical evolution, soil variability at different scales, soil fertility and nutrient management, water quality, land leveling techniques, and special ecosystems involving small landholders and coastal regions. Highlighting the scale-related issues and concerns of small landholders, the text details the efficient use of resources on the basis of soil/field variability and site-specific conditions. It examines how PA technology can increase productivity, enhance profitability, and minimize environmental degradation. Woven throughout is the theme of sustainable use of resources.
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Biochar - Production, Characterization, And Applications

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 Encompassing high priority research areas such as bioenergy production, global warming mitigation, and sustainable agriculture, biochar has received increased worldwide interest in the past decade.Biochar: Production, Characterization, and Applications covers the fundamentals of biochar including its concept, production technology, and characterization. The book builds on this foundation by providing examples of state-of-the-art biochar application technology in agronomy and environmental sciences, along with detailed case studies. Edited by a group of well-known biochar experts and including chapters written by a group of international experts in their field, this valuable resource can be used both as a textbook for graduate courses or as a handbook for policy makers and practitioners in the field.
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Geotechnical Investigation Methods - A Field Guide For Geotechnical Engineers

by Roy E. Hunt

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 Discusses the essential elements of a geotechnical investigation. This book describes numerous methods and procedures for exploring the geologic environment, measuring material properties, and selecting field instrumentation while also providing a basis for selection of each.
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Earthquake Engineering Handbook

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 Earthquakes are nearly unique among natural phenomena - they affect virtually everything within a region, from massive buildings and bridges, down to the furnishings within a home. Successful earthquake engineering therefore requires a broad background in subjects, ranging from the geologic causes and effects of earthquakes to understanding the impact of these effects on foundations, buildings, structures, the infrastructure, and even their social and economic impact.The Earthquake Engineering Handbook is a comprehensive resource that covers the spectrum of topics relevant to designing for and mitigating earthquakes. In it, international experts present engineering practices, research, and developments in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim countries. The emphasis is on professional applications, with discussion ranging from basic dynamics and geoscience to new technologies intended to avoid rather than resist the forces of earthquakes.Covering both traditional and innovative practices, the Earthquake Engineering Handbook is the first professional reference that brings together all of earthquake engineering's many facets. Formulas, tables, and illustrations give immediate answers to questions arising in practice, and summaries of the essential elements of each topic paint a global picture from which readers can develop understanding and the ability to think beyond the results presented.
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Soil Sampling And Methods Of Analysis

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 Thoroughly updated and revised, this second edition of the bestselling Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis presents several new chapters in the areas of biological and physical analysis and soil sampling. Reflecting the burgeoning interest in soil ecology, new contributions describe the growing number and assortment of new microbiological techniques, describe in-depth methods, and demonstrate new tools that characterize the dynamics and chemistry of soil organic matter and soil testing for plant nutrients. A completely new section devoted to soil water reviews up-to-date field- and laboratory-based methods for saturated and unsaturated soil hydraulic properties.Retaining the easy-to-follow, a cookbooka style of the original, this second edition provides a compilation of soil analytical techniques that are fast, straightforward, and relatively easy-to-use. Heavily referenced, peer-reviewed contributions from approximately 150 specialists make this a practical manual and resource handbook that describes a wide array of methods, both conventional and cutting-edge, for analyzing the chemical, biological, biochemical, and physical properties of many different soil types. Including several a primera chapters that cover the overall principles and concepts behind the latest techniques, the book presents sufficient detail on the materials and procedures to characterize the potential and limitation of each method. It covers recent improvements in methodology, outlines current methods, and characterizes the best methods available for selecting the appropriate analysis technique. Promoting the research and practical application of findings in soil science, Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, Second Edition continues to be the most current, detailed, comprehensive tool for researchers and practitioners working with soil.
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Digital Soil Assessments And Beyond - Proceedings Of The 5th Global Workshop On Digital Soil Mapping 2012, Sydney, Australia

