Philips Guide to Seashores & Shallow Seas is an easy to use & beautifully illustrated identification guide to marine life. Seashores & shallow seas are one of the most diverse natural environments rich in plant & animal life. They are also among the most visited attracting everyone from beachcombers & anglers to sailors & divers. Many who visit the sea take a strong interest in the wildlife found there & this book provides a comprehensive & accessible guide. More than 1000 species are described in this book. For each species there is an account of the form size habitat & distribution. These combined with detailed & life-like illustration enable even the complete novice to easily identify a wide range of flora & fauna. It is a must have for students of marine biography & oceanography & for collectors of shells & other seashore remnants. Identification is assisted by an illustrated identification key in the introduction which also describes the marine & seashore environment explains the impact of the tides & discusses conservation. Important groups of animals also have their own introductions. The illustrations are by James Nicholl one of Britains foremost biological artists. The author Dr Andrew Campbell is a senior lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at Queen Mary College University of London. Main map scale: ...

Philips Infant School Atlas is intended for children in the early stages of reading aged between 5 & 7 years old with simple text to explain what is happening on the maps & illustrations to the young children. The atlas contents have been designed to be compatible with National Curriculum Key Stage 1 expectations. Clear child-friendly maps are combined with fascinating photographs & facts about the world to provide essential geographical information for young children. Balloons link photos of real places to each map. Guidance is given at the beginning of the atlas on how to use the maps encouraging the early development of map skills & knowledge of the world. An index to the maps plus an illustrated glossary complete the atlas. Each colourful spread is illustrated with fascinating colour photographs & packed with fact boxes curiosities flags stamps & simple quiz questions. Philips Infant School Atlas is both fun to use & easy to underst&. The text is simple & uncomplicated & will encourage early reading skills to develop in the children. ...

Philips Italy Road Map" shows the whole of the country including Sicily & Sardinia at a standard scale of 1:1M (1 cm on the map is equal to 10 km on the ground). The map

Includes:: a comprehensive index plus detailed town plans of Milan Naples Rome & Turin with tourist information clearly marked. The double-sided map has been specially prepared for long-distance travel picking out major routes & destinations in bold colours for easy journey planning & route-finding & is a convenient size for use in a vehicle. The digital mapping gives excellent clarity showing road networks in exceptional detail for this scale. High-quality travel information

Includes:: a wealth of useful detail marking car ferries national parks ski resorts beaches cathedrals castles ancient monuments & many other places of interest. A comprehensive index

Includes:: all towns & villages shown on the map."





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The market-leading atlas for pupils at primary schools Philips Junior School Atlas has been fully revised for its 7th edition. It is a stimulating & authoritative first introduction to the world of maps. The introductory section describes the meaning of scale how to measure distances using the maps & explains the symbols on the maps. The following section is devoted to the United Kingdom & Irel&. Thematic maps cover topics such as mountains & rivers climate & weather population & cities farming & fishing industry & energy transport tourism & conservation. Regional maps of England & Wales Scotland & Ireland complete this section. The rest of the atlas is made up of world thematic maps & world continental maps. Included are topics such as the worlds climate vegetation agriculture minerals & environmental concerns such as global warming. A simple letter-figure index completes the atlas
- a useful introduction to help the young reader find his/her way around the maps.
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Philips Multiscale Europe 2013 in this spiral A4 format gives more for leisure travellers than any comparable product. In addition to the main maps at 1:1M the continental road network is shown at three supplementary scales from 1:250 000 to 1:4M with ultra-clear detailed maps for urban areas. Scenic routes are highlighted on the road maps with theme parks & World Heritage sites clearly shown. The maps also highlight towns with low-emission zones & show motorway rest/parking areas. Philips Multiscale Europe 2013
Includes:: Up-to-date driving regulations including speed limits for every country in Europe; 15 pages of route-planning maps which enable journeys of over 1 200 miles to be planned without turning a page; 103 pages of clear detailed road maps with scenic routes highlighted & toll toll-free & pre-pay motorways all clearly marked; 31 large-scale urban-area maps for Europes largest cities; 50 city-centre plans marking historic buildings & tourist attractions as well as car parks head post offices & other facilities.
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A brand new sheet map featuring Philips exceptionally large-scale & detailed Navigator (R) mapping & covering the whole of East Sussex. The map is part of Philips new series of Navigator sheet maps each covering a county unitary authority or group of authorities. The map contains highly detailed coverage at 1 1/2 miles to 1 inch of the regions road network including minor country lanes & rural tracks
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- & every junction roundabout & slip-road is shown in detail. There is much other detail including thousands of individually named farms houses & hamlets. Also shown are airports airfields stations ferries canals marinas & an abundance of places of interest. The map has a comprehensive index &

