{"title":"The Earth: natural history general","description":"Books on the subject of The Earth: natural history general","products":[{"product_id":"ice-ages-their-social-and-natural-history-hardback-9781316519400","title":"Ice Ages; Their Social and Natural History (Hardback) 9781316519400","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIce Ages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheir Social and Natural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating history of scientific 'discovery' of Ice Ages, and implications for current social issues: glaciology and sociology writ large.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAllan Mazur (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316519400, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this captivating and accessible read provides substantial detail about Earth's recent geologic past and its inhabitants, past and present … Highly recommended.' C. A. McRoberts, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat causes Ice Ages? How did we learn about them? What were their affects on the social history of humanity? Allan Mazur's book tells the appealing history of the scientific 'discovery' of Ice Ages. How we learned that much of the Earth was repeatedly covered by huge ice sheets, why that occurred, and how the waning of the last Ice Age paved the way for agrarian civilization and, ultimately, our present social structures. The book discusses implications for the current 'controversies' over anthropogenic climate change, public understanding of science, and (lack of) 'trust in experts'. In parallel to the history and science of Ice Ages, sociologist Mazur highlights why this is especially relevant right now for humanity. Ice Ages: Their Social and Natural History is an engrossing combination of natural science and social history: glaciology and sociology writ large.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. In the Beginning\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Bursting the Limits of Time'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Darwin's Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 4. Discovering an Age of Ice\u003cbr\u003e 5. Why Does Climate Change? Orbits\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dating Ice Age Climates\u003cbr\u003e 7. Why Does Climate Change? Carbon Dioxide\u003cbr\u003e 8. Why Does Climate Change? Continental Drift and Ocean Currents\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ecce Homo\u003cbr\u003e 10. How Did Extinct Hominins Behave?\u003cbr\u003e 11. Life in the Paleolithic\u003cbr\u003e 12. Extinction of Ice Age Mammals in Near Time\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Agrarian Transformation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Rise of Civilizations\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The Earth: natural history general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Earth: natural history general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Earth:%20natural%20history%20general%20%5BWNW%5D%22\"\u003eWNW\u003c\/a\u003e], Climate change [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Climate change\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Climate%20change%20%5BRNPG%5D%22\"\u003eRNPG\u003c\/a\u003e], Physical geography \u0026amp; topography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical geography \u0026amp; topography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20geography%20\u0026amp;%20topography%20%5BRGB%5D%22\"\u003eRGB\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20%5BJHB%5D%22\"\u003eJHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909181825304,"sku":"9781316519400","price":21.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316519400i.jpg?v=1696682683"},{"product_id":"extinctions-living-and-dying-in-the-margin-of-error-hardback-9781108843539","title":"Extinctions; Living and Dying in the Margin of Error (Hardback) 9781108843539","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExtinctions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLiving and Dying in the Margin of Error\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMass extinctions, the fossil record, and whether we can avoid a disastrous human-made mass extinction event.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Hannah (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108843539, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Hannah's conclusion seems to whisper of impending disaster, delivering a highly effective 'Yikes!' moment. This book offers a very readable description of known extinctions for anyone interested in past life. At the same time, it seems to have all the elements of a new literary genre: scientific nonfiction - science noire. The final paragraphs are written as if there will be no sequel … Highly recommended.' M. S. Zavada, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAre we now entering a mass extinction event? What can mass extinctions in Earth's history tell us about the Anthropocene? What do mass extinction events look like and how does life on Earth recover from them? The fossil record reveals periods when biodiversity exploded, and short intervals when much of life was wiped out in mass extinction events. In comparison with these ancient events, today's biotic crisis hasn't (yet) reached the level of extinction to be called a mass extinction. But we are certainly in crisis, and current parallels with ancient mass extinction events are profound and deeply worrying. Humanity's actions are applying the same sorts of pressures - on similar scales - that in the past pushed the Earth system out of equilibrium and triggered mass extinction events. Analysis of the fossil record suggests that we still have some time to avert this disaster: but we must act now.