Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Firefly Guide to Stars And Planets
de Patrick Moore Sir(Ed. Firefly Books) Isbn : 1554070538
18.96 €
A concise reference by a best-selling astronomy author. The Guide to Stars and Planets is a practical guide to the night sky featuring detailed maps of the moon and constellations, plus a host of recommendations on what to look for and when. In a compact format, this book is illustrated with charts, maps, and stunning photographs from the world's finest Earth- and space-based telescopes. A concise introduction offers a practical guide to telescopes, home observatories and astronomical photography for amateur astronomers. Detailed entries describe the following astronomical objects, organized by the closest to the furthest from Earth: - The moon - The sun - The planets - Solar system debris - The stars - The galaxies - The constellations - Observing eclipses, comets and meteors. The book hi...

The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
de John K. Terres(Ed. Alfred a Knopf Inc) Isbn : 0394466519
71.26 €
A comprehensive, single-volume encyclopedia provides both novice and expert birders with concise, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated information on the birds of North America, presented in a detailed, thoroughly cross-referenced format.

The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
de John K. Terres(Ed. Random House Value Pub) Isbn : 0517032880
42.74 €
A comprehensive, single-volume encyclopedia provides both novice and expert birders with concise, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated information on the birds of North America, presented in a detailed, thoroughly cross-referenced format.

Woodpeckers of North America
de Frances Backhouse(Ed. Firefly Books) Isbn : 1554070465
37.96 €
A comprehensive, profusely illustrated natural history of all 28 North American species of woodpeckers. The distinctive behavior and sound of woodpeckers make them easy to hear and interesting to watch. Woodpeckers of North America specifically covers all species of woodpeckers found in the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. Woodpeckers are renowned for their cavity-excavating abilities. Although trees and telephone poles are the choice of most woodpeckers, desert dwellers frequently excavate nests in cacti. While all eat insects, many drink tree sap, eat acorns, and consume other surprising foods. Woodpeckers are distinguished by several anatomical features, including: - short legs and long toes to assist in climbing - a head built to withstand repeated hammering - a long, straigh...

Black Holes Relativistic Stars
de Robert Wald(Ed. University of Chicago Press) Isbn : 0226870340
62.02 €
A comprehensive summary of progress made during the past decade on the theory of black holes and relativistic stars, this collection includes discussion of structure and oscillations of relativistic stars, the use of gravitational radiation detectors, observational evidence for black holes, cosmic censorship, numerical work related to black hole collisions, the internal structure of black holes, black hole thermodynamics, information loss and other issues related to the quantum properties of black holes, and recent developments in the theory of black holes in the context of string theory. Volume contributors: Valeria Ferrari, John L. Friedman, James B. Hartle, Stephen W. Hawking, Gary T. Horowitz, Werner Israel, Roger Penrose, Martin J. Rees, Rafael D. Sorkin, Saul A. Teukolsky, Kip S. Tho...

Eastern Birds: A Guide to Field Identification of North American Species
de James Coe(Ed. Golden Books Pub Co (Adult)) Isbn : 030713671X
13.26 €
A comprehensive guide to the birds of North America that range from the Atlantic Coast to the Rocky Mountains furnishes detailed descriptions and colorful illustrations of nearly three hundred of the most commonly seen species.

The Modern Falconer: Training, Hawking Breeding
de Diana Durman-Walters(Ed. Swan Hill Press) Isbn : 1853103683
23.57 €
A comprehensive guide to the art of falconry including information on training, breeding and how to begin the sport.

Auks: An Ornithologist's Guide
de Ron Freethy(Ed. Facts On File Inc) Isbn : 0816016968
23.7 €
A comprehensive account, impressively illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs, both balck-and-white and color.

The Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan
de Michael Kielb(Ed. The University of Michigan Press) Isbn : 0472065351
18.96 €
A comprehensive account of bird sightings in Washtenaw County.

Long-Legged Wading Birds of the North American Wetlands
de Mark Riegner, Lucian Niemeyer(Ed. Stackpole Books) Isbn : 0811718891
47.46 €
A complete photographic study of the 20 species of Wading birds as well as their habitat