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Hopkins Fulfillment Service From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe
Book SynopsisAlexandre Koyre interprets this revolution in terms of the change that occurred in our conception of the universe and our place in it and shows the primacy of this change in the development of the modern world.Trade ReviewAn important contribution to the problem of the transition from the world view characteristic of the medieval centuries to that which rapidly gained acceptance after the seventeenth century. Philosophical Quarterly Koyre has provided the material and has illuminated it with uniformly perceptive and occasionally brilliant commentary... An important contribution to the study of 17th-century thought. -- Thomas S. Kuhn Science A model of scholarliness without pedantry, of clarity without oversimplification. -- Arthur Koestler Encounter Surely a work that will be welcomed alike by the scientist, philosopher, and historian of ideas. Philosophy and Phenomenological ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Preface IntroductionI. The Sky and the Heavens Nicholas of Cusa and Marcellus PaligeniusII. The New Astronomy and the New Metaphysics N. Copernicus, Th. Digges, G. Bruno and W. GilbertIII. The New Astronomy against the New Metaphysics Johannes Kelper's rejection of InfinityIV. Things Never Seen Before and Thoughts Never Thought: The Discovery of New Stars in the World Space and the Materialization of Space Galileo and DescartesV. Indefinite Extension or Infinite Space Descartes and Henry MoreVI. God and Space, Spirit and Matter Henry MoreVII. Absolute Space, Absolute Time and Their Relations Malebranche, Newton and BentleyVIII. The Divinization of Space Joseph RaphsonIX. God and the World: Space, Matter, Ether and Spirit Isaac NewtonX. Absolute Space and Absolute Time: God's Frame of Action Berkeley and NewtonXI. The Work-Day God and the God of the Sabbath Newton and LeibnizXII. Conclusion: The Divine Artifex and the Dieu FaineantNotes Index
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Hopkins Fulfillment Service The Eclipse of Darwinism AntiDarwinian Evolution Theories in the Decades around 1900
Book SynopsisIn this pioneering study of the first major challenges to Darwinism, Bowler examines the completing theories of evolution, identifies their intellectual origins, and describes the process by which the modern concept of evolution emerged.Trade ReviewEstablishes the context and the necessity for reconciliation between Darwinism and the other biological subdisciplines that occurred in the years following the 1920s. American ScientistTable of ContentsPrefacePreface to the Original EditionAckowledgmentsChapter 1. The Eclipse and Its ImplicationsChapter 2. The Defense of DarwinismChapter 3. The Decline of Theistic EvolutionismChapter 4. LamarckismChapter 5. Anti-Darwinism in FranceChapter 6. The American SchoolChapter 7. OrthogenesisChapter 8. The Mutation TheoryNotesBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Transforming Computer Technology
Book SynopsisAnd they show how, by the 1990s, the research results had been assimilated into systems both for the military and for civilian society.Trade ReviewSolid and informative... An important contribution to the history of computing. Science An important contribution to both science-policy literature and the history of computing. It will find an appreciative readership in the technology-policy community, in innovation studies, and in computer science. Computing ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsList of Frequently Used AcronymsIntroduction1. Managing for Technologial Innovation2. Sharing Time3. Getting the Picture: The Growth of Interactive Computer Graphics4. Imporving Connections among Researchers: The Development of Packet-Switching Computer Networks5. The Search for Intelligent Systems6. Serving the Department of Defense and the NationAppendix: List of interview SubjectsNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Phenotypic Plasticity
Book SynopsisPhenotypic Plasticity: Beyond Nature and Nurture thoroughly reviews more than two decades of research, and thus will be of interest to both students and professionals in evolutionary biology, ecology, and genetics.Trade ReviewPhenotypic Plasticity is the most comprehensive book on this topic. It provides both a solid basis for understanding the subject and an inspiring synthesis of the current state of the discipline, and so can be equally recommended for students starting their research, for experts in the field and for all scientists generally interested in phenotypic plasticity. Hardly anyone will read this book without gaining new insights or new inspirations. The book is a 'must read' in the fields of evolution and ecology, and as such is an ideal topic for seminars. I highly recommend it and look forward to the next volumes in Scheiner's series. -- Ralph Tollrian Nature It is difficult to see how any student of phenotypic plasticity will be able to get by without a copy of this on their shelf... [it] appeals to students at all levels of development and sophistication... It is a fascinating read and will not fail to stimulate new insight into this most important topic. -- G.J. Holloway Heredity I appreciate the style of the book-theory, discussion, and plentiful examples from both zoology and botany are well balanced making the text understandable for a wide audience. Folia Geobotanica This book... strongly shakes and stimulates our minds. After reading this book, I feel that I can understand a little more about the diversification and evolution of the fascinating living worlds surrounding us. -- Leonardo Galetto Plants, Systematics and EvolutionTable of ContentsContents: Series Editor's Foreword, by Samuel M. Scheiner Foreword, by Paul Brakefield Preface Chapter 1: What is Phenotypic Plasticity? Chapter 2: Studying and Understanding Plasticity Chapter 3: A Brief (Conceptual) History of Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 4: The Genetics of Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 5: The Molecular Biology of Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 6: The Developmental Biology of Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 7: The Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 8: Behavior and Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 9: Evolution of and by Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 10: The Theoretical Biology of Phenotypic Plasticity Chapter 11: Phenotypic Plasticity as a Central Concept in Evolutionary Biology Epilogue: Beyond Nature and Nurture Notes References Author Index Subject Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Stronger than a Hundred Men
