Books with author Susanna Vance

Excerpt from Leap-Year: A Comedy in Four Acts, for Nine CharactersMiss Sarah. I suppose, Mrs. Vane, you have no objection to my plucking a few flowers for the purpose of analyzing.Mrs. Vane. Certainly not Miss Sarah. Any flowers in the conservatory are yours except the light pink verbenas. I reserve those for my own wearing. They so delightfully suit my delicate complexion, you know.Miss Sarah. Yes they match beautifully, I am sure. (aside) She ought to send to Paris for her flowers, where she sends for her complexion, and have them equally artificial.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This pictorial guide looks at the erratic world of volcanoes and earthquakes - their history and how we can predict them. Over 500 volcanoes in the world are still active and mankind cannot control them despite ever increasing technological developments. The book begins with the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and the later incident at Krakatoa. The book includes pictures of models which slice through the Earth's crust to reveal the deep forces that cause volcanoes and it explains how to read a seismograph, shows remains unearthed from Pompeii, and includes information on how San Francisco and Tokyo are preparing for the next big earthquake.

Science is all around and can be an endless source of discovery and wonder. Yet, for many people it conjures up thoughts of obscure laws and formulae. For them, this series of references should be practical and fun. From the outer limits of the Earth's atmosphere to the innermost core, this book looks in detail at the variety of materials and events that have shaped the planet. It follows the many theories and discoveries that have slowly built up into a picture of how land and the oceans have evolved, and examines in detail the many different rocks and landscape on the Earth. It also includes the dramatic effects of volcanoes and earthquake tremors, and looks at the great mystery of the Earth - the magnetic field.

Discover the secrets of the Earth -- from the far reaches of the atmosphere to deep beneath the surface. Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of the Earth. Superb, full-color photography of geological equipment, rocks, minerals and 3-D models reveals the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the world in which we live. See how glaciers create fjords, how beaches are shaped, where Africa is splitting apart along the Rift Valley, ocean-floor volcanoes, the atmosphere from space, the elements in the Earth's crust, and an exploded volcano. Learn how earthquakes are recorded, how the Grand Canyon was formed, about plate tectonics, how rock minerals are changed by weathering, how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water, and where icebergs originate. Discover the age of the Earth, how the ocean floor is mapped, how to sieve fossils from sea floor sediments, how garden snails provided a clue to the continental drift theory, what gases make up the atmosphere, and much, much more!