This book is about the study of landforms, a science commonly called geomorphology or physiography, and it differs from almost all other books on the subject in the vast time-scale that is considered.

The aim of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, as originally conceived and consistently pursued, is to present the most comprehensive and authoritative, yet compact statement of knowledge concerning invertebrate fossil groups that can be formulated by collaboration of competent specialists in seeking to organize what has been learned of this subject up to the mid-point of the present century.

The history of life is documented by fossils through the past 3.5 billion years. Paleobiology provides a unique long‐term perspective, which is important for three reasons: ancient life and environments can inform us about global change and the origins of modern biodiversity, and so provide information about how the world might change in the future; extinct plants and animals make up 99% of all species that ever lived, and so we need to know about them to understand the true scope of the tree of life; and extinct organisms did amazing things that no living plant or animal can do, and we need to explore their capabilities to assess the limits of form and function <...>

В популярной форме рассказано о том, что такое вечная мерзлота и почему ученые занимаются ее исследованием, как происходило промерзание земных недр, о современном развитии вечной мерзлоты в пределах Северного полушария Земли. Рассмотрены основные закономерности строения мерзлой толщи, изменения ее температуры и мощности. Дано представление о подземных льдах и наледях, описаны способы и особенности строительства различных сооружений на вечной мерзлоте.
Для широкого круга читателей.

The publication of Organic Geochemistry by Professors Engel and Macko is welcomed by geochemists and geologists working in the disciplinary field of geochemistry. The forty chapters and fifty-eight authors represent the many specialties in geochemistry as well as the interdisciplinary and international nature of the field. Geophysicists, mathematicians, exobiologists, paleontologists, microbiologists, and stable isotope chemists also contribute to the diverse investigations of organic matter as it appears in the biomass of the earth and solar system.

The vision for the 7th edition of Industrial Minerals and Rocks is to build on the strengths of the previous editions while adding significant new content to ensure utility and relevance to readers for years to come. The success of previous editions made this book a widely read global reference that serves as one of the most authoritative single sources for timely information on industrial minerals, their uses, and the markets where they find myriad applications.

В книге описаны современные методы препаративного разделения, анализа и производственного контроля основных групп органического сырья для ПАВ, отдельных классов ПАВ, их конечных композиций, моюще-диспергирующих составляющих присадок к смазочным маслам, составляющих пластичных смазок, смазочно-охлаждающих жидкостей, а также методы анализа и контроля оборотных и сточных вод.
Книга предназначена для работников ЦЗЛ и научно-исследовательских институтов химической, нефтехимической, нефтедобывающей, нефтеперерабатывающей, горнорудной и других отраслей промышленности. Она представляет интерес для студентов и аспирантов, специализирующихся в области производства ПАВ, нефтехимического и органического синтеза

This book is a practical, hands-on introduction to numerical geodynamic modelling for inexperienced people, i.e. for young students and newcomers from other fields. It does not require much background in mathematics or physics and is therefore written with a maximum amount of simple technical details. If you are inexperienced – this book is for you! <...>

Africa holds extraordinary prospects for the paleontological investigation of mammalian evolution. Largely still inhabited by relic Plio-Pleistocene mammalian faunas, it is populated by animals such as giraffes, rhinos, lions, gazelles, zebras, okapis, and giant forest hogs, as well as descendants of endemics of longer residence such as hyraxes and catarrhine primates, beneficiaries of having been sheltered from the most extreme effects of climate and ecological change due to the position of the landmass astride the equator, the only continent to span both northern and southern temperate zones (Sanders and Werdelin, 2010). Occupying 20% of the world’s landmass, Africa is home to approximately a quarter of all living mammals (Kingdon, 1997; Medellín and Soberón, 1999), encompassing a tremendous range of species and adaptations, fostered by the size and physical and ecological heterogeneity of the continent (Kingdon, 1989; O’Brien and Peters, 1999). <...>