Book SynopsisSpanning more than 2000 years, Terry Reynolds's account follows the progression of this labor-saving device from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and America-covering the evolution of the water wheel itself, the development of dams and reservoirs, and the applications of water power.Trade ReviewThe most comprehensive and definitive history of the water wheel ever published... Reynolds's study is documented by a staggering number of notes and a vast bibliography, and the text is supplemented by numerous excellent illustrations... An attractive and highly useful source of information. Choice This is an exceptional scholarly work-clearly written, fully documented, and informatively illustrated. Library Journal This lucid, technically precise, and comprehensive study of this key element in the evolution of Western society is a major scholarly contribution. It is also an extremely interesting and readable book that should appeal to anyone with an interest in energy, machinery, or innovation. Science
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Johns Hopkins University Press Hormonal Chaos
Book SynopsisKrimsky describes how this controversial theory was first elaborated and explores the complex factors that have contributed to its increased legitimacy and continued controversy.Trade ReviewThis well-written and thoroughly researched book provides an invaluable overview of the controversies surrounding the new hypotheses about the relationships between chemical exposures and human and environmental health. The book al so has much to say about the process of science and how science and scientific theories change as well as providing an example of how to analyze other scientific controversies. -- Mrill Ingram Environment A fascinating look at the motivations and responsibilities of scientists, politicians, journalists, and industries, who rush to defend their turf when new controversies arise regarding public safety. It also details the complexity of scientific communication. Library Journal Eminently readable... Few issues have galvanized so many so quickly, and Krimsky has accomplished the difficult task of chronicling the history of this contentious idea without being drawn too far into the fray. Issues in Science and Technology Hormonal Chaos is a fascinating and readable account of the environmental endocrine hypothesis. -- Valery Forbes BioScience An interesting review of a topic that is even now rocking the foundations of toxicology and risk assessment... This book is relevant to virtually all issues that have global health, economic, and public policy implications. -- Gina M. Solomon Chemical and Engineering News A fascinating study of the [environmental endocrine] hypothesis and of the interface between science, media, and policy. Booklist In Hormonal Chaos, Krimsky lays out a clear and thorough historical analysis of the development of the environmental endocrine hypothesis (sometimes called the endocrine disruption hypothesis), and then examines the larger scientific, political, and social ramifications of it. Archives of Sexual Behavior 2005 Krimsky has not only successfully narrated the historical roots of the problem but has also exposed the complex social, economic, and political context of modern debates. Perhaps most impressively, Krimsky's account remains balanced and insightful without being polemical. -- Mark Jackson History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 2004
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Johns Hopkins University Press Natures Flyers
Book SynopsisWith somewhat surprising answers, the author then concludes his study by examining the extent to which natural flight has been inspiring or instructive for the architects of human flight-airplane designers and engineers.Trade ReviewScientifically accurate, up-to-date, and highly accessible, Nature's Flyers will interest not only amateur and professional ornithologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, physiologists, and engineers, but also anyone who is curious about the effects of flight on the evolution and diversity of the natural world. Biology Digest Alexander achieves the difficult feat of explaining intrinsically complex phenomena without using mathematical or entomological jargon. As a result, the book is clear, beautifully written, and suitable for people at all levels... It introduces readers to some long-standing puzzles... How do some insects manage to fly nonstop over hundreds of miles? How do migrating birds find their way?... I recommend the book to anyone who is curious about flight. -- Z. Jane Wang Physics Today Alexander does an excellent job of keeping the amazement and appreciation alive while clearly explaining the complexities of flight in a manner accessible to anyone... a thoroughly enjoyable and informative book. Choice This is a fascinating book and would make a valuable addition to the school library. -- Peter Anderson School Science Review 2006Table of ContentsContents: Foreword, by Steven Vogel Preface ONE - Introduction TWO - How Wings Work THREE - Gliding and Soaring FOUR - Flapping and Hovering FIVE - Staying on Course and Changing Direction SIX - Fueling Flight SEVEN - Evolving Flyers EIGHT - Migrating NINE - Finding the Way TEN - The Global Impact of Animal Flight ELEVEN - Have the Birds and Bees Taught Us Anything Useful? Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Inventing the Cotton Gin Machine and Myth in Antebellum America
Book SynopsisFar from being a record of southern failure, Lakwete concludes, the cotton gin-correctly understood-supplies evidence that the slave labor-based antebellum South innovated, industrialized, and modernized.Trade ReviewWith careful use of vivid illustrations and keen analytic skills, Lakwete captures the relationship between technology and human initiative. -- Lester P. Lee, Jr. Times Literary Supplement 2004 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which created the Old South and then destroyed it... Lakwete targets this myth in Inventing the Cotton Gin and largely demolishes it. -- John Bezis-Selfa Alabama Review 2005 This study provides students a clear example of how technological choices are not the storybook cases of perfected innovations replacing hopelessly outclassed traditional methods. -- William H. Phillips EH.Net 2004 For those seeking to understand how the interplay of market factors, cultural norms, and personal choices shape-and are shaped by-technology, Inventing the Cotton Gin is an excellent read. -- Don Butts History: Reviews of New Books 2004 Lakwete has written the first scholarly study of the cotton gin in antebellum America... Instead of viewing Eli Whitney's work as a historical watershed, she finds continuity. Choice 2004 