Philips Glow-in-the-Dark Planisphere (Latitude 51.5 North) is a fun & practical starfinder designed for use anywhere in Britain & Ireland Northern Europe Northern USA & Canada. The planisphere is in two parts: the star map base & the rotating oval overlay which can be separated by unclipping the stud in the middle. Hold the star map beneath a bright light for a short period just before you use it to make the stars & constellations glow. Then 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 5. The planisphere is supplied in a full-colour wallet which provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for use &

Includes:: a season-by-season guide to the night sky for beginners.

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This is a practical & authoritative guide to identifying minerals rocks & fossils. It is an invaluable handbook for amateur collectors & specialists alike small & compact enough to carry in the pocket or rucksack. The illustrations in this revised edition have been enhanced to give a truer representation of the colours found in nature. A best-seller in its field since 1974 when it was first published the 1998 edition has been completely revised & updated with br&-new extended introductory sections & appendices. The book has also been completely redesigned to bring it into the 1990s & make it more user friendly. Around 145 colour plates show typical mineral rock & fossils specimens. The plates were photographed from the Natural History Museums incredible collection. Over 100 specially commissioned line drawings illustrate the authoritative descriptions of the specimens. The 1998 edition has been updated & revised by two of the original authors (Dr Woolley & Dr Bishop) plus an expert in fossils all from the world-class Natural History Museum in London. ...

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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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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Philips Navigator Britain 2011 shows speed-camera locations with their speed limits & provides over 3000 road names as well as numbers. It also

Includes:: a massive selection of 100 indexed town-centre maps detailed approach maps to 12 major urban areas plus route-planning maps a distance table & a fully comprehensive 43 000-name index. The main road maps are at 1.5 miles to 1 inch (Northern Scotland at 3 miles to 1 inch) & are extra clear & detailed showing even the smallest roads & lanes that are omitted from other atlases. Every roundabout junction & slip-road is shown in detail on main roads & motorways. In country areas thousands of individual houses & farms are marked along with footpaths & tracks. The alpha-numeric grid is based on the National Grid so that the atlas can be used with GPS systems & the small-size grid squares make it easier to find locations when using the index. Over 8000 tourist attractions & places of interest are shown & named on the maps including national parks nature reserves RSPB reserves houses & gardens beaches marinas canals county showgrounds camping & caravan sites shopping villages World Heritage Sites long-distance footpaths sporting venues park & rides & ferries. Philips Navigator Britain is widely used by professional drivers & the emergency services including national police training & is recommended in the motoring press & national newspapers.

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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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