tag:cincinnatilibrary.org,2007:NewArrivals:earth_science Earth Sciences 2009-11-06T18:25:12-05:00 The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/feeds/newarrivals.png http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814048 A world without ice 2009-10-26T12:55:02-04:00
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Pollack, H. N.
New York : Avery, c2009.
xv, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Foreword by Al Gore.
Maps on lining papers.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1812126 Over the coasts 2009-10-22T00:00:00-04:00
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Collier, Michael.
New York : Mikaya Press, c2009.
120 p. : col. ill., map ; 32 cm.
Geology comes alive as Michael Collier flies over North America's coasts. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1811117 Jacques Cousteau : the sea king 2009-10-21T10:24:31-04:00
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Matsen, Bradford
New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
xvii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
With the cooperation of many of Jacques Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Matsen provides the first full picture of the remarkable life of the world's most renowned oceanographer. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810844 The complete Ice Age : how climate change shaped the world 2009-10-14T00:00:00-04:00
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New York : Thames & Hudson, 2009.
240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 27 cm.
A detailed look at this critical period in Earth's history, from two million years ago to c. 10,000 BC, beautifully illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and reconstruction scenes. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1813122 1937 flood views of Vanceburg, Kentucky : showing Ohio River at its crest and property damage after the waters receded. 2009-10-12T15:40:48-04:00
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Voiers, W. A.
Vanceburg, KY : W.A. Voiers, 1937.
[23] p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes 45 photos. with brief captions.
Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, has original blue printed wrappers.
"These pictures specially made for this edition by Voiers Studio, during the flood period of January 20 to February 2, 1937."
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1807248 Vesuvius : a biography 2009-10-09T00:00:00-04:00
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Scarth, Alwyn.
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009.
ix, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives, Vesuvius provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.--From publisher's description.
Introduction -- Campanian volcanoes: in the beginning -- The Avellino eruption: a prelude to Pompeii -- The eruption in AD 79: the day of wrath -- From antiquity to the Renaissance: tall stories -- The eruption of Monte Nuovo: a new approach -- The eruption in 1631: the Counter Reformation -- The old cities rediscovered: antiquity protected -- Hamilton and Vesuvius: volcano-watching -- Vesuvius as a tourist attraction: the Grand Tour -- Persistent activity, 1822-1944: scientific scrutiny -- The Campi Flegrei: an eruption that failed -- The future: the eruption to be avoided -- Appendix 1. The two letters of Pliny the Younger to Tacitus about the eruption of AD 79 -- Appendix 2. Cassiodorus: Variae epistolae, letter 50.
Originally published in the UK and Republic of Ireland by Terra Publishing.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1807639 The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean's are one 2009-09-24T10:32:25-04:00
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Earle, Sylvia A., 1935-
Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2009.
303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
A world-famous oceanographer hailed as Time magazine's first Hero for the Planet, and 2009 recipient of the coveted TED Prize, National Geographic's renowned Explorer-in-Residence explains how human pollution and other destructive activity is destroying Earth's ocean, why our neglect risks global catastrophe, and what we can do to restore the health of our blue world. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809944 Rediscovering Ohio's waterways 2009-09-18T00:00:00-04:00
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Ohio. Division of Water Transportation.
Columbus : Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Division of Water Transportation, 1989.
1 folded sheet (6 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Title from cover.
"Publication date: 8/89"--P. 6.
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1808946 The Courier-Journal magazine : January 18, 1987 : the flood. 2009-09-08T12:21:06-04:00
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Louisville, Ky. : Courier-Journal, 1987.
29 p. : ill. (part col.), map ; 29 cm.
Copy in Genealogy & Local History Dept., Cincinnati Room, is the complete magazine section.
Issue commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the 1937 flood. (Article is p. 12-23, by Ira Simmons).
 http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/25806 International oil and gas development: yearbook review. 2009-08-25T00:00:00-04:00
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Austin, Tex. : International Oil Scouts Association, <c1942-c2009>
v. : ill., ports., maps ; 28 cm.
Yearbook is issued at least one year later than the date of the Review; ie., v.63-<v.75> yearbook was issued Dec. 1993-<Jan. 2009> but reviews 1992-<2004>.