Lakwete joins the pantheon of technological historians by demolishing a standard, widely accepted myth with the careful and persuasive analysis of a vast array of evidence... The book is a triumph. -- Barbara Hahn H-South, H-Net Reviews 2004 Few will dispute that this book will change how historians think about the rise of King Cotton and the nature of technological change. -- John Majewski Business History Review 2004 [Lakwete] captures the nuances that distinguish technological success from failure. -- John S. Nader Enterprise and Society 2004 Another myth relating to the South is relegated, shall we say-with apologies to Marx-to the (cotton) dustbin of history... A major work of scholarship. -- Peter A. Coclanis Technology and Culture 2004 Inventing the Cotton Gin is an education in economic and business history as much as a needed revisionist version of the cotton gin myth. -- Kim Long Bloomsbury Review 2004 Bold and path-breaking... Most forcefully, Lakwete impugns the notion that a machine bears the responsibility for the Civil War and its aftermath. -- Mark Finlay South Carolina Historical Magazine 2004 The best and most sophisticated treatment of the gin in the larger context of the antebellum cotton South we are likely to see... The dramatic, great-white man narrative of Eli Whitney yields to a richer, more complex story. -- David L. Carlton Georgia Historical Quarterly 2004 She has done an excellent job of weaving together an amazingly complex series of events in a straightforward and interesting manner. -- Twyla Dell Material Culture 2006 An important addition to the growing list of works on southern industrialization... As with other good history books, it challenges what we think we knew, and sends us searching for more clues. -- Shepherd W. McKinley H-Net Reviews 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Cotton and the Gin to 16002. The Roller Gin in the America, 1607-17903. The Invention of the Saw Gin, 1790-18104. The Transition from the Roller to the Saw Gin, 1796-18305. The Saw Gin Industry, 1830-18656. Saw Gin Innovation, 1820-18607. Old and New Roller Gins, 1820-18708. Machine and MythNotesEssay on SourcesIndex
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Hopkins Fulfillment Service Locating Medical History
Book SynopsisReverby. Wellesley College; David Rosner, Columbia University; Thomas Rutten, University of Newcastle upon Tyne; Heinz-Peter Schmiedebach, University of Greifswald; Christiane Sinding, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche MedicaleTrade ReviewLocating Medical History more than succeeds as, in the editors' words, 'an invitation to explore and reflect on a field-one that can include widely disparate senses of what medical history is, should be, and should do.' The volume contains several specialized and deeply theoretical essays intended for the medical historian, but any physician or researcher interested in the current status of the history of medicine will also enjoy and learn from it. -- Xavier Bosch Science 2005 The volume is exceptionally well edited and introduced and beautifully produced. -- Bill Luckin Medical History 2006 After this collection, there will no longer be any excuse for medical historians to pretend that their historical background is merely the 'doctors' histories' supposed once to have ruled the earth. This collection highlights much more interesting ancestries, making links with great traditions of scholarship since the Enlightenment, and with political traditions of both left and right. It includes many personal accounts and assessments which suggest how our disciplinary work can be related to wider goals within and beyond the academy. All historians of medicine should own a copy. Social History of Medicine 2005 A must read for every historian of nursing and student of nursing history. The essays capture the diversity and dynamism of healthcare in a coherent, engaging manner. Nursing History Review 2006 The volume has been excellently written and edited, while it is offering a wealth of references. Reading it I experienced as exciting, stimulating my imagination, challenging to approval or peevishness, inviting to rereading it in the near future. It is a very 'rich' volume, and most certainly a book that one ought to buy or to be given as a present. It is more than worth its price. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [A] virtue of the book, and the reason everyone should buy it, is that it attempts to be international and makes visible the work of several scholars who are not known or read by many English-speaking historians. Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2006 A thoughtful and stimulating volume. -- Philip M. Teigen Isis 2006 Contain[s] a number of interesting essays by some of the most creative medical historians of our time. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 2006Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Medical HistoriesPart I: TraditionsChapter 2. To Whom Does Medical History Belong? Johann Moehsen, Kurt Sprengel, and the Problem of Origins in Collective MemoryChapter 3. Charles Daremberg, His Friend Émile Littré, and Positivist Medical HistoryChapter 4. Bildung in a Scientific Age: Julius Pagel, Max Neuburger, and the Cultural History of MedicineChapter 5. Karl Sudhoff and ''the Fall'' of German Medical HistoryChapter 6. Ancient Medicine: From Berlin to BaltimoreChapter 7. Using Medical History to Shape a Profession: The Ideals of William Osler and Henry E. SigeristPart II: A Generation ReviewedChapter 8. ''Beyond the Great Doctors'' Revisited: A Generation of the ''New'' Social History of MedicineChapter 9. The Historiography of Medicine in the United KingdomChapter 10. Social History of Medicine in Germany and France in the Late Twentieth Century: From the History of Medicine toward a History of HealthChapter 11. Trading Zones or Citadels? Professionalization and Intellectual Change in the History of MedicineChapter 12. The Power of Norms: Georges Canguilhem, Michel Foucault, and the History of MedicineChapter 13. Postcolonial Histories of MedicinePart III: After the Cultural TurnChapter 14. ''Framing'' the End of the Social History of MedicineChapter 15. The Social Construction of Medical KnowledgeChapter 16. Making Meaning from the Margins: The New Cultural History of MedicineChapter 17. Cultural History and Social Activism: Scholarship, Identities, and the Intersex Rights MovementChapter 18. Transcending the Two Cultures in Biomedicine: The History of Medicine and History in MedicineChapter 19. A Hippocratic Triangle: History, Clinician-Historians, and Future DoctorsChapter 20. Medical History for the General ReaderChapter 21. From Analysis to Advocacy: Crossing Boundaries as a Historian of Health PolicyNotes on Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press When Champagne Became French Wine and the Making of a National Identity 01 The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Book SynopsisThis ability to mask local interests as national concerns convinced government officials of the need, at both national and international levels, to protect champagne as a French patrimony.Trade ReviewExcellent book. -- Harry W. Paul Journal of Modern History 2005 The denouement of Kolleen Guy's fascinating book is the violent explosion known as the 'revolution of Champagne' in 1911. How the revolt occurred is the heart of this skillful study of a region's economy and society and its relationship to the nation state. -- Thomas Brennan Journal of Social History 2004 A strong contribution to our understanding of the processes by which French national identity was constructed. -- James. R. Lehning Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2005 [Guy] convincingly describes how the circumstances surrounding the evolution of this regional beverage explain changes within French society... Students writing research papers in the fields of gastronomy would find this an excellent model of how they should approach similar topics. Massachusetts Beverage Business 2004 Guy's fascinating book... traces in extensive detail the forces at work to transform this formerly regional product into a world-recognized symbol of French patrimony, elitism, and spirit. In lively style, Guy chronicles the history of champagne production in France and, in turn, the history of France itself through eras of industrialization and war. All readers will find this book absorbing: history buffs, novices to the bubbly, and full-fledged experts. -- Janine Sutherlin France Today A fascinating study of champagne in the years before the Great War... Guy makes us consider the current popularity of products which, like champagne, have a strong regional identity and their increasing centrality to contemporary France's sense of identity. Times Literary Supplement A fascinating book... [Guy] demonstrates how a region with few environmental advantages for grape and wine production was able not only to succeed but to become synonymous with grace, style, and joyful gatherings. Choice 2003 Guy's illustrated book is a well-researched look at one of France's proudest achievements. -- Lori D. Kranz Bloomsbury Review 2007Table of ContentsContents: AcknowledgmentsOne IntroductionTwo Consuming the Nation: Champagne Marketing and Bourgeois Rituals, 1789-1914Three Industry meets Terroir: Champagne Producers in the MarneFour Resistance and Identity: Cultivation Methods and the Wine Community, 1789-1890Five Boundaries: The Limits of the "True" Champagne, 1900-1910Six Revolution and Stalemate: The Revolt of 1911Seven Conclusion: Champagne and Modern FranceAppendix Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
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Hopkins Fulfillment Service Death in a Small Package
Book SynopsisJones compellingly narrates the biography of this frightfully hardy disease from the ancient world through the present day.Trade ReviewAn excellent resource for understanding the history of anthrax and its relationship to humans... Highly recommended. Choice 2011Table of ContentsForeword, by Charles E. RosenbergPrefaceIntroduction1. Infectivity and Fear: Charbon and the Cursed Fields2. Availability: Understanding the Germ of Anthrax3. Transmission: Anthrax Enters the Factory4. Casualty Effectiveness: War andAnthrax5. Resistance: Anthrax, the Modern Laboratory, and the Environment6. Detection and Verification: The Weapon and the DiseaseEpilogue: Stories about AnthraxAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Black Cat Forensics What Bugs Burns Prints Dna and More
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Philosophical Library Nuclear Physics
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Super Genes Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your
Book SynopsisThe authors of the New York Times bestseller Super Brain present a bold new understanding of our genes and how simple changes in lifestyle can boost genetic activity. The leap into radical well-being is a promise waiting to be fulfilled. You are not simply the sum total of the genes you were born with, writes Deepak Chopra and Rudy Tanzi. You are the user and controller of your genes, the author of your biological story. No prospect in self-care is more exciting. Learning how to shape your gene activity is at the heart of this exciting and eagerly-anticipated book from the bestselling duo behind Super Brain, which became a nationwide hit on public television. For decades medical science has believed that genes determined our biological destiny. Now the new genetics has changed that assumption forever. You will always have the
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Random House USA Inc The River of Consciousness
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Gratitude and Musicophilia, a collection of essays that displays Oliver Sacks's passionate engagement with the most compelling ideas of human endeavor: evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience.Oliver Sacks, scientist and storyteller, is beloved by readers for the extraordinary neurological case histories (Awakenings, An Anthropologist on Mars) in which he explored many now-familiar disorders--autism, Tourette syndrome, face blindness. He was also a memoirist who wrote with honesty and humor about the remarkable experiences that shaped him (Uncle Tungsten, On the Move, Gratitude). In the pieces that comprise The River of Consciousness (many first published in The New York Review of Books, among other places), Dr. Sacks takes on evolution, botany, chemistry, medicine, neuroscience, and the arts, and calls upon his great scientific and creative heroes--abo
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St. Martins Press-3PL A Feeling for the Organism 10th Aniversary Edition The Life and Work of Barbara McClintock
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St. Martins Press-3PL How We Believe 2nd Edition Science Skepticism and the Search for God
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Henry Holt & Company Inc The Mold in Dr Floreys Coat The Story of the Penicillin Miracle
Book SynopsisThe author of Life and Death on 10 West chronicles the fascinating true story of the Oxford scientists who discovered penicillin by experimenting on mold, creating a family of drugs that would eradicate some of the worst diseases in human history. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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St Martin's Press Why Darwin Matters The Case Against Intelligent Design
