Iceland - a Worthwhile and Popular Island to Visit -- Iceland - an Island in the North Atlantic -- Geographical Subspaces of Iceland -- Geology of Iceland -- The Economy of Iceland -- Excursion Proposals.The book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes s…
Part I: Geography, History and Exploration. - Arabia Geography and Exploration -- Exploration of the Oman – UAE Mountains -- PART II: Geology -- Geology of the Oman – UAE Mountains -- Ophiolites and Structure of the Oman – UAE Mountains -- Oil and Gas -- PART III. Regional GeoPark Sites -- Musandam and Straits of Hormuz -- United Arab Emirates -- Northern Oman Mountains -- Ibri – Wadi H…
Introduction -- 1. Quantities and Measures -- 2. Variables and Functions -- 3. Trigonometry, Geometry of Plane and Space -- 4. Cartography -- 5. Derivation -- Integration and Differential Equations.This undergraduate textbook presents a unique comprehensive overview on Mathematics in Earth Sciences and Geography. It deals with fundamental theoretical and applied mathematics, needed by bachelor …
Foreword -- Journey into the Past – Introduction -- Dams and Society: Treasures and Troubles – Safety of earthen dams -- Genealogy of the South Fork Dam -- Changes wrought by the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club -- Gathering of Waters - How we study rivers in flood -- Storm Clouds – Dawn of the 1889 flood -- Day of the Dam Breach - Eyewitness account of engineer John Parke -- Aftermath -…
1 The Graeco-Roman World -- 2 The Roman world from the end of the republic to the end of the empire -- 3 The Middle Ages -- 4 From the age of the great transoceanic discoveries to the new measurements of the Earth .90 -- 5 The Figure and the size of the Earth in the XVIII Century -- 6 From the French Revolution to the artificial Satellites -- Epilogue -- The concept of Geoid -- The mathematical…