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Anthropocene and the Earth system\u003cbr\u003e 2. A short detour: the fossil record and the geological time scale\u003cbr\u003e 3. The origin of animals and the emergence of the Earth system\u003cbr\u003e 4. Documenting ancient biodiversity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mass extinctions – the basics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Causes of the End-Permian and End-Cretaceous extinction events\u003cbr\u003e 7. Time heals all – recovering from a mass extinction\u003cbr\u003e 8. The late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions\u003cbr\u003e 9. Surviving the Anthropocene\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The Earth: natural history general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Earth: natural history general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Earth:%20natural%20history%20general%20%5BWNW%5D%22\"\u003eWNW\u003c\/a\u003e], Rocks, minerals \u0026amp; fossils [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Rocks, minerals \u0026amp; fossils\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Rocks,%20minerals%20\u0026amp;%20fossils%20%5BWNR%5D%22\"\u003eWNR\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20science,%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTQ%5D%22\"\u003eTQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Sustainability [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sustainability\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sustainability%20%5BRNU%5D%22\"\u003eRNU\u003c\/a\u003e], Endangered species \u0026amp; extinction of species [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Endangered species \u0026amp; extinction of species\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Endangered%20species%20\u0026amp;%20extinction%20of%20species%20%5BRNKH1%5D%22\"\u003eRNKH1\u003c\/a\u003e], Conservation of the environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservation of the environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservation%20of%20the%20environment%20%5BRNK%5D%22\"\u003eRNK\u003c\/a\u003e], Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Meteorology%20\u0026amp;%20climatology%20%5BRBP%5D%22\"\u003eRBP\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978342588696,"sku":"9781108843539","price":15.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108843539i.jpg?v=1696727727"},{"product_id":"trees-their-natural-history-paperback-9780521133586","title":"Trees; Their Natural History (Paperback) 9780521133586","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTrees\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheir Natural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn updated and revised edition providing an introduction to all aspects of tree biology and ecology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter A. 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Alan Crowden, Bulletin, British Ecological Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTrees are familiar components of many landscapes and have been vital in determining the ecology of our planet as well as the development of human cultures and communities. Yet how much do we really understand about how they work? This updated and revised edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of tree biology and ecology and presents the state-of-the-art discoveries in this area. The wonders and mysteries of trees are explored throughout the book and questions such as why leaves turn spectacular colours in the autumn, how water reaches the top of the tallest trees, or why the study of genetics has caused so many name changes in trees are all brilliantly answered. Written with a non-technical approach, this book will be a valuable source of reference for students and those with a less formal interest in this fascinating group of plants.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. An overview\u003cbr\u003e 2. Leaves: the food producers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Trunk and branches: more than a connecting drainpipe\u003cbr\u003e 4. Roots: the hidden tree\u003cbr\u003e 5. Towards the next generation: flowers, fruits and seeds\u003cbr\u003e 6. The growing tree\u003cbr\u003e 7. The shape of trees\u003cbr\u003e 8. The next generation: new trees from old\u003cbr\u003e 9. Age, health, damage and death: living in a hostile world\u003cbr\u003e 10. Trees and us\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The Earth: natural history general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Earth: natural history general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Earth:%20natural%20history%20general%20%5BWNW%5D%22\"\u003eWNW\u003c\/a\u003e], Trees, wildflowers \u0026amp; plants [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Trees, wildflowers \u0026amp; plants\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Trees,%20wildflowers%20\u0026amp;%20plants%20%5BWNP%5D%22\"\u003eWNP\u003c\/a\u003e], Plant ecology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plant ecology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plant%20ecology%20%5BPSTS%5D%22\"\u003ePSTS\u003c\/a\u003e], Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e], Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000279027992,"sku":"9780521133586","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521133586i_9473e0f3-ff09-4257-9a48-47b2918ecfdf.jpg?v=1691372160"},{"product_id":"curious-about-nature-a-passion-for-fieldwork-paperback-9781108448642","title":"Curious about Nature; A Passion for Fieldwork (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108448642","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCurious about Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Passion for Fieldwork\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTim Burt (Edited by), Des Thompson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108448642, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages, 139 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Contributors address the need to train and encourage the next generation of scientists to conduct crucial environmental fieldwork that continues to expand our understanding of natural systems and recommend conservation initiatives. Chapters emphasize the value of observation, provide historical context, outline basic fieldwork components, list common fieldwork equipment, and advocate for modern interdisciplinary scientific endeavors, all while recounting details of entertaining and diverse case studies that transport readers to a variety of international field sites … Ultimately, the text captures the essence of fieldwork, and can be read cover-to-cover or selectively based on interest and needs. This book is a good fit for upper-division undergraduate or graduate courses and encourages hands-on field experiences. It will also be welcomed by any general reader interested in exploring the world.' S. McCarragher, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotwithstanding the importance of modern technology, fieldwork remains vital, not least through helping to inspire and educate the next generation. Fieldwork has the ingredients of intellectual curiosity, passion, rigour and engagement with the outdoor world - to name just a few. You may be simply noting what you see around you, making detailed records, or carrying out an experiment; all of this and much more amounts to fieldwork. Being curious, you think about the world around you, and through patient observation develop and test ideas. Forty contributors capture the excitement and importance of fieldwork through a wide variety of examples, from urban graffiti to the Great Barrier Reef. Outdoor learning is for life: people have the greatest respect and care for their world when they have first-hand experience of it. The Editors are donating all royalties due to them to the environmental charity, The Field Studies Council, to support student fieldwork at the Council's field centres.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Getting Curious about Nature: 1. 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Time, place and circumstance Tim Burt\u003cbr\u003e 14. Sampling fish diversity along a submarine mountain chain Ingvar Byrkjedal\u003cbr\u003e 15. Place and placefulness Richard Carrick\u003cbr\u003e 16. Ripples across the pond Stuart Corbridge\u003cbr\u003e 17. Fieldwork, field-friends, and the paradox of absence Douglas Davies\u003cbr\u003e 18. Ornithological fieldwork – essential and enjoyable Roy Dennis\u003cbr\u003e 19. Exploration science on the shore of the Arctic Ocean – a personal experience David J. A. Evans\u003cbr\u003e 20. Only connect – and make records Alastair Fitter\u003cbr\u003e 21. Studying patterned bogs David Goode\u003cbr\u003e 22. Mapping the rise of the animals: Cambrian bodies in the Sirius Pass, North Greenland David A. T. Harper\u003cbr\u003e 23. Evolution in the cellar: live-trapping wild house mice in the Italian Alps Heidi C. Hauffe\u003cbr\u003e 24. Reflections on 'babooning' Russell Hill\u003cbr\u003e 25. Bogs, birds and bones: interdisciplinary fieldwork on the Isle of RuÌm NNR Peter Higgins\u003cbr\u003e 26. Exploring world(s) down under Emily Husband\u003cbr\u003e 27. Experiments by nature – strength in realism Christian Körner\u003cbr\u003e 28. Big problems – small animals Charles J. Krebs\u003cbr\u003e 29. Soil survey: a field-based science Allan Lilly\u003cbr\u003e 30. A traveling ethnography of urban technologies Andrés Luque-Ayala\u003cbr\u003e 31. My date with the devil Peter Marren\u003cbr\u003e 32. Peregrinations through the heathlands and moorlands of Britain: an applied plant ecologist's tale Rob Marrs\u003cbr\u003e 33. The Maimai catchment New Zealand Jeff McDonnell\u003cbr\u003e 34. 'Writing in the field' – the importance of a local patch Stephen Moss\u003cbr\u003e 35. Looking but not seeing – how sketching in the field improves observational skills in science Stephen Mott\u003cbr\u003e 36. From rum to recording forest soils via the Soil Survey of Scotland – a life of fieldwork Andrew J. Nolan\u003cbr\u003e 37. In praise of bat detectors Kirsty Park\u003cbr\u003e 38. In search of Tawny Frogmouths Stuart Rae\u003cbr\u003e 39. Don't just sit there reading … Jane M. Reid\u003cbr\u003e 40. Fieldwork in the Australian bush – if it doesn't kill you, it'll convert you Lisa Robins\u003cbr\u003e 41. Field studies of behaviour and life-changing events Leigh W. Simmons\u003cbr\u003e 42. Sediment, wind turbines, and rhinos: ah, the life of a geographer! Mike Slattery\u003cbr\u003e 43. Conservation science – the need for a new paradigm founded on robust field evidence William J. Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e 44. The worst journey in the world Des Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 45. Field-less fieldwork in archaeology's digital age Andrew Tibbs\u003cbr\u003e 46. Reflections on a career with FSC Sue Townsend\u003cbr\u003e 47. My love-affair with rocks that fizz Maurice Tucker\u003cbr\u003e 48. In the footsteps of John Wesley Powell – restoring the sand bars in the Grand Canyon Alan Werritty\u003cbr\u003e 49. Connecting the next generation to their world Natalie White\u003cbr\u003e 50. Beyond the curriculum – wider conceptions of learning in the field Lewis Winks\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Reflections and where next for field studies: 51. Conclusion: inspiring, curious and novel fieldwork Tim Burt and Des Thompson.