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Mind Of The Market
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group What Darwin Really Said An Introduction to His Life and Theory of Evolution What They Really Said
Book SynopsisWith a foreword by Stephen Jay Gould First published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution inalterably transformed our view of the history of life on the planet—and along with it, how we understand ourselves, our origins, and our place in the world. As we stand before the dawn of a new century, this theory is still the source of heated debate. In medicine, psychology, sociology, and politics, controversial new ideas are being espoused to claim Darwin for their legitimacy, while religious opponents continue to press for their alternative theory of “creationism” to be taught in the public schools. To being light where there has been much heat, What Darwin Really Said offers an excellent introduction to this great thinker’s discoveries, his view of human development, and the endurance of his theories against the test of time.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Mechanisms of Cognitive Development Behavioral
Book SynopsisThis volume considers how children''s thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change. It brings together cutting-edge research by leaders in the psychology and neurobiology of child development to examine the processes by which children learn and those that make children ready and able to learn at particular points in development. Behavioral approaches include research on the microgenesis of cognitive change over short time periods (e.g., several hour-long sessions) in specific task situations. Research on cognitive change over longer time scales (months and years) is also presented, as well as research that uses computational modeling and dynamical systems approaches to understand learning and development. Neural approaches include the study of how neuronal activity and connectivity change during acquisition of cognitive skills in children and adults. Other investigations consider the possible emergence of cognitive abilTrade Review"...this book provides a substantial introduction to this new synergy (and as such is well suited as complementary material for advanced courses), it also crucially highlights the necessity of specifying what we mean by cognitive development before we examine the brain in search of it."—Infant and Child Development"The enthusiasm of this eminent collection of authors is evident, and the book makes for a fascinating if challenging read....The editors are to be congratulated on keeping repetition between chapters to a useful minimum and representing such a broad range of work."—Contemporary PsychologyTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Studies of Microgenesis of Cognitive Change: Behavioral Approaches.S. Goldin-Meadow, Giving the Mind a Hand: The Role of Gesture in Cognitive Change. R.S. Siegler, Children's Discoveries and Brain-Damaged Patients' Rediscoveries. Neuroscience Approaches.M.M. Merzenich, Cortical Plasticity Contributing to Child Development. J.L. McClelland, Failures to Learn and Their Remediation: A Hebbian Account. R.J. Haier, PET Studies of Learning and Individual Differences. Commentary.J.W. Stigler, Breakthroughs in Using Individual Differences to Study Learning: Comments on Goldin-Meadow, Haier, McClelland, Merzenich, and Siegler. Part II: Studies of Change Over Longer Time Scales: Behavioral Approaches.E. Thelen, Dynamic Mechanisms of Change in Early Perceptual-Motor Development. R. Case, M.P. Mueller, Differentiation, Integration, and Covariance Mapping as Fundamental Processes in Cognitive and Neurological Growth. D. Kuhn, Why Development Does (and Does Not) Occur: Evidence From the Domain of Inductive Reasoning. Neuroscience Approaches.M.H. Johnson, M. de Haan, Developing Cortical Specialization for Visual-Cognitive Function: The Case of Face Recognition. H.J. Neville, D. Bavelier, Variability of Developmental Plasticity. Commentary.D. Klahr, Time Matters in Cognitive Development. Part III: Developmental Disorders: Dyslexia.A.M. Galaburda, G.D. Rosen, Neural Plasticity in Dyslexia: A Window to Mechanisms of Learning Disabilities. Attention Deficit Disorder.B.J. Casey, Disruption of Inhibitory Control in Developmental Disorders: A Mechanistic Model of Implicated Frontostriatal Circuitry. Autism.P.A. Carpenter, M.A. Just, T. Keller, V. Cherkassky, J.K. Roth, N. Minshew, Dynamic Cortical Systems Subserving Cognition: fMRI Studies With Typical and Atypical Individuals. Concluding Commentary.M.I. Posner, Education on the Human Brain: A Commentary.
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Philosophical Library Nuclear Physics
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Beacon Press The Age of Genomes
Book SynopsisA leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in historyAlmost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the kind of exponential growth once seen with the birth of the Internet, while the plummeting cost of DNA sequencing makes it increasingly accessible for individuals and families.Steven Lipkin and Jon Luoma posit that today’s genomics is like the last century’s nuclear physics: a powerful tool for good if used correctly, but potentially dangerous nonetheless. DNA testing is likely the most exciting advance in a long time for treating serious disease, but sequencing errors, complex biology, and problems properly interpreting genetic data can also cause life-threatening misdiagnoses of patients with debilitating and fatal genetic diseases. DNA testing can also lead to unnecessary procedures and significan
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Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. Group Theory in the Bedroom and Other Mathematical Diversions
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Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S. The Stuff of Life A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA
Book SynopsisLet''s face it: From adenines to zygotes, from cytokinesis to parthenogenesis, even the basics of genetics can sound utterly alien. So who better than an alien to explain it all? Enter Bloort 183, a scientist from an asexual alien race threatened by disease, who''s been charged with researching the fundamentals of human DNA and evolution and laying it all out in clear, simple language so that even his slow-to-grasp-the-point leader can get it. In the hands of the award-winning writer Mark Schultz, Bloort''s predicament becomes the means of giving even the most science-phobic reader a complete introduction to the history and science of genetics that''s as easy to understand as it is entertaining to read.
