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The Antonine Wall
- Map - RCAHMS
Built across central Scotland in the mid 2nd century AD on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius, the Antonine Wall marked the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire. This map of the Wall also includes areas where is can be visited and additional information on related museums and reading.
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Hurricanes
Jack Williams; Stephen P. Leatherman - Paperback - Colin Baxter
Hurricanes are some of the deadliest and most destructive storms on earth. It is the combination of their immense size and strength that captures the attention of people around the world. Containing recent research, this is a highly visual look at the complex powers of one of the great wonders of nature.
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Mathematical Modelling For Earth Sciences
Xin-She Yang - Paperback - Dunedin
Topics covered include: vector and matrix analysis, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, calculus of variations, integral equations, probability, geostatistics, numerical integration, optimisation, finite difference methods, finite volume methods, and more.
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Scottish Weather
Chris Robinson; Eileen Finlayson - Paperback - Black & White
In 'Scottish Weather', you will find out the meanings of smirr, dreich, moor and other Scots words for rain, snow, wind, sun, the forecast, the seasons and weather lore in this informative and entertaining pocket guide.
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Minerals Of Northern England
R. F. Symes; B. Young - Paperback - National Museums Scotland
This work encompasses the minerals of Cumbria, County Durham, Yorkshire, Cleveland and Northumberland. The specimens have been selected for their aesthetic appeal or for their scientific, historical or other interest. Each photo is accompanied by a mineralogical or historical explanation.
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Datums And Map Projections
Jonathan Iliffe; Roger Lott - Paperback - Whittles
While retaining the benefits of the first edition, the expanded second edition offers very much more including a different structure to give a better grouping of common themes, more examples and case studies from around the world, adoption of the terminology of the ISO 19111 standard, and use of colour illustrations.
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Glacial Geology & Geomorphology: The Landscapes Of Ireland
A. M. McCabe - Hardback - Dunedin
Ireland's position on the fringe of Europe in the climatically sensitive north-eastern North Atlantic makes it an ideal laboratory for identifying terrestrial evidence for climatic signals. This work gives a history of the regional geological, geomorphological and geochronological evidence used in ice sheet reconstruction.
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A Sailor In The Sahara: The Life And Travels In Africa Of Hugh Clapperton, Commander RN
Jamie Bruce-Lockhart - Hardback - I. B. Tauris
Jamie Bruce Lockhart has retraced the footsteps of explorer Hugh Clapperton's footsteps and takes the reader through forest, desert and extremes of climate. In this biography the reader witnesses Clapperton's adventures, hopes, fears, misfortunes and his ultimately lonely fate.
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A History Of The Native Woodlands Of Scotland, 1500-1920
T. C. Smout; Alan R. MacDonald; Fiona J. Watson - Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
A history of Scottish woodlands, this illustrated volume explores the changing relationship between trees and people from the time of Scotland's first settlement, focusing on the period 1500 to 1920.
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Shackleton's Boat Journey
Frank Arthur Worsley - Paperback - Birlinn
Frank A. Worsley was the Captain of the H.M.S. Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. This book tells the story of the ill-fated expedition.
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