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 Digital soil assessments and beyond contains papers presented at the 5th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping, held 10-13 April 2012 at the University of Sydney, Australia. The contributions demonstrate the latest developments in digital soil mapping as a discipline with a special focus on the use of map products to drive policy decisions particularly on climate change and food, water and soil security. The workshop and now this resulting publication have better united formerly disparate subdisciplines in soil science: pedology (study of the formation, distribution and potential use of soils) and pedometrics (quantitative and statistical analysis of soil variation in space and time). This book compiles papers covering a range of topics: digital soil assessment, digital soil modelling, operational soil mapping, soil and environmental covariates, soil sampling and monitoring and soil information modelling, artificial intelligence and cyber-infrastructure, and GlobalSoilMap. Digital soil assessments and beyond aims to encourage new mapping incentives and stimulate new ideas to make digital soil mapping practicable from local to national and ultimately global scales.
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Rock Failure Mechanisms - Illustrated And Explained

by Chun'An Tang e John A. Hudson

66,24€ + 10% CARD

 Illustrated guide on rock failure under a variety of load conditions. For researchers and professionals in geology, mining and civil engineering working with rock failure concepts in the engineering practice. Includes a CD-ROM with a version of RFPA (Rock Failure Process Analysis) software.
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Geothermal Systems And Energy Resources - Turkey And Greece

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 In the region comprising Turkey and Greece, people have been using water from geothermal sources for bathing and washing of clothes since ancient times. This region falls within the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt and hence is a locus of active volcanism and tectonism and experiences frequent seismic events. This volcanic and tectonic activity has given rise to over 1500 geothermal springs. Its importance was recognized decades ago and the geothermal water is now being utilized for district heating, industrial processing, domestic water supply, balneology and electric power generation. The geothermal potential in this region is large. In Turkey alone it is estimated to be more than 31500 MWt while the proven potential is 4078 MWt. At present 2084 MWt is being utilized for direct applications in Turkey and 135 MWt in Greece. In Turkey electricity is produced for 166 MW installed capacity, whereas in Greece geothermal energy is presently not used for electricity production despite its potential.This book discusses the geochemical evolution of the thermal waters and thermal gases in terms of the current volcano-tectonic setting and associated geological framework that makes the region very important to the geothermal scientific community. The book explains, in a didactic way, the possible applications, depending on local conditions and scales, and it presents new and stimulating ideas for future developments of this renewable energy source. Additionally, the book discusses the role(s) of possible physicochemical processes in deep hydrothermal systems, the volatile provenance and relative contributions of mantle and crustal components to total volatile inventories. It provides the reader with a thorough understanding of the geothermal systems of this region and identifi es the most suitable solutions for specifi c tasks and needs elsewhere in the world. It is the fi rst time that abundant information and data from this region, obtained from intensive research during the last few decades, is unveiled to the international geothermal community. Thus, an international readership, in the professional and academic sectors, as well as in key institutions that deal with geothermal energy, will benefit from the knowledge from geothermal research and experiences obtained from the Aegean Region.
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Natural Climate Changes - Facts Based On Geological, Archaeological And Astrophysical Aspects

by Stefan Uhlig

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 In times of the European Medieval, the powerful contemporaries and influencers propagated the geocentric model of the world according to which the Earth should have been located in the centre of the Universe and the Sun and the planets should have circumnavigated the Earth. A modern analogue is the current superstition that the human is provoking and can control the climate change by the anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide. This book presents examples of continuous natural climate changes, such as the development of the temperature of Earth's atmosphere, the oceans' sea levels and the ice volumes of the last few millions of years. These are explained and discussed, presenting data from different scientific areas such as geosciences, archaeology and astrophysics. Hereby, we will see that quite complex astrophysical and heliophysical mechanisms cause the periodically recurring long- and short-term variation of climate which cannot be influenced at all by any human being, also not by any increased or reduced emission of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. Controlled by the Sun's energy reaching the Earth's surface, the oceans are the global player interacting with the atmosphere and dominating its temperature. It was intended to write this book in an understandable style for everybody interested to learn more about the controversially discussed topic of climate change, or who is affected by the drastic measures of policy and want to form their own opinion. On the other hand this publication wants also to be a compact base and reference for the scientific young generation to invite them to immerse themselves into this very interesting and exciting field of natural sciences.
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Poro-Elastic Theory With Applications To Transport In Porous Media

by Dong-Sheng Jeng e Lin Cui

3,96€ + 10% CARD

 This Open Access book (available on http://www.taylorfrancis.com) is on basic mechanics of poro-elastic theory with applications: solute & contaminant transport in compacted clay liner systems with consolidation; groundwater fluctuations in coastal aquifers resulting from tidal dynamics; and seabed mechanisms under dynamic loading.
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The Spirit Of Stone

by Wyl Menmuir

~~21,12€~~ 19,01€ 10% OFF

 A unique blend of travelogue, history and memoir, The Spirit of Stone explores our enduring connection to the landscapes of Britain and Ireland and reveals how stone shapes our stories, our past and our sense of place.
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Green Nanoparticles - Valuable Tools For The Food Sector