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Scarecrow Press Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis
Book SynopsisCan the methods of science be directed toward science itself? How did it happen that scientists, scientific documents, and their bibliographic links came to be regarded as mathematical variables in abstract models of scientific communication? What is the role of quantitative analyses of scientific and technical documentation in current science policy and management? Bibliometrics and Citation Analysis: From the Science Citation Index to Cybermetrics answers these questions through a comprehensive overview of theories, techniques, concepts, and applications in the interdisciplinary and steadily growing field of bibliometrics. Since citation indexes came into the limelight during the mid-1960s, citation networks have become increasingly important for many different research fields. The book begins by investigating the empirical, philosophical, and mathematical foundations of bibliometrics, including its beginnings with the Science Citation Index, the theoretical framework behind it, anTrade ReviewThis book is particularly recommended for practicing bibliometricians to gain a historical overview of their field, for humanities-oriented scholars of bibliometrics as a way of engaging with the key debates of the field, and for policy makers and research managers who need to understand bibliometrics because of its use within their sphere of operations. It is well-written, authoritative, and valuable . . . This book would be an excellent text for students enrolled in an academic librarianship course because it provides a good overview of the complex issues academic librarians face in today's environment. This book is a testament to all the researchers and practitioners who are trying to ensure that academic librarians meet the needs of their clientele. * Library & Information Science Research *A broad and enjoyable introduction to the history, theory and techniques of bibliometrics. * Higher Education Academy: Information and Computer Sciences, August 2009 *
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Scarecrow Press Handbook of Warning Intelligence Assessing the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe foreword provides interesting background on the hurtles to getting the still-relevant handbook declassified. * Book News, Inc. *
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Gateway to the Moon Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex
Book SynopsisA history of the origin, design and construction of the lunar launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center. It includes archival illustrations and diagrams of locations, personnel and equipment, from aerial views of sandy Cape Canaveral to some of the photographs of the first mobile launchers.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Moon Launch A History of the SaturnApollo Launch Operations
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Basic Books The Perversion Of Knowledge
Book SynopsisDuring the Soviet years, Russian science was touted as one of the greatest successes of the regime. Russian science was considered to be equal, if not superior, to that of the wealthy western nations. The Perversion of Knowledge , a history of Soviet science that focuses on its control by the KGB and the Communist Party, reveals the dark side of this glittering achievement. Based on the author''s firsthand experience as a Soviet scientist, and drawing on extensive Russian language sources not easily available to the Western reader, the book includes shocking new information on biomedical experimentation on humans as well as an examination of the pernicious effects of Trofim Lysenko''s pseudo-biology. Also included are many poignant case histories of those who collaborated and those who managed to resist, focusing on the moral choices and consequences. The text is accompanied by the author''s own translations of key archival materials, making this work an essential resource for all tho
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Rutgers University Press Darwinian Politics The Evolutionary Origin of
Book SynopsisAn examination of political behaviour from a modern evolutionary perspective. Paul H. Rubin discusses group or social behaviour, including: ethnic and racial conflict; altruism and co-operation; envy; political power; and the role of religion in politics.Trade ReviewIn this lively and insightful book, Paul Robin shows just how much light can be shed on the institutions of modern life by reference to our long species history as hunter-gatherers. This is highly recommended reading. -- Herbert Gintis * author of Game Theory Evolving *Full of insights and interesting connections among biology, public policy, and economics. It keeps the reader's interest and is well paced. Simply great - I enjoyed every minute of it. -- Michael T. McGuire * coauthor of Darwinism Psychiatry *A lucid, responsible, thought-provoking, constructive inquiry into the biological foundations of economic behavior. -- Richard Posner, judge * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit *
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University of Virginia Press Milieus of Minutiae
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Ohio State University Press GORILLAS IN OUR MIDST THE STORY OF THE COLUMBUS ZOO GORILLAS
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Ohio State University Press Narrative in the Anthropocene
Book SynopsisIn Narrative in the Anthropocene, Erin James poses two complementary questions: What can narrative teach us about our current geological epoch, defined and marked by the irrevocable activity of humans on the Earth''s geology and ecosystems? and What can our current geological epoch teach us about narrative? Drawing from a wide range of sources-including Jane Austen''s Mansfield Park, Maria Popova''s collective biography Figuring, Richard McGuire''s graphic novel Here, Indigenous and Afrofuturist speculative fiction, and more-James argues that a richer understanding of the forms and functions of narrative in the Anthropocene provides us with invaluable insight into how stories shape our world. At the same time, she contends that the Anthropocene alters the very nature of narrative. Throughout her exploration of these themes, James lays the groundwork for an Anthropocene narrative theory, introducing new modes of reading narrative in the Anthropocene; new cate
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Amacom Absolutely Small How Quantum Theory Explains Our Everyday World
Book SynopsisPhysics is a complex, even daunting topic, but it is also deeply satisfying---even thrilling. Absolutely Small presents (and demystifies) the world of quantum science like no book before. It explores scientific concepts in considerable depth, but using examples from the everyday world.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The New Invisible College Science for Development
Book SynopsisThe twentieth century was the era of big science. Driven by strategic rivalries and fierce economic competition, wealthy governments invested heavily in national science establishments. Direct funding for institutions like the National Science Foundation and high-visibility projects, such as the race to the moon, fueled innovation, growth, and national prestige. But the big science model left poorer countries out in the cold. Today the organization of science is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In T he New Invisible College, Caroline Wagner combines quantitative data and extensive interviews to map the emergence of global science networks and trace the dynamics driving their growth. She argues that the shift from big science to global networks creates unprecedented opportunities for developing countries to tap science''s potential. Rather than squander resources in vain efforts to mimic the scientific establishments of the twentieth century, developing country governments can leverage networks by creating incentives for top-notch scientists to focus on research that addresses their concerns and by finding ways to tie knowledge to local problem solving. T he New Invisible College offers both a guidebook and a playbook for policymakers confronting these tasks.
