he history of chemistry is a story of human endeavor-and as er T ratic as human nature itself. Progress has been made in fits and starts, and it has come from all parts of the globe. Because the scope of this history is considerable (some 100,000 years), it is necessary to impose some order, and we have organized the text around three dis cemible-albeit gross--divisions of time: Part 1 (Chaps. 1-7) covers 100,000 BeE (Before Common Era) to the late 1700s and presents the background of the Chemical Revolution; Part 2 (Chaps. 8-14) covers the late 1700s to World War land presents the Chemical Revolution and its consequences; Part 3 (Chaps. 15-20) covers World War I to 1950 and presents the Quantum Revolution and its consequences and hints at revolutions to come. There have always been two tributaries to the chemical stream: experiment and theory. But systematic experimental methods were not routinely employed until the 1600s-and quantitative theories did not evolve until the 1700s-and it can be argued that modem chernistry as a science did not begin until the Chemical Revolution in the 1700s. xi xii PREFACE We argue however that the first experiments were performed by arti sans and the first theories proposed by philosophers-and that a rev olution can be understood only in terms of what is being revolted against.
Viewing and Representing is a two-book series written for the 7-10 New South Wales English Syllabus. Viewing and Representing in Context 1 and 2 explore in detail the modes of viewing and representing, as well as their relationship to the other language modes (talking, listening, reading and writing). The series helps students to question and evaluate a range of texts and to compose texts of their own. Students have the opportunity to engage with film, photographs, picture books, media and multimedia texts, in addition to traditional literature. They are encouraged to examine the cultural, social, personal and historical contexts of language usage; to make connections between texts; and to consider how visual texts - as well as written and oral texts - encourage us to adopt particular points of view.
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This comprehensive, full-color guide to fly fishing flats covers every aspect of this specialized kind of fishing, from necessary equipment, techniques and fly patterns to dream destinations and exotic species encountered there. Especially useful for fly fishers transitioning from fresh to salt water. Detailed photographic sequences demystify the "double haul" distance-casting technique.
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