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The fifth edition of this textbook has been completely revised and significantly extended in order to reflect the revolution of geodetic technologies, methods and applications during the last decade. The Global Geodetic Observing System established by the IAG utilizes a variety of techniques to determine the geometric shape of the earth and its kinematics, the variations of earth rotation, and the earth's gravity field. The societal importance of geodetic products was highlighted by the UN resolution on the Global Geodetic Reference Frame. In this context, both space and terrestrial techniques play a fundamental role. Recent space missions are monitoring climate-relevant processes such as mass transport in the Earth system and sea level changes. The analysis of the time variation of the geodetic products provides the link to neighboring geosciences and contributes to proper modelling of geodynamic processes. New satellite mission concepts and novel technologies such as quantum gravimetry and optical clocks show great potential to further improve the geodetic observing system in the future. The book especially addresses graduate students in the fields of geodesy, geophysics, surveying engineering, geomatics, and space navigation. It should also serve as a reference for geoscientists and engineers facing geodetic problems in their professional work. The book follows the principal directions of geodesy, providing the theoretical background as well as the principles of measurement and evaluation methods, which is enriched with numerous figures. An extensive reference list supports further studies.

God's Cool Creation--big picture science ideas for kids young and old!The first book of the series, Epic Earth, takes a fun, colorful, easy-to-understand look at how God created Earth.In the beginning, God (Genesis 1:1).

The Everywhere Atom blends science, humor, and cartoon atoms to explain how the carbon cycle affects the climate, today and throughout Earth's history. The carbon atom is the most basic building block on Earth and its movement around the planet shapes the climate. While the carbon cycle is central to understanding climate change, it is often missing from children's climate books, making this a critical addition to classrooms and libraries.

In his debut picture book, Motum brings the story of NASA's beloved Mars rover Curiosity to life in vivid color. Full of eye-catching retro illustrations, this book is sure to fascinate budding space explorers and set inquisitive minds soaring. Full color.

This "exploration into the moon both informs and entertains, and helps young readers make sense of the world around them. The charming protagonist, Moon, sparsely narrates her story in eleven short chapters with text bubbles and vignettes sprinkled in to provide wit, style, and humor"--

A galaxy is a huge group of stars, planets, gas, dust, comets, asteroids, and other objects in space. Our Sun and Earth are part of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way is so huge that we cannot travel outside it to see what it looks like. Studying other galaxies and how stars are arranged in the Milky Way gives astronomers an idea of what it looks like. Telescopes are instruments used to study galaxies and other objects in space. Scientists think the Milky Way Galaxy is shaped like a pinwheel with a bulge of stars in the center and arms made of stars that reach out in a spiral. The Milky Way is called a spiral galaxy, and we can see many spiral galaxies in the universe. Another type of galaxy is the elliptical galaxy that is made of tightly paced stars and has no arms. There are also irregular galaxies that can be any shape. There are trillions of beautiful galaxies in space. Pronunciation guide included. 24 pages filled with engaging, colorful illustrations. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5, Word count 307, Lexile measure 540L.

A star is an object in space made of hydrogen and helium atoms. It makes its own light energy and heat energy when hydrogen atoms combine to make helium. (Atoms are described.) Stars are born inside a huge cloud of gas and dust and die when they run out of the hydrogen they use for fuel. A big star that runs out of fuel ends its life in a huge, very bright explosion called a supernova and leaves behind a cloud of gas and dust called a nebula. A supernova can also leave behind a white dwarf star or a black hole. A supernova explosion blasts the dying star's matter into space, scattering many different kinds of atoms into the universe. All the atoms that make up everything on Earth were once part of stars. You are made from stars too! Pronunciation guide included. 24 pages filled with engaging, colorful illustrations. Reading Level 1-3, Interest Level 2-5, Word count 271, Lexile measure 560L.

Bold and beautifully illustrated, these stunning posters from Fungarium are perfect for decorating your walls. This large-format poster book lets you decorate your walls with twenty-eight pull-out posters of gorgeous images of fungi. This is a stunning celebration of all things mycological.

"Trace the history of life science in the first of a four-part MITeen series by mega-best-selling author Joy Hakim, who brought us The History of US."--Publisher's description.

"A collection of the best science and nature articles written in 2022, selected by guest editor Carl Zimmer and series editor Jaime Green"--

Professor Alexey Shipunov is one of the world's foremost botanists. A graduate of Moscow State University, he held positions at the Kew Gardens, London, and Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, and was a faculty member at the Minot State University, North Dakota, and a visiting professor at Kyoto University, Japan. During the 31 years of his scientific career he authored 221 publications, including 74 peer-reviewed articles and 17 books.This volume covers his introductory botany course at the Minot State University and is appropriate for broad audiences interested in learning more about plants.

Discover the world of science through this fun, engaging science journal! This journal is perfect for tiny scientists to collect their observations, ask questions and make discoveries about the world around them!

Learn about the skeletal and muscular systems in this volume of Building Blocks of the Human Body.

"Sky gazers experience a total solar eclipse in this descriptive picture book about the wonders of this phenomenon"--

What is thunder? How do plants eat? What's a fossil? How do crickets chirp? Why do some animals sleep all winter? Find lots of fascinating information and see many beautiful full-color illustrations on the climate, the Earth, the sea, and more.

Every human being is endowed with intelligence, memory and strength of character. This role has taught me to touch the hearts of other human beings. I am a happy go lucky daughter of my parents especially of my mother. My school is proud of me being its student. I am a good friend of my friends who believes in peer learning following my motto, #EachOneTeachTen, which indicates that EACH ONE CAN TEACH ANOTHER TEN PEOPLE, and make global connections. This has an impact that causes a chain reaction that leads to change. I hope my story will inspire you to do the same!