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Geographical information systems : principles and technical issues

Paul A. Longley, Editor ; Michael F. Goodchild, Editor ; David J. Maguire, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

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Geographical information systems : principles and technical issues

Paul A. Longley, Editor ; Michael F. Goodchild, Editor ; David J. Maguire, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

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Advances in remote sensing and GIS analysis

Peter M. Atkinson, Editor ; Nicholas J. Tate, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

Remote sensing and GIS are technologies for the new millennium. This book brings together some of the most recent developments in these complimentary fields, with a particular emphasis on mathematical techniques and their application. The range [...]

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The blue planet : an introduction to earth system science

Brian J. Skinner ; Stephen C. Porter ; Daniel B. Botkin | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

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Carl Sagan : a life

Keay Davidson | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

"Absolutely fascinating. Davidson has done a remarkable job... proves that, for better or worse, scientists can be more human than most humans!" Sir Arthur C. Clarke "Carl was fond of saying, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.[...]

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Computer processing of remotely-sensed images : an introduction

Paul M. Mather | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

Remotely-sensed images of the Earth's surface provide an invaluable source of information about the geographical distribution of natural and cultural features, as well as a record of changes in environmental conditions over decadal time-scales. [...]

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Disease mapping and risk assessment for public health

Andrew B. Lawson, Editor ; Annibale Biggeri, Editor ; Dankmar Bohning, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

Resulting from a prestigious World Health Organisation (WHO) and EU Biomed programme initiative, this text offers an in depth report on advanced statistical tools for public health disease surveillance. Culminating in a WHO workshop, leading exp[...]

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Geographic Information Systems : an introduction

T. Bernhardsen | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

"This book is well designed, solidly constructed, and finely crafted; those who depend on it as they set out to explore our spatial world will be well served... If we are to solve many of the problems facing us -in the cities, in the wild areas [...]

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The moon : resources, future development and colonization

David Schrunk | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1999

In the past five years, there has been growing interest in idea of an immediate return to the Moon, and its development as a platform for science, industrialization and exploration of our solar system and beyond. This book describes the reasons [...]

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The physics of stars

A. C. Phillips | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | The Manchester physics series | 1999

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Planetary dreams : the quest to discover life beyond earth

Robert Shapiro | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

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Remote sensing and image interpretation

T.M. Lillesand ; R. W. Kiefer | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1999

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Manual of remote sensing : principles and applications of imaging radar

Floyd M. Henderson, Editor ; Anthony J. Lewis, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

This second volume in the third edition of the "Manual of remote sensing" offers a current and comprehensive survey of the theory, methods, and applications of imaging radar for geoscientists, engineers, and application scientists interested in [...]

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Adventures in celestial mechanics

Victor G Szebehely ; Hans Mark | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

"Adventures in celestial mechanics" offers students an enjoyable way to become acquainted with the basic principles involved in the motions of natural and human-made bodies in space. Packed with examples in which these principles are applied to [...]

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Beyond value at risk : the new science of risk management

Kevin Dowd | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley series in Frontiers in Finance | 1998

Risk management and measurement are now, without doubt, the hottest topics in the finance world. Today, quantifying risk management is not only a management tool -but is also used by regulators for banks and finance houses. "Beyond value at risk[...]

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The Chinese space program : from conception to future capabilities

Brian Harvey | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1998

In "The Chinese space programme: from conception to future capabilities", Brian Harvey traces the origins and development of the Chinese space programme. He records how the The Chinese Communist leadership recruited scientists expelled from the [...]

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Extrasolar planets : the search for new worlds

Stuart G. Clark | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1998

There have recently been many exciting developments in the search for planetary-sized bodies orbiting Sun-like stars. This book provides a timely, readable, yet comprehensive overview of this fast moving field. It presents the very latest dicove[...]

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Geographic informations systems and the law : mapping the legal frontiers

George Cho | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

By the millennium most government departments and businesses will rely on some sort of GIS to conduct their everyday activities. The power and speed of such a tool in planning, research and managing spatial databases is invaluable. However, it i[...]

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Looking for Earths : the race to find new solar systems

Alan Boss | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

In "Looking for Earths", a prominent planetary scientist takes us along on this thrilling hunt for new life, revealing the behind-the-scenes stories of scientific determination, frustration, and triumph. Ushering us to the mountaintop observator[...]

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Physics of the environment and climate

Gerard Guyot | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in atmospheric physics and climatology | 1998

In "Physics of the environment and climate", Gerard Guyot brings together physical, Meteorological, ecological, and agronomical data, with a view of clarifying our understanding of complex global and climatological phenomena relating to the envi[...]

