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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides)

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A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides) By Frederick H. Pough Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1998-01-15 | 416 Pages | ISBN: 039591096X | PDF (OCR from html) | 5.5 MB The definitive guide to rocks and minerals, completely updated for the fifth edition, includes 385 color photographs showing rocks, minerals, and geologic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures. LINK DOWNLOAD: http://uploading.com/files/8OQ4MHND/AFieldGuidetoRocksandMinerals.rar.html http://bitroad.net/download/22048ac80f5260e5430a9622efbcc11b0/AFieldGuidetoRocksandMinerals.rar.html http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FBD59RSJ

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport (4 Volume Set)

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By the same editors as the Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present (ABC-CLIO, 1996), this is a completely fresh work and, according to the introduction, of a more cross-disciplinary nature than the earlier one. The 430 entries touch a wide sports spectrum, from sports management to kinesiology; from anthropology and sociology to leisure studies; and from performance enhancement to policy analysis, in addition to individual sports and sporting events. The claim is that every sport, for men or women, in every country is covered. Specifically excluded are statistical information, rules of the games, and biographical sketches. Rather, the encyclopedia tries to illuminate the larger context within which sport takes place. The stated intent of the compilers is to hook students with sports to simultaneously inform them about topics such as history, culture, ethnicity, and international relations. Many of the contributors are well known in their field and are often athl...

Encyclopedia of World Scientists

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Author(s): Elizabeth H. Oakes. Pages : 960. Format : PDF. "Encyclopedia of World Scientists, Revised Edition" is a diverse and comprehensive two-volume collection of biographies of scientists. This essential work contains fascinating stories of nearly 1,000 scientists - almost half of whom are female - who have contributed significantly to their fields. All scientific disciplines are represented, as well as all periods of history as far back as 400 BCE. With more than 100 new entries and more than 200 photographs and illustrations, this revised edition highlights how scientists have overcome formidable obstacles while in pursuit of great achievements that have forever altered our understanding of the world. While this set brings together an array of well-known and lesser known scientists, providing the basic biographical details of their lives, the focus is on their work, with their scientific achievements presented in everyday language that makes even the most complex conce...