A practical and authoritative guide to identifying all minerals, rocks and fossils, and a best-seller in its field since its first publication in 1974. This edition has been completely revised, updated and redesigned, with extended introductory sections and appendices, and featuring 150 colour plates and 100 line drawings. Published in association with the Natural History Museum, London, this is an invaluable handbook for amateur collectors and specialists alike, small and compact enough to carry in the pocket or rucksack.

A practical guide to observing, measuring and understanding the weather. Written by Ross Reynolds, a lecturer in meteorology at the University of Reading, and illustrated throughout with colour photographs, maps, charts and satellite images, it clearly explains every aspect of the subject. Ideal for those who enjoy the outdoors, such as sailors, walkers and bird-watchers, it is also useful as an aid to planning holidays at home or abroad - with handy country-by-country climate guides and statistics, along with in-depth explanations of global weather patterns. It also takes a detailed and balanced look at environmental issues currently in the headlines.

An informative and up-to-date source book for 14 year olds and upwards, this handy volume features an A-Z reference of the world's countries, with politically coloured maps, together with detailed descriptions of the landscape, climate, history, politics and economy of each country. The flag of each country is illustrated, and stamps are used to describe key features of a country's geography, history or resources.

An extensive and up-to-date A-Z survey, covering both physical and human geography. With over 1500 entries, the book contains clear, easy-to-understand definitions ranging from 'ablation' and 'abrasion' to 'urban morphology' and 'zero population growth'. It is an invaluable reference source for all students of geography.

This comprehensive handbook contains charts of all 88 constellations plus locator maps for planetary positions to the end of 2005. The nine concise chapters provide an overview of the Solar System, Sun, Moon, planets, asteroids and meteors, stars and galaxies. There isalso a glossary, table of star names and full index.

An illustrated dictionary with more than 1000 clear and concise entries covering stars, planets, constellations and galaxies, famous astronomers, observatories and space exploration, and theories of cosmology. The entries are extensively cross-referenced and supported by 30 tables of astronomical data, abbreviations and symbols.