National Geographic Society Primary Author mixed material bibliography National Geographic Society 1996 monographic Vol 190, No.5 Nov 1996 en English

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Orbit: The Astronaut�s View of Home (With handheld cameras and a childlike sense of awe, astronauts capture three decades of change on the face of the planet.) Sir Joseph Banks: The Greening of the Empire (The 18th century English scholar and gentleman left a scientific legacy botanists still salute.) Gibraltar: Britain�s Precarious Stronghold (Britain�s hold on this Mediterranean remnant of empire is as solid as the Rock itself, or is it?) Realm of the Seamount (A submerged volcanic peak off British Columbia plays host to a diverse marine community.) Colorado�s Front Range (Those wide-open spaces that lure newcomers to the east flank of the Rockies are shrinking fast.) Portia Spider: Mistress of Deception (Invading another spider�s web, this fierce predator mimics the vibrations of a trapped insect to fool its prey.) China: Rapid Descent: First Run Down the Shuiluo River (A plunging Chinese waterway rewards rafters with a taste for bare-bones adventure.) USA C2O library Online catalog (BETA) M 910 Nat 1996.11 5473/A C2O library & collabtive (History & Geography; Journal & Magazines) 5000 NatGeo199611.jpg 5334 2015-01-02 09:50:52 2015-09-05 18:43:25 machine generated