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An Introduction to Planetary Physics W. M. Kaula. (Wiley & Son, New York, 490pp.+xvii, 135s.)
Géométrie Différentielle et Systèmes Extéieurs Y. Choquet-Bruhat. (Paris, Dunod, 328+xviii pp., 56F.)     

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Field Geology Frederic H. Lahee. Sixth edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1961, pp. + xxxi, 835. 6d.
Physics of the Aurora and Airglow Joseph W. Chamberlain. Academic Press Inc., New York and London, 1961, 704 pp. £5 18s.     

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Introduction to Palaeolimnology Developments in Sedimentology No. 11 C. C. Reeves Jr. (Elsevier Publishing Company, New York, 1968 228 pp., £6 10s.)
The Radiation Belt and Magnetosphere Wilmot N. Hess. (Blaisdell Publishing Co., 1968, xii + 548 pp., £7.17s.)
Winds and Turbulence in the Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Ionosphere K. Rawer (editor). (North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1968, 421 pp., £7)
Bleaching Earths M. K. Hasnuddin Seddiqui. (Pergammon Press, Oxford, 86 pp. 42s.)
Gravimetria Carlo Morelli. (Udine-del Bianco, 575 pp. in Italian)
Coal and Coal-Bearing Strata D. G. Murchison and T. S. Westoll. (Oliver and Boyd Ltd., Edinburgh and London, £8 8s.)
High Energy Reactions in Astrophysics Edited by B. S. P. Shen. (Benjamin, New York, 1967, $8.50)     

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Methods in Rock Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism, Techniques and Instrumentation David W. Collinson, Chapman & Hall, London, 1983 503 pp., £35.00     

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Ground Water Problems Edited by E. Eriksson, Y. Gustavsson and K. Nilsson. (Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1968, vi+223 pp., 100s.)     

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The Earth's Mantle (Edited by T. F. Gaskell) (Academic Press, New York & London. 1967. 509 pp., £7)     

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Ocean Tides. Mathematical Models and Numerical Experiments G. I. Marchuk and B. A. Kagan. Translated by E. V. Blinova and L. Ya. Yusina Translation editor D. E. Cartwright Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1984 292 pp., £36
Reversals of the Earth's Magnetic Field J. A. Jacobs Higer, Bristol, 1984 £19.95, $35.00, x + 240 pp.     

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Deconvolution Anton Ziolkowski (ed.), Reidel, Dordrecht, 1983 Dfl. 110.00, 192 pp., 0 934634 62 9     

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Organising Labour in Globalising Asia. Jane Hutchison and Andrew Brown (eds.)
Good Times and Bad Times in Rural Java. Jan Breman and Gunawan Wiradi
Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide. Regina Scheyvens and Donovan Storey (eds.)
Rethinking Development Geographies. Marcus Power
Postcolonial Urbanism. Southeast Asian Cities and Global Processes. R. Bishop, J. Phillips and W.W. Yeo (eds.)
Environment, Knowledge and Gender: Local Development in India's Jharkhand. Sarah Jewitt     

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Migration of Geophysical Data Enders A. Robinson, International Human Resources Development Corporation, Boston, 1982 208 pp., $34.00
The IMS Source Book: Guide to the International Magnetospheric Study Data Analysis C. T. Russell and D. J. Southwood (Eds) American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, 1982
A Geologic Time Scale W. B. Harland, A. V. Cox, P. G. Llewellyn, C. A. G. Pickton, A. G. Smith, R. Walters, assisted by K. E. Llewellyn, Cambridge University Press, 1982
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Rock Friction and Earthquake Prediction James D. Byerlee, Max Wyss (eds) Birkhauser, Basel, Stuttgart , 1978 (Contributions to Current Research in Geophysics, vol. 6)
Experimental Rock Deformation: The Brittle Field M. S. Paterson Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg and New York , 1978 254 pages DM 48; £12
Mineralogy of the Planets: A Voyage in Space and Time J.V. Smith The Mineralogical Society, London, 1979 Reprinted from the Mineralogical Magazine, March 1979,43, 1-89
Applied Inverse Problems Edited by P. C. Sabatier Springer-Verlag, Berlin , 1978 425 pages, DM 39
Principles of Sedimentology Gerald M. Friedman & John E. Sanders John Wiley and Sons , 1978 792 pages £15.75
Advances in Earth and Planetary Sciences No. 1. Origin of Thermoremanent Magnetization D. J. Dunlop (ed.) Centre for Academic Publications, Japan and Japan Scientific Societies Press, Tokyo , 1977 $24.50, 212 pp.     

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Coming of Age in South and Southeast Asia: Youth, Courtship and Sexuality. Lenore Manderson and France Liamputtong (eds.)
Local Cultures and the "New Asia": The State, Culture and Capitalism in Southeast Asia. C.J.W.-L. Wee (ed.)
Southeast Asia: The Human Landscape of Modernization and Development (2^nd edition). Jonathan Rigg
Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa. Michael Darkoh and Apollo Rwomire (eds.)     

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The Earth Its Origin, History and Physical Constitution Harold Jeffreys
Physics of the Earth's Interior Beno Gutenberg
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 3 Ed. L. H. Ahrens, F. Press, K. Rankama and S. K. Runcorn
Les Transformations de Mellin et de Hankel (Applications à la Physique Mathématique) S. Colombo
Geochemical Methods of Prospecting and Exploration for Petroleum and Natural Gas , A. A. Kartsev, Z. A. Tabasaranskii, M. I. Subbota and G. A. Mogilevskii, English translation edited by P. A. Witherspoon and W. D. Romey     

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Seismic tomography and mantle circulation Eds O'Nions, R. K. & Parsons, B., Royal Society of London Special Publication , 1989, ISBN 0854 033823.     

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The Use of Artificial Satellites for Geodesy S. W. Henriksen, A. Mancini and B. H. Chovitz (Editors)
(Geophysical Monograph No. 15, American Geophysical Union, – xii + 298pp. 1972) A. H. C ook
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