£29.44
Wiley-Blackwell Dows Fire and Explosion Index Hazard Classification Guide
Book SynopsisThis popular safety best-seller is designed to help the user quantify the expected damage of potential fire and explosion incidents in realistic terms, identify the equipment likely to contribute to the creation or escalation of an incident, and communicate the fire and explosion risk potential to management. Based on Dow''s Fire and Explosion Risk Analysis Program, the index provides a step-by-step, objective evaluation of the actual fire and explosion, as well as reactivity potential of process equipment and its contents.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction: The Fire & Explosion Index System. Procedure for Risk Analysis Calculations. Selection of Pertinent Process Units. Determination of Material Factor. Process Unit Hazards Factors. General Process Hazards. Special Process Hazards. Determination of Processes Unit Hazards Factor. Determination of Fire and Explosion Index. Loss Control Credit Factors. Process Unit Risk Analysis Summary. Discussion of MPPD, BI and Plant Layout. Manufacturing Unit Risk Analysis Summary. Risk Analysis Package. Tables. 1. Material Factor Determination Guide. 2. Material Factor Temperature Adjustment. 3. Dust Explosion Penalty. 4. High Pressure Penalty for Flammable and Combustible Liquids. 5. Hot Oil Heat Exchange System Penalty. 6. Degree of Hazard for F&EI. Figures. 1. Procedure for Calculating F&EI and Other Risk Analysis Information. 2. Pressure Penalty for Flammable and Combustible Liquids. 3. Liquids or Gases in Process. 4. Liquids or Gases in Storage. 5. Combustible Solids in Storage/Dust in Process. 6. Fired Equipment Penalty. 7. Radius of Exposure. 8. Damage Factor. 9. Maximum Probable Days Outage. Forms. Fire and Explosion Index Form. Loss Control Credit Factors Form. Process Unit Risk Analysis Summary Form. Manufacturing Unit Risk Analysis Summary Form. Appendices. A. Material Factors. B. Special Material Factor Considerations for Mixtures. C. Basic Preventive and Protective Features. D. Loss Prevention Checklist. E. Equations for Damage Factor Data. F. Acronyms and Abbreviations.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Guidelines for Integrating Process Safety
Book SynopsisIntegrating EHS management systems can yield economies and improve system effectiveness. This book explains how integration reduces cost of delivery through a reduction in the number of management program steps and avoidance of redundancy; how it results in effective programs; and how this integration brings a cost effective response to demands.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Glossary and Acronyms. Chapter 1. Introduction. 1.1. The Need for Integration. 1.2. Purpose of Guidelines. 1.3. Scope of Guidelines. 1.4. Approach Used in Guidelines. 1.5. Use of ISO 9000 Standards. 1.6. Exclusions to Scope. 1.7. Intended Audience for Guidelines. References. Chapter 2. Securing Support and Preparing for Implementation. 2.1. The Need for Securing Support. 2.2. Identifying Who Will Benefit from Integration. 2.3. Prepare a Preliminary Simplified Plan. 2.4. Management Processes. 2.5. Make Sure to cover All Potential Benefits and Concerns. 2.6. Mission Statement and Goals. 2.7. Define Scope3 of Work and Approach,. 2.8. Selecting Your Integration Team. 2.9. Project Status. References. Chapter 3. Assessment of Existing Management Systems. 3.1. The Need for Assessing Existing Management Systems. 3.2. Assess Likely Support or Opposition to Integration. 3.3. Inventory and Asses All PSM. ESH, and Quality Management Programs and Elements. 3.4. Mapping the Management Processes. 3.5. Redesigning the Management Systems. 3.6. Update the Implementation Plan. References. Attachment 3.1 Selected Slides from Executive Summary of the Assessment of Existing Systems for Example, Inc. Chapter 4. Develop a Plan. 4.1. The Need for Developing a Plan. 4.2. Adjust the Preliminary Plan. 4.3. Implementation Strategy. 4.4. Update Benefits and Costs. 4.5. Recast the Plan. Reference. Attachment 4.1 Sample Plans/Project Descriptions. Chapter 5. Integration Framework. 5.1. The Need for Developing an Integration Framework. 5.2. Prioritization of Programs, elements, and Processes for Installation. 5.3. Developing Integrated Systems. 5.4. Continuous Improvement. 5.5. Quality Management Tools. 5.6. Converting Informal Systems. Reference. Chapter 6. Testing Implementation Approach. 6.1. The Need for Testing. 6.2. Selecting the Pilot Project. 6.3. Establish Success (and Failure) Criteria. 6.4. Communication. 6.5. Conducting the Pilot. 6.6. Identifying and Correcting Deficiencies in Integration Plan. Reference. Attachment 6.1. Sample Pilot Project Advance Communication. Chapter 7. Tracking Progress and Measuring Performance. 7.1. The Need for Tracking and Measurement. 7.2. Capture Early Successes. 7.3. Measures to Consider. 7.4. Selection and Timing of Measures. 7.5. Customer Feedback. 7.6. Improving Performance. Attachment 7.1. Sample Monthly Report. Chapter 8. Continuous Improvement. 8.1. The Need for Continuous Improvement. 8.2. Management Responsibility. 8.3. Auditing the Quality System. 8.4. Product Verification. 8.5. Nonconformity and Corrective Action. 8.6. Personnel (Training). 8.7. Use of Statistical Methods. Chapter 9. Other Quality Management Systems. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Total Quality Management. 9.3. Malcolm Baldridge national Quality Award. 9.4. European Quality Award. 9.5. Deming Quality System. 9.6. ISO 14001. References. Chapter 10. Summary. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Case Study. 10.3. Summary. Appendix A. Overview of Definitions from ISO 9004: Quality Management and Quality Systems Elements-Guidelines. Bibliography. Index.
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Birkhauser Boston Mathematical Theory of Diffraction Progress in Mathematical Physics 35
Book SynopsisIndeed, his diffraction analysis is a surprisingly rich and complex mix of pure and applied mathematics, and his often-cited diffraction solution is presented only as an application of a much more general set of mathematical results.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: “This is a very nice book for those interested in the theory of diffraction since it presents, for the first time in English, the strikingly original work of Sommerfeld—which marks a milestone in optical theory—enriched with historical background and technical details. The interest of this book is not only historical but also technical as it presents a surprisingly rich and complex mix of pure and applied mathematics.”(MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS) "This book offers the first publication in English of Sommerfeld’s original work, together with extensive notes by the translators, and it can be recommended to anyone interested in the theory of diffraction. … The translator’s notes (64 pages) are very illuminating for the reader by providing a lot of historical remarks, technical details, and a nice account of previous diffraction analyses of Kirchhoff and Poincaré." (Johannes Elschner, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1109 (11), 2007)Table of ContentsMathematical Theory of Diffraction.- 1. General problem formulation.- 2. Expansions in Bessel functions.- 3. Transition from ?u = 0 to ?u + k2u = 0.- 4. Bessel functions as the simplest examples.- 5. Everywhere finite solutions.- 6. Solutions with a singularity.- 7. Graphical treatment of the simplest multivalued solution.- 8. Application to diffraction.- Tafel.- Translators’ Notes.- References.- Appendix I: The History and Present State of Discoveries relating to Vision, Light and Colours.- Appendix II: On the Mathematical Theory of Diffraction Phenomena.
