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In the history of science and philosophy and the philosophy of nature the name Robert Hooke has been largely ignored. If he is occasionally men tioned, it is usually in one of two ways: either he is……続きを見る

This crucial reference focuses on the growth of vegetation on disturbed lands, specifically the problems of plant seeding and growth and the ecological consequences of that growth. This one-of-a-kin……続きを見る

E.F.F. Chladni’s experiments and observations with sound and vibrations profoundly influenced the development of the field of Acoustics. The famous Chladni diagrams along with other observations are……続きを見る

SafeBook: the Fire Prevention and Information Booklet for Homes, which is your Family’s resource for Fire Causes, Fire Safety, Fire Hazards and Fire Prevention. My goal is to prevent fires from happ……続きを見る

With the advances in small and low-cost radio transceivers and RF front-ends development, the possibility of applying ubiquitous and non-invasive sensors integrated into user’s daily clothing and li……続きを見る

An optimistic – but realistic and feasible – action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment: electrify everything. Climate change is a planetary emergenc……続きを見る

The unexpected diversity, beauty, and strangeness of life in ancient lakesーsome millions of years oldーand the remarkable insights the lakes are yielding about the causes of biodiversity. Most lake……続きを見る

Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy of traditional religion and secular atheism. In thi……続きを見る

The classic bestseller--expanded and updated For years, many veterinary treatments for cats were based on research conducted with dogs because it was wrongly assumed that cats were very similar. Rec……続きを見る

Before Romantic genius, there was ingenuity. Early modern ingenuity defined every personーnot just exceptional individualsーas having their own attributes and talents, stemming from an “inborn natur……続きを見る

This open access book provides a solution theory for time-dependent partial differential equations, which classically have not been accessible by a unified method. Instead of using sophisticated tec……続きを見る

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, provides guided lab activities that allow students to translate their scientific understanding of exercise physiology i……続きを見る

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The original (2007) edition of this book presaged the dramatic growth in research on animal minds, going on to sell more than 55,000 copies This revised edition packs in more than 15 years of new sc……続きを見る

How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society--and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical tra……続きを見る

In 'The Hurricane Guide' by William Radcliff Birt, readers are taken on a literary journey through the devastating effects of natural disasters, specifically hurricanes. Birt's descriptive writing s……続きを見る

This edition features • potrait • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I 1845. Panassovka ー Metchnikoff’s parents ー Country life in Little Russia ……続きを見る

This open access textbook is the first to provide Business and Economics Ph.D. students with a precise and intuitive introduction to the formal backgrounds of modern financial theory. It explains Br……続きを見る

This book offers a diverse understanding and practical approach towards the growing area of atmosphere research, in the context of philosophy, geography and architecture. It begins by tracing back t……続きを見る

The goals of this text are to develop the skills and an appreciation for the richness and versatility of modern time series analysis as a tool for analyzing dependent data. A useful feature of the p……続きを見る

“This is an addictive stroll through the annals of artificial intelligence, highlighting almost 100 innovations developed between 1300 BCE and 2018” (Booklist). From medieval robots and Boolean alge……続きを見る

This significantly extended second edition addresses the important physical phenomenon of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) or Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP) in thin metal films, a phenomenon which ……続きを見る

In the spirit of the author’s Basic Language of Mathematics, this companion volume is a careful exposition of the concepts and processes of Linear Algebra. It stresses cautious and clear explanation……続きを見る

**‘If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe’ - Carl Sagan Inspired by Sagan’s famous line, How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch sets out on a journey to une……続きを見る

Reading Victorian literature and science in tandem, Victorian Literature, Energy, and the Ecological Imagination investigates how the concept of energy was fictionalized - both mystified and demysti……続きを見る

Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused ……続きを見る

The articles collected here are foundational contributions to integrating behavioural research and risk analysis. They include seminal articles on three essential challenges. One is ensuring effecti……続きを見る

The art of tactical decision-making under stress. Making a rapid and accurate incident size up would be one of the most challenging decision making processes faced by any profession. Fireground time……続きを見る

This open access book explores the collision between the sustainable energy transition and the Internet of Things (IoT). In that regard, this book’s arrival is timely. Not only is the Internet of Th……続きを見る

THE BTO/BRITISH BIRDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 A brand-new, completely revised second edition of Jenni and Winkler's classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professio……続きを見る