Author: Nick Norman
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781770070622
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Geological Journeys: a traveller's guide to South Africa's rocks and landforms is an essential companion for car journeys. How often have we wondered about the jaunty tilt of a mountain ahead, the unusual patterns of a road cutting, the colour and texture of the roadside soil, or the purpose of a distant minehead? This handy volume offers answers and explanations about features along all the major routes across South Africa, and some of the lesser, but geologically interesting, routes too. Also included are the three main metropolitan areas - Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban - so that city r.
Geological Journeys
Author: Nick Norman
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781770070622
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Geological Journeys: a traveller's guide to South Africa's rocks and landforms is an essential companion for car journeys. How often have we wondered about the jaunty tilt of a mountain ahead, the unusual patterns of a road cutting, the colour and texture of the roadside soil, or the purpose of a distant minehead? This handy volume offers answers and explanations about features along all the major routes across South Africa, and some of the lesser, but geologically interesting, routes too. Also included are the three main metropolitan areas - Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban - so that city r.
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781770070622
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Geological Journeys: a traveller's guide to South Africa's rocks and landforms is an essential companion for car journeys. How often have we wondered about the jaunty tilt of a mountain ahead, the unusual patterns of a road cutting, the colour and texture of the roadside soil, or the purpose of a distant minehead? This handy volume offers answers and explanations about features along all the major routes across South Africa, and some of the lesser, but geologically interesting, routes too. Also included are the three main metropolitan areas - Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban - so that city r.
Rough-Hewn Land
Author: Keith Heyer Meldahl
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520275772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Rough-Hewn Land tells the geologic story of the American West--the story of its rocks, rivers, mountains, earthquakes, and mineral wealth, including gold. It tells it by taking you on a 1000-mile-long field trip across the rough side of the continent from the California coast to the Rocky Mountains. This book puts you on the outcrop, geologic hammer in hand, to explore the evidence for how the spectacular, rough-hewn lands of the West came to be. When North America broke free from Eurasia and Africa some 200 million years ago, it triggered a cascade of violent geologic events that shaped the West we see today. As the west-moving continent crunched across the seabed of the ancient Pacific, islands and assorted pieces of ocean floor collected against its prow to build California--and plant gold there too. Meanwhile, mountains squeezed upward from California to Colorado, and vast quantities of molten rock seeded the crust with precious metals while spewing volcanic fire across the land. Later, the land stretched like an accordion to form the washboard-like Basin and Range province and Great Basin within it, while California began to crackle along the San Andreas fault. Throughout the West today, a near-constant drumroll of earthquakes testifies to a world still reshaping itself in response to the ceaseless movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. Rough-Hewn Land weaves these stories into the human history of the West. As we follow the adventures of John C. Frémont, Mark Twain, the Donner party, and other historic characters, we see how geologic forces have shaped human experience, just as they direct the fate of the West today"--
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520275772
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"Rough-Hewn Land tells the geologic story of the American West--the story of its rocks, rivers, mountains, earthquakes, and mineral wealth, including gold. It tells it by taking you on a 1000-mile-long field trip across the rough side of the continent from the California coast to the Rocky Mountains. This book puts you on the outcrop, geologic hammer in hand, to explore the evidence for how the spectacular, rough-hewn lands of the West came to be. When North America broke free from Eurasia and Africa some 200 million years ago, it triggered a cascade of violent geologic events that shaped the West we see today. As the west-moving continent crunched across the seabed of the ancient Pacific, islands and assorted pieces of ocean floor collected against its prow to build California--and plant gold there too. Meanwhile, mountains squeezed upward from California to Colorado, and vast quantities of molten rock seeded the crust with precious metals while spewing volcanic fire across the land. Later, the land stretched like an accordion to form the washboard-like Basin and Range province and Great Basin within it, while California began to crackle along the San Andreas fault. Throughout the West today, a near-constant drumroll of earthquakes testifies to a world still reshaping itself in response to the ceaseless movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. Rough-Hewn Land weaves these stories into the human history of the West. As we follow the adventures of John C. Frémont, Mark Twain, the Donner party, and other historic characters, we see how geologic forces have shaped human experience, just as they direct the fate of the West today"--
Canada Rocks
Author: Nick Eyles
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ISBN: 9781554553624
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of how the Canadian landmass evolved -- piece by piece -- from a long-lost continent some four billion years ago into one of the most spectacular and geologically significant areas on Earth.
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ISBN: 9781554553624
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of how the Canadian landmass evolved -- piece by piece -- from a long-lost continent some four billion years ago into one of the most spectacular and geologically significant areas on Earth.
Being the reports of the journeys and the scientific work undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition
Author: Robert Falcon Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Journey
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465475540
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Follow the voyages of the Vikings, pursue plundering pirates, trace the Hippie Trail, or set off on a flight to the Moon. A thrilling expedition awaits you on every page. Journeys have arisen from all manner of impulse, from migration and the search for food to pilgrimages, trade, scientific curiosity, or simply the quest for adventure. Packed with stories of human movement and endeavor, Journey lets you experience the excitement and romance of travel, covering everything from quests across the Silk Road and the adventures of Marco Polo to explorations in space and underwater. Discover ancient maps, biographies of conquerors, explorers and travelers, stories of scientific discovery and technological innovation, stunning works of art, and catalogs of travel-related memorabilia. This truly worldwide account is a glorious celebration of human journeys and will make an impressive gift for any lover of travel and history.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465475540
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Follow the voyages of the Vikings, pursue plundering pirates, trace the Hippie Trail, or set off on a flight to the Moon. A thrilling expedition awaits you on every page. Journeys have arisen from all manner of impulse, from migration and the search for food to pilgrimages, trade, scientific curiosity, or simply the quest for adventure. Packed with stories of human movement and endeavor, Journey lets you experience the excitement and romance of travel, covering everything from quests across the Silk Road and the adventures of Marco Polo to explorations in space and underwater. Discover ancient maps, biographies of conquerors, explorers and travelers, stories of scientific discovery and technological innovation, stunning works of art, and catalogs of travel-related memorabilia. This truly worldwide account is a glorious celebration of human journeys and will make an impressive gift for any lover of travel and history.
Scott's Last Expedition: Being the reports of the journeys and the scientific work undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the surviving members of the expediton
Author: Robert Falcon Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Being the reports of the journeys + the scientific work undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the surveying members of the Expedition
Author: Robert Falcon Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913
Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613104367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 855
Book Description
"The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1613104367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 855
Book Description
"The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Hydrogeology and Potential for Development of Carbonate-rock Aquifers in Southern Nevada and Southeastern California
Author: Thomas J. Burbey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description