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The Earth: natural history general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Earth: natural history general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Earth:%20natural%20history%20general%20%5BWNW%5D%22\"\u003eWNW\u003c\/a\u003e], Wildlife: general interest [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Wildlife: general interest\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Wildlife:%20general%20interest%20%5BWNC%5D%22\"\u003eWNC\u003c\/a\u003e], Conservation of wildlife \u0026amp; habitats [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservation of wildlife \u0026amp; habitats\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservation%20of%20wildlife%20\u0026amp;%20habitats%20%5BRNKH%5D%22\"\u003eRNKH\u003c\/a\u003e], Conservation of the environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservation of the environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservation%20of%20the%20environment%20%5BRNK%5D%22\"\u003eRNK\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20management%20%5BRNF%5D%22\"\u003eRNF\u003c\/a\u003e], Physical geography \u0026amp; topography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical geography \u0026amp; topography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20geography%20\u0026amp;%20topography%20%5BRGB%5D%22\"\u003eRGB\u003c\/a\u003e], Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Plant ecology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Plant ecology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Plant%20ecology%20%5BPSTS%5D%22\"\u003ePSTS\u003c\/a\u003e], Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e], Science funding \u0026amp; policy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Science funding \u0026amp; policy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Science%20funding%20\u0026amp;%20policy%20%5BPDK%5D%22\"\u003ePDK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002707759384,"sku":"9781108448642","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108448642i.jpg?v=1696700227"},{"product_id":"the-anthropocene-as-a-geological-time-unit-a-guide-to-the-scientific-evidence-and-current-debate-hardback-9781108475235","title":"The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit; A Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate (Hardback) 9781108475235","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA review of the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Zalasiewicz (Edited by), Colin N. Waters (Edited by), Mark Williams (Edited by), Colin P. Summerhayes (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108475235, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e382 pages, 135 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 19.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.99 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this book is the most definitive and up-to-date reference work for anyone working on or interested in the geological case for the Anthropocene.' Leon Vlieger, Natural History Book Service\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Anthropocene, a term launched into public debate by Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen, has been used informally to describe the time period during which human actions have had a drastic effect on the Earth and its ecosystems. This book presents evidence for defining the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the high-profile international team analysing its potential addition to the geological time scale. The evidence ranges from chemical signals arising from pollution, to landscape changes associated with urbanisation, and biological changes associated with species invasion and extinctions. Global environmental change is placed within the context of planetary processes and deep geological time, allowing the reader to appreciate the scale of human-driven change and compare the global transition taking place today with major transitions in Earth history. This is an authoritative review of the Anthropocene for graduate students and academic researchers across scientific, social science and humanities disciplines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. History and development of the Anthropocene as a stratigraphical concept Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Waters, Mark Williams, Colin Summerhayes, Martin Head, Reinhold Leinfelder, Jacques Grinevald, John McNeill, Naomi Oreskes, Will Steffen, Scott Wing, Phil Gibbard, Davor Vidas, Trevor Hancock and Anthony Barnosky\u003cbr\u003e 2. Stratigraphic signatures of the Anthropocene Bob Hazen, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Waters, Andy Smith, Neil Rose, Agnieszka Ga?uszka, An Zhisheng, Simon Price, Daniel deB. Richter, Sharon A Billings, James Syvitski and Colin Summerhayes\u003cbr\u003e 3. The biostratigraphical signature of the Anthropocene Mark Williams, Anthony Barnosky, Jan Zalasiewicz, Martin Head, Ian Wilkinson, David Aldridge, Colin Waters, Valentin Bault and Reinhold Leinfelder\u003cbr\u003e 4. The tectonosphere and its physical stratigraphical record Peter Haff, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Waters, Mark Williams, Anthony Barnosky, Reinhold Leinfelder and Juliana Ivar do Sul\u003cbr\u003e 5. Anthropocene chemostratigraphy Ian Fairchild, Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Summerhayes, Colin Waters, Reinhold Leinfelder, Agnieszka Ga?uszka, Michael Wagreich, Neil Rose, Irka Hajdas and Catherine Jeandel\u003cbr\u003e 6. Climate change and the Anthropocene Colin Summerhayes and Alejandro Cearreta\u003cbr\u003e 7. The stratigraphical boundary of the Anthropocene Jan Zalasiewicz, Colin Waters, Mark Williams, Colin Summerhayes, Eric Odada, Michael Wagreich, Erich Draganits, Matt Edgeworth, J. R. McNeill, Will Steffen and Martin Head\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The Earth: natural history general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Earth: natural history general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Earth:%20natural%20history%20general%20%5BWNW%5D%22\"\u003eWNW\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20science,%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTQ%5D%22\"\u003eTQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Social