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Main Index : British Isles Maps : British Geological Survey Maps : Other Geological Publications Geology of Shropshire (Ref. Code. ISBN 1 86126 803 3) Second edition Peter Toghill    Price:  £18.99  Quantity: Collins Geology Dictionary (Ref. Code. ISBN 0 00 714768 6) 2nd Edition This new edition of the essential guide to geology is designed to make current terminology accessible to the general reader while giving the coverage and detail needed by the university student. - Encompasses all the major areas of study, including practical and economic applications, in over 4,500 entries - Extensive, essay-style entries on topics such as dating methods, extinction and the Milankovitch hypothesis - Includes many informative line drawings and diagrams    Price:  £9.99  Quantity: Philips Minerals, Rocks & Fossils (Ref. Code. ISBN 0 540 07429 2) An authoritative and practical identification guide to minerals, rocks and fossils of the world. This new edition of a classic reference work has been completely revised, updated and redesigned, with new extended introductory sections and appendicies. Published in association with The Natural History Museum, this is an invaluable handbook for amateur collectors and specialists alike, and is small and compact enough to carry in the pocket or rucksack. - over 600 specimens in full colour - every specimen described and illustrated on the same double-page spread - over 300 line drawings identifying structures and features    Price:  £9.99  Quantity: Philips Guide to Fossils (Ref. Code. ISBN 0 540 08374 7) A practical, highly illustrated guide to understanding, identifying and hunting all types of fossil -Introduction to geology, and the evolution of plants and animals -More than 400 colour photographs of fossil specimens, with clear, concise descriptions -Easy identification of fossils using classification keys -Maps and descriptions of the world's major fossil sites    Price:  £9.99  Quantity: The Map That Changed The World (Ref. Code. ISBN 0 140 28039 1) Simon Winchester William Smith was not rich or well connected, but his passion for rocks and fossils, and his twenty-year obsession with single-handedly mapping the geology of Britain made him one of the most significant men of the nineteenth century. However his vision cost him dear - his wife went mad, his work was stolen by jealous colleagues who eventually ruined him and he was imprisoned for debt. Simon Winchester tells the facinating story of 'Strata' Smith, a man who crossed boundaries of class, wealth and science to produce a map that fundamentally changed the way we view the world.    Price:  £8.99  Quantity: The Earth (Ref. Code. ISBN 0 00 655137 8) An Intimate History Richard Fortey This is the life story of our planet - told by one of our most brilliant science writers. With Richard Fortey as our guide we not only travel back through geological time to discover the planet's spectacular past, but also climb the Alps, wallow in Icelandic hot springs and walk through the lush ecosystems of Hawaii. On the way we discover the awesome truth about the world we inhabit - from Los Angeles life to statues of the Buddha; from the slow crawl of stained glass to the history of the dollar.    Price:  £9.99  Quantity: McDonald Posters: Minerals (Ref. Code. 1-903612-27-6) 405mm x 595mm laminated ppster detailing 20 common minerals with information on each.    Price:  £1.99  Quantity: McDonald Poster: Fossils (Ref. Code. 1-903612-49-7) 405mm x 595mm laminated poster showing fossil species with a time-line and a guide to fossil hunting.    Price:  £1.99  Quantity: McDonald Poster: Dinosaurs (Ref. Code. 1-903612-06-3) 405mm x 595mm laminated poster detailing over 20 specias of dinosaur, with information on each species, pronounciation guide and a time-line.    Price:  £1.99  Quantity: McDonald Poster: History of Life (Ref. Code. 1-903612-56-X) 405mm x 595mm map detailing the history of life on Eart from the earliest precambrian stromatolites, through amphibians, fish, insects and dinosaurs to modern mammals and birds. With detailed time-line.    Price:  £1.99  Quantity: