In the span of a single lifetime a momentous transformation in human consciousness has quietly taken hold: We are beginning to think of our home not as the Earth but as the Solar System. Thanks to the photographic output of a small squadron of interplanetary spacecraft a picture of the visual splendor & variety of the Solar System is emerging. Each of these spacecraft is following the traditions blazed by the great Earthbound explorers but when its destination comes into view we can no longer call that dramatic moment landfall." Hence " Planetfall" (the moment of visual contact with the planets). Michael Bensons masterful book Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes gave us a magnificent view of the Solar System culled from millions of photographs taken by unmanned spacecraft up to the end of the twentieth century. Since then probes built with more powerful cameras & greater maneuverability have looked deeper into the turbulent clouds & wheeling satellites of Jupiter; roamed the boulder-strewn red deserts of Mars; studied Saturns immaculate rings; & chronicled vast upheavals erupting from the Sun itself. & of course theyve shown us the surface of the ravishing Earth from space as well a blue-white orb with a disturbingly thin atmosphere as it plunges deeper into ecological crisis. These new images are the subject of Bensons Planetfall a truly revelatory photographic book that uses its large page size to reproduce the greatest achievements in contemporary planetary photography as they have never been seen before." ...

In the last 40 years the planets have been revealed in their full glory unmasked by a fleet of satellites & interplanetary probes. & the closer we look the more astonishing they are: Mars deserts were once home to rivers & oceans; on Jupiter wind speeds reach 10 000 kph (6 000 mph) & storms rage for centuries; Saturn is surrounded by a swarm of 34 moons; & diamonds are believed to rain from Neptunes blue skies. Moving out from the Sun every planet & moon is visited in a journey that takes us a full light year into space out to the fringes of the solar system where the Sun is no longer the brightest star in the sky. With 200 spectacular images The Planets follows the tracks of robotic rovers over Mars plunges through Titans atmosphere on the back of the Hugyens probe smashes into a comet with Deep Impact & voyages to the edge of our solar system to discover the frozen planets that lurk beyond the orbit of Pluto. ...

Kids can discover how our planet fits into the solar system & be blown away by the big facts & stats of space. Welcome to a tour of the major planets moons dwarf planets asteroids comets & other rocks & gas that orbit the sun. The latest NASA & European Space Station images many unique to this book are combined with up-to-the-minute information from space experts. & theres lots to do! You can track Venus at night create alien life & interact with the brave men & women of the International Space Station. ...

If you want to build a model railway but feel constricted & frustrated because you only have a very limited amount of space available then this is the book for you. The author demonstrates that a railway modeller need never be 'stuck for space' & shows the reader how to design & construct a rewarding layout in even the smallest of spaces. He emphasizes that once you have found a home for your layout be it in a garden shed a spare room a bookcase or even the top of an ironing board the same guiding principles apply. These are all fully explained in a very practical way & include the basic layout shapes the importance of scale standard & narrow gauges fiddle yards train length curves & turnouts as well as track design elements such as head shunts kickback sidings & run-round loops. ...

Planning a Baby? is all about giving your baby the best possible start in life. By taking maximum care of your health in the six important months before your new child is even conceived you can optimise the chances of having a healthy baby. The first few weeks of gestation are critical. Research has shown that undernourishment during this time
- often before the mother is even aware she is pregnant
- can affect the baby a long way into the future. It is linked with the subsequent development of heart disease high blood pressure & diabetes in middle age. In this completely updated & revised edition Dr Sarah Brewer provides the latest groundbreaking research & gives advice on: -Contraceptive advances -Lifestyle & factors that affect early pregnancy -Conception itself
- the myths & the facts -Which vitamins & minerals are needed including the use of folic acid -Advice for vegetarians -Sperm health -An overview of the causes of miscarriage This book aims to give potential parents all the tools they require before embarking on one of lifes greatest adventures
- conception pregnancy & the birth of a healthy baby.



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Only you can know what kind of kitchen you need so whether you plan to do most of the work yourself or hire specialists to do it for you this book takes you through the whole process of working out your requirements & translating them into reality. It helps you anticipate practical problems offers detailed guidance & is fully illustrated in colour making the process of creating your dream kitchen as painless as it can be. Dennis Dixon is a professional kitchen fitter & a qualified electrician with many years experience of kitchen installation & property management. He lives in Hampshire & works on projects throughout the south of Engl&. ...

Includes: the Ultimate Tick List A-Z Survival Guide 50 Top Tips & Useful Contacts. This book provides comprehensive &
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When planning a new office designers & their clients are faced with many challenges & questions. They have to think about practical issues such as spatial needs proximity relations IT infrastructure & furniture but also more strategic issues such as occupancy costs effectiveness of the working environment & environmental impact. One of the most fundamental questions during the briefing stage concerns the office concept: what kind of office design best suits the working processes & culture of the organisation? Should all employees have their own workstation or are they going to share desks? Would enclosed offices or a more open working environment be better? Perhaps a solution that holds the middle is best? How many & what kind of meeting spaces do we need? Planning Office Spaces is a clear accessible book written to help solve these problems looking at each of these issues in turn & showing the alternatives on offer & what the advantages & disadvantages are. It is ideally suited for both office designers & their clients to help them reach the best most suitable office design while ensuring that they have considered all of the issues that need to be addressed. ...

You see a wonderful garden on TV at the Chelsea flower show or at your neighbours' house but how do you go about recreating it in your own back yard? In Ann-Marie Powell's Plans for Small Gardens the Chelsea gold medal winner lists out all the gardening ingredients as well explaining how to actually create & maintain your garden. This is a book that starts from scratch to allow even gardening novices to build their perfect patch. Choose your recipe
- shady courtyard family or edible; collect your ingredients
- turf slabs containers & plants; & follow the simple method to put the garden together. Detailed planting & construction plans colour photographs & a handy practical section at the back of the book ensure you have all the resources you need while year-by-year maintenance guides guarantee that your garden will continue to flourish for years to come.

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Plant engineers are responsible for a wide range of industrial activities & may work in any industry. This means that breadth of knowledge required by such professionals is so wide that previous books addressing plant engineering have either been limited to only certain subjects or cursory in their treatment of topics. The Plant Engineering Handbook" offers comprehensive coverage of an enormous range of subjects which are of vital interest to the plant engineer & anyone connected with industrial operations or maintenance. This handbook is packed with indispensable information from defining just what a Plant Engineer actually does through selection of a suitable site for a factory & provision of basic facilities (including boilers electrical systems water HVAC systems pumping systems & floors & finishes) to issues such as lubrication corrosion energy conservation maintenance & materials handling as well as environmental considerations insurance matters & financial concerns. One of the major features of this volume is its comprehensive treatment of the maintenance management function; in addition to chapters which outline the operation of the various plant equipment there is specialist advice on how to get the most out of that equipment & its operators. This will enable the reader to reap the rewards of more efficient operations more effective employee contributions & in turn more profitable performance from the plant & the business to which it contributes. The Editor Keith Mobley & the team of expert contributors have practiced at the highest levels in leading corporations across the USA Europe & the rest of the world. Produced in association with " Plant Engineering" magazine this book will be a source of information for plant engineers in any industry worldwide." ...