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Quaternary stratigraphy of North America
90 McCartney, P.J., 1978. Henry de la Beche: Observations on an Observer. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 60 pp., £ 3.00. Biography of H. de la Beche ( 1 7 9 6 1855), founder of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, based on his diaries and illustrated with the subject's own sketches, watercolours and lithographs of a wide range of topics. Duff, P.McL.D. (Editor), 1978. Geological Aspects o f Uranium in the Environment. The Geological Society, London, 88 pp., £ 1.25. Papers presented at a meeting at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in November 1977, discussing some of the problems associated with the mining and processing of radioactive ores and the disposal of radioactive waste material. Includes written questions from participants and authors' answers. Cooray, P.G. (Editor), 1977. Geoscience Education in Developing Countries. Association of Geoscientists for International Development, St. John's, Nfld., 56 pp.,
$ 5.00. Proceedings of a symposium on New Directions in Earth-Science Education in Developing Countries held in Sydney, Australia, August 1976, during the I.G.C. Abstracted from the full-length papers by the editor. Discusses regional training programmes; institutes and centres; establishment of new departments in developing countries; and field and practical training. An appendix lists programmes of study in geoscience at a number of universities and of degrees obtainable. Lovell, J.P.B., 1977. The British Isles Through Geological T i m e - a Northward Drift. Allen and Unwin, London, 40 pp., paperback £ 1.95 . A presentation of the geological history of the British Isles, illustrated with twocolour maps, for the beginning student of geology, amateur geologists and the interested layman. Each geologic period has a double-page spread, with a palaeogeographical map faced by an outcrop map, together with concise notes. Recent devel-
opments, such as plate tectonics, are incorporated throughout the history. Anonymous, 1978. Pipeline Rules o f Thumb Handbook. The Editors of 'Pipe Line Industry' and Gulf Publishing Company Houston, Texas, 197 pp., paperback $ 1 2 . 9 5 (domestic), $ 14.25 (export). A manual of solutions to everyday pipeline problems. Covers, in seventeen sections, conversion factors, pipeline construction and design, gas engineering, oil and products pipelines, corrosion, economics, etc. Numerous illustrations, tables and nomographs. Numerical examples are worked out in many cases to clarify the text. Fichter, L.S. and Farmer, G.T., Jr., 1977. Earth Materials and Earth Processes- An Introduction. Burgess, Minn., 2nd ed., 263 pp. + numerous maps, paperback $ 8.95. Basic student textbook, in a revised and improved second edition based on experience with the first edition. As well as the descriptive text, the book includes written and laboratory exercises, and extensive glossary of geological terms and specimen topographical maps. An accompanying instructor's manual is available. Mahaney, W.C. (Editor), 1977. Quaternary Stratigraphy o f North America. Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Stroudsburg, Penn., distributed by Wiley, Chichester, 512 pp., £ 20.60, U.S. $ 34.95. Presents papers from a conference organised to review the Quaternary in selected areas of North America, held at Y o r k University, Toronto, Canada, Offset reproduction from manuscript. Contributors have sought to identify research gaps, resolve problems of age determination, pinpoint future research trends and summarise field work of the past decade. Paylore, P., 1977. A r i d Lands Research I n s t i t u t i o n s - A World Directory. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Ariz., 317 pp., paperback $ 7.50. A revised and updated edition of the 1967 book. Institutions concerned with arid lands are listed by continents, countries and in alphabetical order of institutes. Information on each is given under the headings:
$ 5.00. Proceedings of a symposium on New Directions in Earth-Science Education in Developing Countries held in Sydney, Australia, August 1976, during the I.G.C. Abstracted from the full-length papers by the editor. Discusses regional training programmes; institutes and centres; establishment of new departments in developing countries; and field and practical training. An appendix lists programmes of study in geoscience at a number of universities and of degrees obtainable. Lovell, J.P.B., 1977. The British Isles Through Geological T i m e - a Northward Drift. Allen and Unwin, London, 40 pp., paperback £ 1.95 . A presentation of the geological history of the British Isles, illustrated with twocolour maps, for the beginning student of geology, amateur geologists and the interested layman. Each geologic period has a double-page spread, with a palaeogeographical map faced by an outcrop map, together with concise notes. Recent devel-
opments, such as plate tectonics, are incorporated throughout the history. Anonymous, 1978. Pipeline Rules o f Thumb Handbook. The Editors of 'Pipe Line Industry' and Gulf Publishing Company Houston, Texas, 197 pp., paperback $ 1 2 . 9 5 (domestic), $ 14.25 (export). A manual of solutions to everyday pipeline problems. Covers, in seventeen sections, conversion factors, pipeline construction and design, gas engineering, oil and products pipelines, corrosion, economics, etc. Numerous illustrations, tables and nomographs. Numerical examples are worked out in many cases to clarify the text. Fichter, L.S. and Farmer, G.T., Jr., 1977. Earth Materials and Earth Processes- An Introduction. Burgess, Minn., 2nd ed., 263 pp. + numerous maps, paperback $ 8.95. Basic student textbook, in a revised and improved second edition based on experience with the first edition. As well as the descriptive text, the book includes written and laboratory exercises, and extensive glossary of geological terms and specimen topographical maps. An accompanying instructor's manual is available. Mahaney, W.C. (Editor), 1977. Quaternary Stratigraphy o f North America. Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Stroudsburg, Penn., distributed by Wiley, Chichester, 512 pp., £ 20.60, U.S. $ 34.95. Presents papers from a conference organised to review the Quaternary in selected areas of North America, held at Y o r k University, Toronto, Canada, Offset reproduction from manuscript. Contributors have sought to identify research gaps, resolve problems of age determination, pinpoint future research trends and summarise field work of the past decade. Paylore, P., 1977. A r i d Lands Research I n s t i t u t i o n s - A World Directory. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Ariz., 317 pp., paperback $ 7.50. A revised and updated edition of the 1967 book. Institutions concerned with arid lands are listed by continents, countries and in alphabetical order of institutes. Information on each is given under the headings: