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Sundials
Their Theory and Construction
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Have you every wanted to build a sundial or to understand how one works? Then you have probably been frustrated as you search vainly for help. Most books on the subject are either rare out-of-print works published centuries ago and available only in highly specialized collections, or highly complicated...
On Gaia
A Critical Investigation of the Relationship between Life and Earth
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2013
One of the enduring questions about our planet is how it has remained continuously habitable over vast stretches of geological time despite the fact that its atmosphere and climate are potentially unstable. James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis posits that life itself has intervened in the regulation of...
by Saumitra Mukherjee
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Climate change has been addressed since last decade based on the influence of human activities like production of industrial effluents, land use changes and other activities due to development of the society. These are very important issues no doubt but the activities due to the influence of extraterrestrial...
by Robert M. Hazen
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2019
An enchanting biography of the most resonant—and most necessary—chemical element on Earth.
Carbon is everywhere: in the paper of this book and the blood of our bodies. It’s with us from beginning to end, present in our baby clothes and coffin alike. We live on a carbon planet, and we...
Sundials
Their Construction and Use
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
To many people, the construction of a sundial implies laborious mathematical calculations and a knowledge of astronomy. Nothing could be farther from the truth. This fascinating handbook, used in conjunction with ordinary tools and materials found around the home, makes it easy to design and construct...
Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications
Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials dedicated to Hans Muhlhaus, Limassol, Cyprus, 21-25 May 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
This book contains the scientific contributions to the 11th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials (IWBDG) held in Limassol-Cyprus, May 21-25, 2017. The IWBDG series have grown in size and scope, since their inception 30 years ago in Germany, covering more and wider...
by Charles Darwin
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
Rise of the Necrofauna
The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
Jurassic Park meets The Sixth Extinction in Rise of the Necrofauna, a provocative look at de-extinction from acclaimed documentarist and science writer Britt Wray.
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by M.E. Berlyand
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Investigations of atmospheric pollution have recently reached a new stage. In addition to the estimation and the monitoring of pollutant concentrations in the air around their sources, by way of observational data and also by calcu lations on the basis of theoretical research, it is now possible...
Climate Change and Policy
The Calculability of Climate Change and the Challenge of Uncertainty
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
The debate on how mankind should respond to climate change is diverse, as the appropriate strategy depends on global as well as local circumstances.
As scientists are denied the possibility of conducting experiments with the real climate, only climate models can give insights into man-induced...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
This book is being planned as a tribute to Dr. Victor A. McKusick (1921-2008), who is well known as the “father of medical genetics”. He was long associated with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, first as a student in the 1940s, and later as a faculty member, becoming the Chairman...
by Georgius Agricola
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Originally published in 1556, Agricola's De ReM etallica was the first book on mining to be based on field research and observation — what today would be called the "scientific approach." It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various specialized...
by Dr. Saul I. Gass
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
"I would not hesitate to recommend the book." — Industrial EngineeringLinear programming is an extremely effective problem-solving tool, with applications in business, agriculture, government, manufacturing, transportation, engineering, and many other areas. This very readable book presents an elementary...
The Universe of Experience
A Worldview Beyond Science and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Modern experience forces philosophy and social thought to confront the basic problems of value. Is this life worth caring about? How can we find a way between the deceit of fanatical belief and despair? In the view of Lancelot Law Whyte, the essential challenge to mankind today is an underlying nihilism...