impact of environmental issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social impact of environmental issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20impact%20of%20environmental%20issues%20%5BRNT%5D%22\"\u003eRNT\u003c\/a\u003e], Conservation of the environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservation of the environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservation%20of%20the%20environment%20%5BRNK%5D%22\"\u003eRNK\u003c\/a\u003e], Geochemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geochemistry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geochemistry%20%5BRBGK%5D%22\"\u003eRBGK\u003c\/a\u003e], Soil science, sedimentology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Soil science, sedimentology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Soil%20science,%20sedimentology%20%5BRBGB%5D%22\"\u003eRBGB\u003c\/a\u003e], Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Earth%20sciences,%20geography,%20environment,%20planning%20%5BR%5D%22\"\u003eR\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental factors [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental factors\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20factors%20%5BMBNH2%5D%22\"\u003eMBNH2\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002793644312,"sku":"9781108475235","price":53.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108475235i.jpg?v=1696702673"},{"product_id":"trace-metals-in-the-environment-and-living-organisms-the-british-isles-as-a-case-study-hardback-9781108470933","title":"Trace Metals in the Environment and Living Organisms; The British Isles as a Case Study (Hardback) 9781108470933","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTrace Metals in the Environment and Living Organisms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe British Isles as a Case Study\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWithout trace metals there would be no life, yet trace metals can eliminate life. 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Each chapter begins with several pages of definitions for the various specialized terms in the material that follows, which should be very helpful for readers who have limited background in this subject. The approach is multidisciplinary, with the emphasis on biology, and the organisms discussed range from bacteria and plants to whales. The writing is aimed at general readers and should be accessible to readers with some introductory science background.' H. E. Pence, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTrace metals play key roles in life - all are toxic above a threshold bioavailability, yet many are essential to metabolism at lower doses. It is important to appreciate the natural history of an organism in order to understand the interaction between its biology and trace metals. 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Lorenz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108471541, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 January 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages, 136 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.8 x 2 cm, 0.8 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a sophisticated, but engaging account of what we know about the climates of planets and some moons in the solar system, along with useful discussion of how we know it.' Roger D. 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King (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108730181, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.428 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'King not only declares the importance of honoring the divine in the nineteenth-century commonplace but also quietly invokes a loving and devotional respect for the everyday in our own.' Emma Mason, Victorian Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRealism has long been associated with the secular, but in early nineteenth-century England a realist genre existed that was highly theological: popular natural histories informed by natural theology. The Divine in the Commonplace explores the 'reverent empiricism' of English natural history and how it conceives observation and description as a kind of devotion or act of reverence. Focusing on the texts of popular natural historians, especially seashore naturalists, Amy M. King puts these in conversation with English provincial realist novelists including Austen, Gaskell, Eliot, and Trollope. She argues that the English provincial novel has a 'reverent form' as a result of its connection to the practices and representational strategies of natural history writing in this period, which was literary, empirical, and reverent. This book will appeal to students and scholars of nineteenth-century literature, science historians, and those interested in interdisciplinary connections between pre-Darwinian natural history, religion, and literature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: natural history, the theology of nature, and the novel\u003cbr\u003e 1. Reverent natural history, the sketch, and the novel: modes of English realism in White, Mitford, and Austen\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early Victorian natural history: reverent empiricism and the aesthetic of the commonplace\u003cbr\u003e 3. The formal realism of reverent natural history: tidepools, aquaria and the seashore natural histories of P. H. Gosse and G. H. Lewes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reverence at the seashore: seashore natural history, Charles Kingsley's Two Years Ago (1855), and Margaret Gatty's Parables from Nature (1857)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Seeing the divine in the commonplace: George Eliot's