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Stellar Structure and Evolution

By: Rudolf Kippenhahn,Alfred Weigert,Achim Weiss

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Stellar Structure and Evolution

By: Rudolf Kippenhahn,Alfred Weigert,Achim Weiss

This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text. Taking into account modern observational constraints as well as additional physical effects such as mass loss and diffusion, Achim Weiss and Rudolf Kippenhahn have succeeded in bringing the book up to the state-of-the-art with respect to both the presentation of stellar physics and the presentation and interpretation of current sophisticated stellar models. The well-received and proven pedagogical approach of the first edition has been retained. The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and the underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars are presented and great care is taken to detail the various stages in a star’s life. Just as the first edition, which remained a standard work for more than 20 years after its first publication, the second edition will be of lasting value not only for students but also for active researchers in astronomy and astrophysics.

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599

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642303048

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9783642303043

The Antibody Molecule

By: Alfred Nisonoff,John E. Hopper,Susan B. Spring

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The Antibody Molecule

By: Alfred Nisonoff,John E. Hopper,Susan B. Spring

The Antibody Molecule reviews the literature leading to current knowledge of the structure of immunoglobulins. The book begins by outlining some of the basic structural characteristics of immunoglobulins without citing the references on which the information is based. Separate chapters follow covering the chemical nature of the active site of an antibody molecule and mechanisms of interaction with hapten; the general structural features and properties of the various classes of human immunoglobulin; and amino acid sequences of human and mouse L chains and of human and rabbit H chains. Subsequent chapters deal with the evolution of the immunoglobulin classes; special properties of mouse, guinea pig, rabbit, and horse immunoglobulins; idiotypic specificities of immunglobulins; and the genetic control of antibodies. This book is meant for immunologists who have not personally observed the development of this exciting period in the history of immunology. It will also provide useful supplemental reading for the serious student or investigator who wishes to become familiar with the nature of the antibody molecule, its genetic control, and mode of action.

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560

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Academic Press

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1483273857

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9781483273853

The Generation of Diversity

Clonal Selection Theory and the Rise of Molecular Immunology

By: Alfred I. Tauber,Scott H. Podolsky

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The Generation of Diversity

Clonal Selection Theory and the Rise of Molecular Immunology

By: Alfred I. Tauber,Scott H. Podolsky

This book is an intellectual history of the major theoretical problem in immunology and its resolution in the post-World War II period. In recent years immunology has been one of the most exciting--and successful--fields of biomedical research; this book provides essential background for understanding the conceptual conflicts occurring in the field.

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532

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Harvard University Press

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0674001826

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9780674001824

Causation and Disease

A Chronological Journey

By: Alfred S. Evans

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Causation and Disease

A Chronological Journey

By: Alfred S. Evans

A historical review of the evolution of concepts, postulates and guidelines concerning disease causation from early germ theory to current work in the area of chronic noncontagious diseases. Students and researchers in epidemiology, clinical medicine, microbiology and related fields will value discussion of changing criteria as these apply to speci

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264

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0306442833

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9780306442834

The Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society a Miscellany of Natural and Mikroscopial Science

Vol. 2

By: Alfred Allen

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The Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society a Miscellany of Natural and Mikroscopial Science

Vol. 2

By: Alfred Allen

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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294

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385408237

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9783385408234

The Interest of America in International Conditions

By: Alfred Thayer Mahan

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The Interest of America in International Conditions

By: Alfred Thayer Mahan

Four years before the outbreak of the First World War, Alfred Thayer Mahan, the world famous naval historian and strategist, warned of the approaching conflict in The Interest of America in International Conditions. Mahan's geo-historical approach compared Imperial Germany's early twentieth-century quest for hegemony to previous attempts by Napoleon's France, Louis XIV's France, and the Austrian and Spanish Hapsburgs to upset the European balance of power. Each previous bid for hegemony brought forth a coalition of powers that restored the balance of power. Mahan foresaw in the early twentieth century that a new coalition of powers, including Britain, France, Russia, and the United States, would be needed to prevent German domination of the continent.

