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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank the ollowing or permission to reproduce photographs, texts and illustrations. The ollowingabbreviations are used in this list: t = top,b = bottom, l = let, r = right, c = centre. Airliquide: p. 307l. Ancient Art & Architecture Collection Ltd, The: p. 102t. Australian Bureau o Meteorology: Ian Forrest, p. 333. Australian Picture Library: pp. 42b, 65b.Bank o Greece: p. 41.Coo-ee Picture Library: pp. 107, 110bl.Farrelly, Ross: p. 324.Fermilab: p. 42t.Heernan, David: p. 16.Herald & Weekly Times: p. 316b.Jupiterimages Corporation: © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation, pp. 110l, 318Kho, Devin: Photo courtesy by Devin Kho <www.devinkho.com>, p. 103br.Mount Isa Mines: pp. 116tl, 116br.Museum Victoria: Source Museum Victoria, photographer Frank Coa, p. 11.NASA: pp. 7, 103t.Natural History Museum Picture Library: p. 281t.News Limited: Andrew Batsch, p. 316t.Normandy Group: p. 116tr.Parker, Brian: pp. 14, 326br.Pearson Education Australia: Tricia Conoy, pp. 35t, 35b, 72, 102b, 109, 110r, 110br, 128, 195, 221, 279, 307r, 325, 326tl;Kim Gomes, p. 267.Photolibrary: pp. 2, 17b, 18b, 18c, 20, 22, 23, 30, 33, 36t, 36b, 65t, 71, 81l, 81r, 83l, 83c, 83r, 104b, 111, 116bl, 126, 127l,127r, 129, 142, 143, 144, 145, 194, 198, 203, 222tr, 222b, 239, 263, 270, 281b, 304, 332l, 332r, 336l, 336r.Qantas Airways Limited: p. 106l.Rio Tinto Limited: p. 17t.Simsmetal: p. 120.Spithill, Arthur: p. 4.Sydney Water Corporation: p. 18t.University Museum o Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge: p. 102c.Woodside Energy Ltd: Courtesy o Woodside Energy Ltd, p. 283.Every eort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright. However, should any inringement have occurred, thepublishers tender their apologies and invite the copyright owners to contact them.