Penguin Dictionary of Geology, Paperback - Philip Kearey

Second edition with over 7, 500 updated geological definitions.

By using different ways of describing the world of scientific endeavour, the author has produced a fascinating visually beautiful and highly entert...

One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to expla...

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A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins).

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A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences contains more than 10, 000 entries covering all areas of geoscience, including planetary science, oceano...

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Publisher: The Dovecote PressAuthor(s): Philip PowellIllustration(s): 213 b/w illustrations & mapsNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2005Dimensi...

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This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn...

This is a major revision and expansion of what has long been recognized as a basic reference in its field. Besides updating the existing text, the ...

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Describes the conquest of Paraguay and the River Plate, of the Yucatan in Mexico, the only partial conquest of Chile, and battles with the French o...

Provides definitions and critical discussions of the technical terms used in psychoanalysis.

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Compiled by Britain's lexicographers, this dictionary is suitable for homes and offices. It offers comprehensive coverage of the English language.P...

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Basilus, a foolish old Duke, consults an oracle, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies, he wi...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Philip ManselIllustration(s): 24pp colourNumber of pages: 640Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 3...

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Twelfth edition of this reference guide for all crossword addicts. *Also appeared in March Buyer's Notes*

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