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171

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Routledge

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1351480782

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9781351480789

Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology

From Metaphor to Theory

By: Alfred I. Tauber,Leon Chernyak

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Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology

From Metaphor to Theory

By: Alfred I. Tauber,Leon Chernyak

This fascinating intellectual history is the first critical study of the work of Elie Metchnikoff, the founding father of modern immunology. Metchnikoff authored and championed the theory that phagocytic cells actively defend the host body against pathogens and diseased cells. His program developed from comparative embryological studies that sought to establish genealogical relations between species at the dawn of the Darwinian revolution. In this scientific biography, Tauber and Chernyak explore ore Metchnikoff's development as an embryologist, showing how it prepared him to propose his theory of host-pathogen interaction. They discuss the profound impact of Darwin's theory of evolution on Metchnikoff's progress, and the influence of 19th century debates on vitalism, teleology, and mechanism. As a case study of scientific discovery, this work offers lucid insight into the process of creative science and its dependence on cultural and philosophic sources. Immunologists and historians of science and medicine will find it an absorbing and accessible account of a remarkable individual.

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276

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Oxford University Press

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019534510X

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9780195345100

A History of Experimental Virology

By: Alfred Grafe

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A History of Experimental Virology

By: Alfred Grafe

By their powers of reason scientists will be able to extract from nature the answers to their questions. From: Critique of Pure Reason, 1781 Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), German Philosopher History is a composite of stories. The history of the biological disciplines has been written by all those who opened the gates of new knowledge by generating ideas and the experiments to support them. Previous authors have attempted various approaches to the history of virology, as is reflected in the numerous books and book-series issuing from the publishing houses. This volume is an attempt at a compre hensive yet compact survey of virology, which has meant penetrating the rigid limits of the separate disciplines of biology in which virologists have worked. Writing this history of experimental virology was really a search for the origins and for vital signposts to portray the wide scope of the knowledge attained thus far. This was done in com plete awareness of the fact that every presentation depends heavily upon the perspective of the observer, and of necessity communi cates only a part of the whole. The present scientific story hopes to recount the most important knowledge achieved during this past century - the first century of the exciting developments in virology.

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351

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642752500

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9783642752506

The United States and the Global Struggle for Minerals

By: Alfred E. Eckes

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The United States and the Global Struggle for Minerals

By: Alfred E. Eckes

In 1973–1974 soaring commodity prices and an oil embargo alerted Americans to the twin dangers of resource exhaustion and dependence on unreliable foreign materials suppliers. This period seemed to mark a watershed in history as the United States shifted from the era of relative resource abundance to relative materials scarcity. Alfred E. Eckes’s comprehensive study shows that resource depletion and supply dislocations are not concerns unique to the 1970s. Since 1914, the quest for secure and stable supplies of industrial materials has been an important underlying theme of international relations and American diplomacy. Although the United States has been blessed with a diversified materials base, it has pursued a minerals strategy designed to exploit low-cost, high-quality ores abroad. Eckes demonstrates how this policy has led to official protection for overseas private investments, involving a role for the Central Intelligence Agency. Some modern historians have neglected the importance of resources in shaping diplomacy and history. This book, based on a vast variety of unutilized archival collections and recently declassified government documents, helps to correct that imbalance. In the process it illuminates an important and still timely aspect of America’s global interests.

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366

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University of Texas Press

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1477300791

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9781477300794

Book's by Alfred Weigert

Stellar Structure and Evolution

Stellar Structure and Evolution

The Antibody Molecule

The Antibody Molecule

The Generation of Diversity

The Generation of Diversity

Causation and Disease

Causation and Disease

The Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society a Miscellany of Natural and Mikroscopial Science

The Journal of the Postal Microscopical Society a Miscellany of Natural and Mikroscopial Science

The Interest of America in International Conditions

The Interest of America in International Conditions

Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology

Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology

A History of Experimental Virology

A History of Experimental Virology

The United States and the Global Struggle for Minerals

The United States and the Global Struggle for Minerals

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