Physical Geography & Topography
"Coast to Coast Xt40 East"
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"Route Maps" series; With 1 map. Sheet Map, Folded, 1 pages. Size: 700 x 972 mm. Weight: 78g.
Author: Harvey Map Services Ltd
ISBN: 1851374833
Publisher: Harvey Map Services Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Physical Geography & Topography
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"Deterministic Systems"
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"Advanced Mathematical Tools for Control Engineers" series; Contains an advanced mathematical tool which serves as a fundamental basis for both instructors and students who study or actively work in Modern Automatic Control or in its applications. This book includes proofs of various theorems and contains examples with solutions. With illustrations. Hardback, 808 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 1612g.
Author: Poznyak, Alexander S.
ISBN: 0080446744
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Physical Geography & Topography
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"Teach Yourself Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis"
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"Teach Yourself - General" series; Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis pose the most frightening geological events that we have to contend with. This book focuses on plate tectonics before delving into the intricacies of these hazards so as to enable the reader to have an understanding of what causes them, how they relate to each other, how they can be predicted and their effects. With illustrations. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 199 x 128 mm. Weight: 292g.
Author: Rothery, David A.
ISBN: 034094241X
Publisher: Hodder Education
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Physical Geography & Topography
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"About Scout Scar"Looking Into a Cumbrian Landscape
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Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar are sites of special scientific interest and of European importance for wildlife. The National Trust locations of Helsington Barrows and Brigsteer Park are habitats offering a rich diversity of birds, butterflies and flora. This book presents a detailed portrait of a landscape. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 243 x 169 mm. Weight: 316g.
Author: Wiltshire, Jan
ISBN: 1874181578
Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Physical Geography & Topography
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"Northumberland Place Names"A Guide to the Meaning of Town and Village Names
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With maps. Paperback, Weight: 505g.
Author: Beckensall, Stan
ISBN: 094692841X
Publisher: Butler Publishing
Date: 1992 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Britain's Rudest Place Names"
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Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 105 x 85 mm. Weight: 51g.
Author: Ferris, Stewart
ISBN: 1905102488
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing Limited
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Place-Names"A Pocket Guide to Over 1500 Place-Names in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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"Discovering Books" series; Gelling, Margaret (trans.) Explains the meanings of more than 1500 place-names and discusses the techniques by which this information is obtained. With illustrations. 4 rev ed. Paperback, 72 pages. Size: 177 x 113 mm. Weight: 225g.
Author: Field, John
ISBN: 0747806179
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Place Names of Atlantic Canada"
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A reference of Atlantic Canadian sites describing background history for each based on the name given. The dictionary entries cite the linguistic origin of each place, briefly pointing out how and why it came to its coinage, e.g. Grand Lake is the largest lake in the county naturally. An introduction examines the significance of studying place With 6 halftones, 4 maps. Hardback, 456 pages. Size: 152 x 229 mm. Weight: 900g.
Author: Hamilton, William B.
ISBN: 0802004717
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Date: 1996 (Canada)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Street Names of the City of Liverpool"
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Presents answers to where over 1000 Liverpool street names came from. In this work, the street names are separated into themes, such as nautical, politics and 20th Century. With map. Paperback, 102 pages. Weight: 122g.
Author: Horton, Steven
ISBN: 1901231305
Publisher: Countyvise Ltd
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Place-Names"
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"Discover Dorset" series; With 9 b./w. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 204 x 138 mm. Weight: 193g.
Author: Mills, A.D.
ISBN: 1904349625
Publisher: Dovecote Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"A Dictionary of London Place-Names"
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"Oxford Paperback Reference" series; A reference guide that explains the meanings and linguistic and historical origins of Greater London names. Over 1,700 names of places, streets, and areas of the Greater London Boroughs are included along with an introductory essay covering the different types and structures of names as well as their wider significance. With 9 maps. New ed. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 196 x 129 mm. Weight: 321g.
Author: Mills, David
ISBN: 0198609574
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"How to Lie With Maps"
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With two additional chapters, this illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches how to evaluate maps critically, and promotes a healthy scepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. It shows that despite their immense value, maps do, and in fact need to, lie. With 10 colour plates, 7 halftones, 111 maps. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 222 pages. Size: 215 x 141 mm. Weight: 270g.
Author: Monmonier, Mark S.
ISBN: 0226534219
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Date: 1996 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Fame By Chance"An A-Z of Places That Became Famous (Or Infamous) By a Twist of Fate
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All over the world there are places which became famous forever because something happened there - by chance. This volume covers 380 such places with new insights and facts that are amusing, surprising, shocking and sometimes controversial. With 640 photographs, maps and illustrations. New ed. Paperback, 432 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 1242g.
Author: O'Brien, Donough
ISBN: 1903071054
Publisher: Bene Factum Publishing Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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"Leicestershire and Rutland Place-Names"
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Includes not only towns, villages and hamlets, but also rivers, streams, hills, fields and woods, as well as streets, buildings and public houses. This work offers a description of the origin and evolution of each name given. With 50 black and white illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 235 x 165 mm. Weight: 374g.
Author: Poulton-Smith, Anthony
ISBN: 0750950455
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
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"English Place-Names Explained"
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"England's Living History" series; A comprehensive study of English placenames - their linguistic roots, historical connections and meanings. Also includes a county-by-county guide to the main placenames and their origins. With 48 illustrations. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 210 x 150 mm. Weight: 535g.
Author: Whynne-Hammond, Charles
ISBN: 1853069116
Publisher: Countryside Books
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Place Names & Gazetteers
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