£85.49
Birkhauser Boston Machs Principle From Newtons Bucket to Quantum Gravity 6 Einstein Studies
Book SynopsisThis volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity.
£208.99
Birkhauser Boston Fundamentals of Multibody Dynamics
Book SynopsisThis textbook – a result of the author’s many years of research and teaching – brings together diverse concepts of the versatile tool of multibody dynamics, combining the efforts of many researchers in the field of mechanics. Trade Review"This textbook offers a comprehensive exposition of contemporary multibody dynamics elaborated by an expert in and an experienced teacher of the field. There are five features that distinguish this publication: comprehensivity, orientation towards computer implementation, utilization of matrix algebra, teaching-by-examples methodology, and embedding in the author's own research accomplishments.... [T]his is an excellent textbook for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students of mechanical engineering, industrial physics and robotics; it may also be recommended as a reference text for researchers in these areas." —Mathematical Reviews "This is a textbook intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students studying dynamics, physics, robotics, control, and biomechanics.... The book is well-written with good organization. It has good quality graphics. It clearly represents a considerable effort by the author to present a state-of-the-art exposition. The book should be of interest and use to practitioners and researches as well as students. It brings together methodologies from various fields into a single volume." —Zentralblatt MATH "Timely and forward looking, Fundamentals of Multibody Dynamics, has immense potential for use as a textbook with a strong computer orientation towards the subject for junior/senior undergraduates and first-year graduate engineering students taking a course in dynamics, physics, control, robotics, or biomechanics. The work may also be used as a self-study resource or research reference for practitioners in the above-mentioned fields; they will find the book a refreshing break from the usual textbook presentation...with the type of printing, layout and illustrations by way of figures, tables and mathematical equations that contribute to a helpful understanding of the material presented and instant location of what is required by the reader. The book is studded with useful and relevant references. Thus, we are stronly led to recommend this impressive volume to students and practicing engineers who are looking for a book that fills the gap between dynamics and engineering applications. We have nothing but admiration for what Farid Amirouche has done." —Current Engineering PracticeTable of ContentsPreface Particle Dynamics: The Principle fo Newton's Second Law Rigid-Body Kinematics Kinematics for General Multibody Systems Modeling of Forces in Multibody Systems Equations of Motion of Multibody Systems Hamilton–Lagrange and Gibbs–Appel Equations Handling of Constraints in Multibody Systems Dynamics Numerical Stability of Constrained Multibody Systems Linearization and Vibration Analysis of Multibody Systems Dynamics of Multibody Systems with Terminal Flexible Links Dynamic Analysis of Multiple Flexible-Body Systems Modeling of Flexibility Effects Using the Boundary-Element Method Appendix A: Multibody Dynamics Flowchart for the Construction of the Equations of Motion with Constraints Appendix B: Centroid Location and Area Moment of Inertia Appendix C: Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia of Homogeneous Solids Appendix D: Symbols Description Appendix E: Units and Conversion References Index
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Birkhäuser The Theory of the Top Introduction to the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Top v 1
Book Synopsisto the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Top.- The kinematics of the top.- to kinetics (statics and impulse theory).- The Euler equations with further development of the kinetics of the top.Trade Review"This book is a translation by Raymond J. Nagem and Guido Sandri of the German original [F. Klein and A. Sommerfeld, Über die Theorie des Kreisels. Heft I, Teubner, Leipzig, 1897; JFM 28.0658.04]. Various editions of this book, which presents fundamental results in the theory of the motion of the top, have appeared in German...This English translation is of great scientific interest and importance. The content and sequence of exposition of this book faithfully follow the original work...The translators' remarks are presented separately and are intended to ensure an accurate account of the historical development of the theory of the top. This translation is of a high scientific caliber and makes one look forward to the translation of the second volume by Nagem and Sandri." —Mathematical Reviews "It is very positive that, by producing the English edition of this book, a large group of contemporary scientists and especially mathematicians can admire and appreciate what a broad understanding mathematicians like Felix Klein, not only of their field but also of physics, had. Very interesting ample notes of the translators (about 50 pages), where also various motions are worked out, physically interpreted and excellently illustrated by numerous figures, and a nice preface by Michael Eckert make this volume even more interesting to read than the German original." —Zentralblatt MATHTable of Contentsto the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Top.- The kinematics of the top.- to kinetics (statics and impulse theory).- The Euler equations with further development of the kinetics of the top.
£104.49
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Agriculture and the Environment Searching for Greener Pastures Edited by Terry L Anderson and Bruce Yandle Hoover Institution Press Institution Press Publication Paperback
Book SynopsisFocuses on the major environmental constraints that limit US food production without necessarily improving environmental quality. Each chapter documents a specific issue, discusses the regulatory response, and offers ideas for reform.
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Kensington Publishing Where Did I Come From
Book Synopsis“I give this book top grades for humanness and honesty. Some parents will find that its humorousness helps them over the embarrassment.”—Dr. Spock Over A Million Copies Sold! An international and beloved bestselling children’s classic, Where Did I Come From? helps parents and their curious children get up close and personal with the intimate world of human sexuality in the form of a picture book. Told in an age-appropriate voice respectful of young people’s natural intelligence and warmly and relatably illustrated throughout, Where Did I Come From? creates a safe space where families can learn about the traditional facts of life—from the different parts of the body to orgasm to birth. If you’ve been wondering how to have this talk with your children, look no further for a trusted resource that will give you the tools you need to share this critical info
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LUP - University of Georgia Press Philosophy of Technology
An introductory survey that explains the fundamental concerns and methods of philosophy and then guides readers through a philosophical inquiry into some of the major issues surrounding technology's impact on our lives.
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