Includes:: indexed town plans of Brighton & Lewes. The maps are designed for both professional & leisure users. For professionals the wealth of detail makes activities such as regional planning & delivery driving far easier. Also the map is printed on one side only (including the index) so that it can be used as a wall map. For leisure the wealth of detail greatly eases the navigation of both main roads & byways & increases the pleasure of touring by opening up new possibilities. Main map scale: 1.5 miles to 1 inch



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Philips Navigator Scotland is part of a series of Navigator regional road atlases. The Navigator maps provide highly detailed coverage of the regions road network including minor country lanes & rural tracks. In this atlas much of the Central Lowlands & Scottish Borders are shown at 1.5 miles to 1 inch while the rest of Scotland is shown at 3 miles to 1 inch. There is an abundance of other detail including hundreds of individually named farms houses & hamlets. Also shown are airports airfields stations ferries canals marinas & a wide range of places of interest. There are also useful details of many services that may be needed while travelling such as tourist information centres. The atlas has a comprehensive index &

Includes:: indexed town plans of major regional centres. The front of the atlas contains a 15-page guide to regional leisure with full details of places of interest such as castles houses cathedrals & museums plus guides to nature reserves parks & gardens & listings of a wide variety of activities from abseiling to yachting. The atlas is designed with the leisure user particularly in mind & is ideal for touring with its large scale & wealth of travel information. The exceptional detail also makes the atlas ideal for local business use such as planning & delivery driving.

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Invaluable for both beginners & advanced observers Philips Planisphere (Latitude 35 South) is an essential travel accessory for astronomy enthusiasts visiting Australia New Zealand South Africa or southern South America. To use this practical hour-by-hour tracker of the stars & constellations you simply turn the oval panel to the required date & time to reveal the whole sky visible from your location. The map by the well-known celestial cartographer Wil Tirion shows stars down to magnitude 4 plus several deep-sky objects such as the Pleiades the Large & Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC & SMC) & the Orion Nebula (M42). Because the planets move round the Sun their positions in the sky are constantly changing & they cannot be marked permanently on the map; however the back of the planisphere has tables giving the positions of Venus Mars Jupiter & Saturn for every month until 2020. The planisphere is supplied in a full-colour wallet that contains illustrated step-by-step instructions for how to use the planisphere how to locate planets & how to work out the time of sunrise or sunset for any day of the year. It explains all the details that can be seen on the map
- the magnitudes of stars the ecliptic & the celestial coordinates. In addition the section Exploring the skies season by season introduces the novice astronomer to the principal celestial objects visible at different times of the year. Major constellations are used as signposts to navigate the night sky locating hard-to-find stars & some fascinating deep-sky objects. The movement of the stars is also explained.
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Philips Pocket Star Atlas is a highly practical atlas in a compact format for use out of doors. It contains a series of detailed maps showing the entire night sky as well as a wealth of useful astronomical data. It is suitable for use anywhere in the world. This popular star atlas is now in its fifth edition for which it has been fully revised & updated. It presents the sky in a series of 18 maps showing stars down to magnitude 5.1. This

Includes:: all stars visible to the naked eye in semi-rural conditions. Accompanying the star maps is a brief round-up of the basics of astronomy including celestial coordinates the ecliptic magnitudes spectral types constellation & star names the Solar System the movements of the Sun & the Moon eclipses & deep-sky objects. Clear & colourful diagrams help to explain these sometimes complicated concepts for the less-experienced observer. In addition Philips Pocket Star Atlas

Includes:: a series of tables packed with useful practical information such as the position & brightness of the deep-sky objects marked on the maps dates of forthcoming solar & lunar eclipses dates for when best to observe Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter & Saturn plus the dates of the major meteor showers.



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Philips Pocket Travel Atlas" now in a flexi paperback binding is a compact & portable world atlas which is ideal for the briefcase suitcase or back-pack. The 96 pages of up-to-date world maps are physically coloured to give a vivid portrayal of the Earths landforms with cities towns major transport routes & administrative boundaries clearly shown. Additional information for the traveller

Includes:: population statistics & maps showing time zones flight paths & world climate together with street plans for 26 of the worlds most visited cities arranged in alphabetical order for ease of reference. There is a concise Gazetteer of Nations that provides up-to-date information for 150 of the worlds countries with key facts on currencies languages governments plus current medical & travel advice. At the end of the atlas the 64-page letter-figure index lists all major towns & cities plus numerous geographical features such as mountains rivers & lakes. The slim format of this atlas makes it absolutely ideal for travellers of all kinds & the map coverage reflects an emphasis on areas most visited by international airlines."

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