In the last decade, advances made in observational instruments & computational techniques have allowed astronomers to look both deeper into space &, by implication, further back into time to construct new scenarios for the probable beginning & possible end of the cosmos. Ironically, each new discovery, while revealing intricate details, has also posed new questions. People have always speculated on the nature of the universe, pondering its origin, evolution & eventual fate. In this volume, six leading cosmologists provide a current `state of the universe` report: what we have learned about its nature
- but also what pieces are still missing from the cosmic puzzle. Taken in toto their contributions provide a stimulating addition to the field.
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Sailing across the Caribbean, Hector Lynch falls into the hands of the notorious buccaneer, Captain John Coxon. Hector's two friends, Dan & Jacques, are released when Coxon mistakes Hector as the nephew of Sir Thomas Lynch the Governor of Jamaica
- an error that Hector encourages. Coxon delivers Hector to Sir Henry Morgan, a bitter enemy of Governor Lynch. The captain is expecting to curry favour with Henry Morgan but is publicly humiliated at a Christmas ball held in Morgan's grand Jamaican home when it is revealed that Hector is not a member of the Governor's family. From then on, Coxon seeks to revenge himself on Hector & the young seafarer finds himself on the run again. On his new journey he falls in love for the first time, gets caught in a deadly hurricane & merely survives another shipwreck. Eventually he teams up again with his old friends Dan, Jacques & the group joins an expedition along the Panama coast. Their aim is to raid one of the biggest Spanish gold mines, but their plans are soon interfered by some angry Spaniards & their clash has even more dramatic consequences.
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This map of the Selkirk & Hawick areas
- the heart of Britain's horse-riding country
- has been specially produced for horse

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Bucegi Mountains at 1:50, 000 on a contoured map highlighting hiking routes, with a street plan of Sinaia showing tourist accommodation. Topography is shown by contours at 100m intervals with additional colouring for woodlands. An overprint highlights hiking routes, indicating their waymarking signs. Also marked are mountain huts. The map has no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. On the reverse are notes on the area, lists of mountain shelters, plus descriptions of 33 routes
- all in Romanian only.


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Bucegi Mountains at 1:50, 000 on a contoured map from Bel Alpin, highlighting local waymarked hiking routes, listed on the reverse side with markings & timings, plus a street plan of Sinaia showing locations of hotels. The map shows the topography by contours at 100m intervals & additional colouring for woodlands. An overprint highlights hiking routes, indicating their waymarking signs & cross-referencing them to a list of 47 routes on the reverse side. Also marked are mountain huts, churches & monasteries, etc. The map has no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. Half of the reverse side it taken by English language information about the area, including lists of accommodation facilities. 47 routes are listed with their marking signs & timings, including where appropriate warnings against attempting the route in bad weather conditions or in winter.

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Plan of the city with its outer suburbs, showing administrative districts. An enlargement at 1:10, 000 shows the centre, a diagram shows the metro network, & a road map at 1:300, 000 covers the environs of the capital. Both the main plan & the enlargement show bus, trolleybus, tram, metro & railway lines. A range of symbols denotes important buildings, churches, hotels, shopping centres, museums, campsites, police stations, hospitals, etc. Street index is on the reverse. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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Handy size plan of the city with its inner suburbs at 1:20, 000 & an enlargement for the central part at 1:15, 000. Underground & tram lines & stations are highlighted, alongside notable buildings & places of interest. A range of symbols denotes many specific features e.g. churches, hotels, markets, filling stations, museums, car parks, hospitals. Many locations are numbered & listed, together with the street index, on the reverse. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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This is the savvy city breakers' pocket guide to seeing & doing more in the Romanian capital
- with a fun-seeking & cost-conscious
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The city with its suburbs & an enlargement for the centre. Coverage extends from Lacul Pantelimon in the east to Lacul Moril in the west, & from Lacul Grivita in the north to the Buna Vestire cemetery in the south. Detail

Includes:: car parks, petrol stations, metro & railway lines & stations, parks, cemeteries, police stations, hospitals, monuments, museums, public buildings industrial areas & places of worship. An inset at 1:10, 000 shows the city centre in greater detail. Map legend

Includes:: English. Street index is on the reverse of the map.



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Spiral-bound, indexed street atlas of the city & the surrounding districts, with lists of public transport lines, hotels, museums, theatres, hospitals, etc. Municipal boundaries are drawn, notable buildings, parks & places of interest are marked & a range of symbols denotes specific features e.g. hotels & campsites, museums & monuments, bus terminals, hospitals, etc. The plan also shows public transport lines (rail, metro, tram, trolleybus, bus) & stations are marked The city centre is shown in greater detail & clarity at 1:10, 000, & there are also plans of the Romexpo centre & the city Metro network. Bus, tram & trolleybus routes are listed, also addresses of many other useful locations, e.g. embassies, hotels, public offices & hospitals. Street index lists locations outside the city’s administrative area separately. Map legend

Includes:: English.

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