paranaturalist realism, 1856–1859\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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King (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108492959, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'King not only declares the importance of honoring the divine in the nineteenth-century commonplace but also quietly invokes a loving and devotional respect for the everyday in our own.' Emma Mason, Victorian Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRealism has long been associated with the secular, but in early nineteenth-century England a realist genre existed that was highly theological: popular natural histories informed by natural theology. The Divine in the Commonplace explores the 'reverent empiricism' of English natural history and how it conceives observation and description as a kind of devotion or act of reverence. Focusing on the texts of popular natural historians, especially seashore naturalists, Amy M. King puts these in conversation with English provincial realist novelists including Austen, Gaskell, Eliot, and Trollope. She argues that the English provincial novel has a 'reverent form' as a result of its connection to the practices and representational strategies of natural history writing in this period, which was literary, empirical, and reverent. 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Hsieh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108456906, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e363 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17 x 2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book is unique because it presents machine learning in the context of environmental science applications. I found it to be a valuable tool to bring myself up to date with the historical and recent developments in the subject of machine learning, and I believe the reader will too. The purchase price is modest. I highly recommend that any student or researcher interested in machine learning methods obtain a copy.' William Burrows, Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Bulletin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMachine learning methods originated from artificial intelligence and are now used in various fields in environmental sciences today. This is the first single-authored textbook providing a unified treatment of machine learning methods and their applications in the environmental sciences. Due to their powerful nonlinear modelling capability, machine learning methods today are used in satellite data processing, general circulation models(GCM), weather and climate prediction, air quality forecasting, analysis and modelling of environmental data, oceanographic and hydrological forecasting, ecological modelling, and monitoring of snow, ice and forests. The book includes end-of-chapter review questions and an appendix listing websites for downloading computer code and data sources. A resources website contains datasets for exercises, and password-protected solutions are available. The book is suitable for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It is also valuable for researchers and practitioners in environmental sciences interested in applying these new methods to their own work.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Basic notions in classical data analysis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Linear multivariate statistical analysis\u003cbr\u003e 3. Basic time series analysis\u003cbr\u003e 4. Feed-forward neural network models\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nonlinear optimization\u003cbr\u003e 6. Learning and generalization\u003cbr\u003e 7. Kernel methods\u003cbr\u003e 8. Nonlinear classification\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nonlinear regression\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nonlinear principal component analysis\u003cbr\u003e 11. Nonlinear canonical correlation analysis\u003cbr\u003e 12. Applications in environmental sciences\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Sources for data and codes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Lagrange multipliers\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The Earth: natural history general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Earth: natural history general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Earth:%20natural%20history%20general%20%5BWNW%5D%22\"\u003eWNW\u003c\/a\u003e], Computer science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Computer science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Computer%20science%20%5BUY%5D%22\"\u003eUY\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental science, engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20science,%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTQ%5D%22\"\u003eTQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20physics%20%5BPHU%5D%22\"\u003ePHU\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266285195544,"sku":"9781108456906","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108456906i.jpg?v=1696702153"},{"product_id":"earthquakes-and-tsunamis-in-the-past-a-guide-to-techniques-in-historical-seismology-paperback-9781108462051","title":"Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Past; A Guide to Techniques in Historical Seismology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108462051","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEarthquakes and Tsunamis in the Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guide to Techniques in Historical Seismology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn important reference guide to the latest research methodologies for studying historical earthquakes and tsunamis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmanuela Guidoboni (Author), John E. 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