~~238,50€~~ 214,65€ 10% OFF

 Presents nanomaterials, especially green nanoparticles, as strategic tools for optimizing the food sector potential in fulfilling human nourishment needs. Addresses themes such as smart packaging; green nanoparticles as nanofertilizers, nanoinsecticides, nanonematicides, and nanoherbicides, and more.
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Dynamic Point Symbols In Earthquake Mapping - Visualization Research In Space And Time

by Pawel Cybulski

~~159,00€~~ 143,10€ 10% OFF

 This book examines how animated symbols enhance digital map comprehension, particularly for earthquake data visualization. It provides much-needed empirical evidence for the understandability, usability, and utility of congruently using dynamic visualization to depict a particular dynamic environmental process.
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Stratigraphy

~~182,84€~~ 164,56€ 10% OFF

 Stratigraphy provides a comprehensive review of various stratigraphy types in a consistent, systematic manner. Each chapter includes definitions, concepts, practical applications, and case studies. The book begins with an overview of the discipline's historical principles. Subsequent chapters delve into specific types of stratigraphy: lithostratigraphy (lithology), biostratigraphy (fossil content), chemostratigraphy (geochemical properties), magnetostratigraphy (magnetic polarity), chronostratigraphy (absolute age), cyclostratigraphy (relationship to astronomical forcing), allostratigraphy (lithological discontinuities), and sequence stratigraphy (stratal stacking patterns). This structured approach makes the book a convenient reference for quickly reviewing and comparing different stratigraphy types.Each chapter follows a consistent outline, making the text accessible and easy to navigate. This invaluable reference links theory with practice, and provides critical insights into the practical workflow that enables stratigraphic correlation in diverse geological contexts. The systematic presentation ensures that readers can efficiently compare and contrast the different stratigraphy types, enhancing their ability to integrate different stratigraphic methods in order to unravel the full array of physical and temporal complexities of the 3D stratigraphic framework. - Provides a comprehensive resource for university instructors and students, as well as a guide to the workflow and practical applications of stratigraphy- Reviews the development of stratigraphy over the last 550 years, from the formulation of 'first principles' in the Renaissance through to the modern state-of-the-art- Presents all main types of stratigraphy as defined by the specific stratal attributes employed to delineate and correlate stratigraphic units and bounding surfaces- Discusses key topics at the forefront of current stratigraphic research that describe the full array of physical and temporal complexities of the 3D stratigraphic framework- Illustrates all concepts and case studies with high-quality, full-color diagrams, outcrop photographs, and subsurface well data and seismic images
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Riverscape Dynamics And Contemporary Hazards

by Adrija Raha, Mery Biswas e Paramita Halder

~~133,81€~~ 120,43€ 10% OFF

 This book combines all the morpho-hydro-sediment interactive processes to explain the channel planform with the application of quantitative technique and the likelihood of flood danger, including both model-based mitigation procedures including the application of HEC-RAS flood modelling.
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Textile Composites And Sustainability - A Circular Approach

~~172,25€~~ 155,03€ 10% OFF

 This book provides an essential, comprehensive guide to integrating sustainability and circular economy principles specifically within the textile composites sector. It addresses the urgent need for the textile industry to transition from linear to circular models, focusing on waste reduction, resource efficiency, and sustainable innovation.
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7th International Congress International Association Of Engineering Geology, Volume 2

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7th International Congress International Association Of Engineering Geology, Volume 2 - Proceedings / Comptes-Rendus, Lisboa, Portugal, 5-9 September 1994, 6 Volumes

~~324,63€~~ 292,17€ 10% OFF

 The broad range of themes reflects the wide spectrum of activities within Engineering Geology as well as its concern with the most actual matters which affect mankind, like natural hazards and environmental protection
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