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This new edition is a major revision of the popular introductory reference on hydrology and watershed management principles, methods, and applications. The book's content and scope have been improve……続きを見る

Neuroscientists investigate the mechanisms of spatial memory. Molecular biologists study the mechanisms of protein synthesis and the myriad mechanisms of gene regulation. Ecologists study nutrient c……続きを見る

Originally published in 1979. This reprints the revised and expanded edition of 1996. In this volume, physicists, biologists and chemists, who have been involved in some of the most exciting discove……続きを見る

Though formal logic has in recent times been the object of radical and spirited attacks from many and diverse quarters, it continues, and will probably long continue, to be one of the most frequentl……続きを見る

The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense, and much of t……続きを見る

Extrait : La perspective est la première chose qu’un jeune Peintre doit apprendre pour savoir mettre chaque chose à sa place, et pour lui donner la juste mesure qu’elle doit avoir dans le lieu où el……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: I TEMPÉRATURE DES ANIMAUX. Tous les corps inorganiques se caractérisent par la tendance qu’ils ont à se mettre en équilibre de température avec le milieu qui les entoure ; il n’en est pas a……続きを見る

Intelligence is currently facing increasingly challenging cross-pressures from both a need for accurate and timely assessments of potential or imminent security threats and the unpredictability of m……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

Summarising the most novel facts and theories which were coming into prominence at the time, particularly those which had not yet been incorporated into standard textbooks, this important work was f……続きを見る

The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world teeming with animals. Animals were integral to ancient commerce, war, love, literature and art. Inside the city they were found as pets, pests, and par……続きを見る

This 2nd Edition is a significantly expanded exploration of hazardous chemicals, their effects on human health, and the principles of hazards materials toxicology and industrial hygiene. It includes……続きを見る

What do we mean by the tropics? The weather and the climates it produces across the tropical zone are significantly different from those experienced by the people living in higher latitudes, so fore……続きを見る

When the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, it was woefully unprepared to wage a modern war. Whereas their European counterparts already had three years of experience in using code……続きを見る

From the mid-nineteenth century onwards a number of previously unknown conditions were recorded in both animals and humans. Known by a variety of names, and found in diverse locations, by the end of……続きを見る

Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would……続きを見る

With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller’s gift, RFK Jr. describes his life growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation, ……続きを見る

Our book presents a unique and original viewpoint on natural and engineered systems. The authors' goal is to propose and explain core principles that govern the formation and function of simple and ……続きを見る

The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans, vision is the most important sense, and much of t……続きを見る

From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs and the variety of waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge div……続きを見る

Todos, por lo menos todos los que vivimos en pases con un nivel de desarrollo econmico ms o menos elevado, tenemos la sensacin de que cada vez hay ms personas gordas, u obesas, para hablar con propi……続きを見る

All of us, at least those of us residing in countries with a high level of economic development, or relatively high, have the feeling that theres an increasingly rise in obesity in our society. In c……続きを見る

Las ecuaciones de estado han tratado de imitar el comportamiento de los gases reales, pero en algn punto dado la funcin de estado se aleja de la funcin evaluada para datos experimentales. Es decir, ……続きを見る

Innerhalb von fünf bis höchstens zehn Jahren werden sich wesentliche Teile der weltweiten Nahrungsmittelversorgung in den Händen von nur vier global agierenden Großkonzernen befinden. Diese Firmen h……続きを見る

In 'The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song' by F. W. Mott, the author explores the intricate relationship between the brain and the human voice in the contexts of both speech and song. This grou……続きを見る

How to assess critical aspects of cognitive functioning that are not measured by IQ tests: rational thinking skills. Why are we surprised when smart people act foolishly? Smart people do foolish thi……続きを見る

The human specificity can be described by verticality/bipedalism, technique use, articulated language, high cognitive capacities, complex society at three levels: body, mind, social. In this book, i……続きを見る

ABSTRACT: A shift in the rate of passage of time has been observed when the author enters and exits a shower stall. The rate of time-passage within the shower is not equal to the rate of time-passag……続きを見る

Originally published in the early 1900s, this book is - 'primarily for the general reader who likes to know more about that much talked about, but little understood, topic - the weather'. Rather tha……続きを見る

The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as c……続きを見る