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Pluto and Charon : ice worlds on the ragged edge of the solar system

Alan S. Stern ; Jacqueline Mitton | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

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Remote sensing of tropical regions

Eugene A. Sharkov | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in remote sensing | 1998

The tropical regions of the Earth play a crucial role in the evolution of the global thermodynamic surface-atmosphere system, and in the socio-ecological processes on our planet. The well known cliches describing the tropics as "the firebox of t[...]

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Satellite communications systems : systems, techniques and technology

Gerard Maral ; Michel Bousquet | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

Since publication of the first edition, satellite communications systems have become increasingly sophisticated. This revised, updated and extended third edition of "Satellite communciations systems" covers the entire field of satellite communic[...]

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Solar power satellites : a space energy system for Earth

Peter E. Glaser ; Frank Paul Davidson ; Katinka I. Csigi | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1998

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The space shuttle : roles, missions and accomplishments

David Michael Harland | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1998

In "The space shuttle: roles, missions, and accomplishments", David Harland explains, for the first time, the scientific contribution that the space shuttle made to the international space programme. He focuses on the utility of the space shuttl[...]

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Space vehicle mechanisms : elements of successful design

Peter Conley, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

"Space vehicle mechanisms: elements of successful design" brings together accumulated industry experience in the design, analysis, and application of the mechanical systems used during space flight. More than thirty experts from a variety of rel[...]

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Understanding physics

Michael Mansfield ; Colm O'Sullivan | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1998

"It is well written, well illustrated and has a fresh approach." Professor Malcolm Cooper, University of Warwick, UK "...it covers the topics of introductory physics in a uniform and refreshing way." Dr Jan Petter Hansen, University of Bergen, Norway

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Astronomy from space : the design and operation of orbiting observatories

John Keith Davies | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1997

"Astronomy from space" is the only comprehensive and up-to-date reference work which describes the general principles, technical details and major discoveries of the many astronomical satellites which have revolutionized 20th century astrophysic[...]

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Countdown : a history of space flight

T. A. Heppenheimer | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1997

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Dynamics of meteorology and climate

Richard Scorer | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in atmospheric physics | 1997

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Earth observation data policy

Raymond Harris | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1997

A critical issue which is fundamentally affecting the development of the Earth Observation sector is not so much the technology but the data policy. The conditions which govern access to the data, distribution of the data and the price of the da[...]

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Mars and the development of life

Anders Hansson | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1997

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Metallurgical assessment of spacecraft parts, materials and processes

Barrie D. Dunn | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1997

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The Mir space station : a precursor to space colonization

David Michael Harland | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1997

In "The Mir space station", David Harland reviews the beginnings of the Russian space station programme, and the highly successful flights of Salyuts 6 and 7, and presents an up-to-date, comprehensive, chronological review of the construction an[...]

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Orbital mechanics : theory and applications

Tom Logsdon | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1997

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Uranus : the planet, rings and satellites

Ellis D. Miner | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1997

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Against the gods : the remarkable story of risk

Peter L. Bernstein | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1996

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Atoms, radiation, and radiation protection

James E. Turner | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1996

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The aurora : sun-earth interactions

Neil Bone | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1996

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Dictionary of environment and sustainable development

Alan Gilpin | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1996

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Exploration of terrestrial planets from spacecraft

Yuri Surkov | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1996

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Global change and remote sensing

K. Ya Kondratyev ; A. A. Buznikov ; O. M. Pokrovsky | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley Praxis series | 1996

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High latitude climate and remote sensing

K. Ya Kondratyev ; O. M. Johannessen ; V. V. Melentyev | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in remote sensing | 1996

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Islands in the sky : bold new ideas for colonizing space

Robert M. Zubrin, Editor ; Stanley Schmidt, Editor | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 1996

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Living and working in space : human behavior, culture and organization

Philip R. Harris | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1996

For the past 40 years, human activities in space have increased, but since the Moon landings more than 20 years ago, the human space programme has often lacked rationale and coherence. In "Living and working in space", Philip Harris presents a c[...]

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Mars and the development of life

Anders Hansson | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1996

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Planetary volcanism : a study of volcanic activity in the solar system

Peter John Cattermole | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1996

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Satellite control : a comprehensive approach

John T. Garner | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley - Praxis series in space science and technology | 1996

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Telecommunication system engineering

Roger L. Freeman | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley series in telecommunications and signal processing | 1996

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Towards the edge of the universe : a review of modern cosmology

Stuart G. Clark | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | Wiley-Praxis series in astronomy and astrophysics | 1996

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