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The Science of Energy

A Cultural History of Energy Physics in Victorian Britain

By: Crosbie Smith

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The Science of Energy

A Cultural History of Energy Physics in Victorian Britain

By: Crosbie Smith

Although we take it for granted today, the concept of "energy" transformed nineteenth-century physics. In The Science of Energy, Crosbie Smith shows how a North British group of scientists and engineers, including James Joule, James Clerk Maxwell, William and James Thomson, Fleeming Jenkin, and P. G. Tait, developed energy physics to solve practical problems encountered by Scottish shipbuilders and marine engineers; to counter biblical revivalism and evolutionary materialism; and to rapidly enhance their own scientific credibility. Replacing the language and concepts of classical mechanics with terms such as "actual" and "potential" energy, the North British group conducted their revolution in physics so astutely and vigorously that the concept of "energy"—a valuable commodity in the early days of industrialization—became their intellectual property. Smith skillfully places this revolution in its scientific and cultural context, exploring the actual creation of scientific knowledge during one of the most significant episodes in the history of physics.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226764206

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9780226764207

UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions

A Scientist Looks at the Evidence

By: Donderi PhD, Don Crosbie

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UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions

A Scientist Looks at the Evidence

By: Donderi PhD, Don Crosbie

Psychologist and researcher Don Donderi examines the evidence and research from the past several decades on the changing nature of UFOs. He looks at why the scientific establishment takes a dim view of UFOs and abduction evidence and examines how the US government has collected and suppressed UFO evidence. UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions is a wide-ranging examination of all things off-planet that falls into 3 sections. 1. UFOs: evidence and belief between 1947 through 1965 and Cold War mysteries 2. The changing nature of UFO phenomenon from 1965 to the present, which makes the case for the existence of humanoid crew members seen in and around landed UFOs. This section also examines six well-documented abduction cases, and includes the author detailing his own research involvement with the evidence. He refutes the belief that all abductees are mentally disturbed and that a psychological disturbance explains the experience. 3. The third section is devoted to a very meaty and controversial analysis of science, politics, and UFOs.

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258

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Hampton Roads Publishing

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1571746951

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9781571746955

Age Relations and Cultural Change in Eighteenth-century England

By: Barbara Crosbie

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Age Relations and Cultural Change in Eighteenth-century England

By: Barbara Crosbie

This book explores the links between age relations and cultural change, using an innovative analytical framework to map the incremental and contingent process of generational transition in eighteenth-century England. The study reveals how attitudes towards age were transformed alongside perceptions of gender, rank and place. It also exposes how shifting age relations affected concepts of authenticity, nationhood, patriarchy, domesticity and progress. The eighteenth century is not generally associated with the formation of distinct generations. This book, therefore, charts new territory as an age cohort in Newcastle upon Tyne is followed from infancy to early adulthood,using their experiences to illuminate a national, and ultimately imperial, pattern of change. The chapters begin in the nurseries and schoolrooms in which formative years were spent and then traverse the volatile terrain of adolescence, before turning to the adult world of fashion and politics. This investigation uncovers the roots of a generational divide that spilled into the political arena during the parliamentary election of 1774. But more than that,it demonstrates that the interactions between age groups were central to major social and cultural developments in the eighteenth century and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to recognise that people lived through not in the past.tional divide that spilled into the political arena during the parliamentary election of 1774. But more than that,it demonstrates that the interactions between age groups were central to major social and cultural developments in the eighteenth century and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to recognise that people lived through not in the past.tional divide that spilled into the political arena during the parliamentary election of 1774. But more than that,it demonstrates that the interactions between age groups were central to major social and cultural developments in the eighteenth century and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to recognise that people lived through not in the past.tional divide that spilled into the political arena during the parliamentary election of 1774. But more than that,it demonstrates that the interactions between age groups were central to major social and cultural developments in the eighteenth century and serves as a powerful reminder of the need to recognise that people lived through not in the past.

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284

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783275065

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9781783275069

Payette Associates

An Evolution of Ideas

By: Michael J. Crosbie,Payette Associates

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Payette Associates

An Evolution of Ideas

By: Michael J. Crosbie,Payette Associates

Payette Associates philosophy is centered on planning and designing spaces and enduring buildings for people. Their practice creates places to conduct research and teaching for science, technology, medicine and health; places for campus and cultural life;

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270

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Images Publishing

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1876907053

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9781876907051

A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia

Second Edition

By: Sally Poncet,Kim Crosbie

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A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia

Second Edition

By: Sally Poncet,Kim Crosbie

This is the only illustrated guide specifically tailored to the needs of visitors to this remote and captivating part of the world, and it is the ideal book for armchair naturalists. A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia features hundreds of color photographs of the diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery to be found at this unique tourist destination. It includes extensive and up-to-date coverage of all wildlife groups—from albatrosses and petrels to seals and penguins—as well as color maps and detailed information for the 23 key visitor sites. This stunning photographic guide describes the history, geology, and culture of South Georgia. It also provides a checklist of all fauna and flora as well as valuable tips for visitors to the islands, and the book’s wirebound format enables it to fold out flat for easy use in a water-protective holder. Features hundreds of photos Covers all wildlife groups Includes maps and information for the 23 key visitor sites Describes South Georgia’s unique history, geology, and culture Provides a checklist of all fauna and flora Gives valuable tips for visitors

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184

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Princeton University Press

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0691234426

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9780691234427

Coal, Steam and Ships

Engineering, Enterprise and Empire on the Nineteenth-Century Seas

By: Crosbie Smith

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Coal, Steam and Ships

Engineering, Enterprise and Empire on the Nineteenth-Century Seas

By: Crosbie Smith

An innovative account of the trials and tribulations of first-generation Victorian mail steamship lines, their passengers and the public.

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473

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Cambridge University Press

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1107196728

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9781107196728

Architecture for Architects

By: Michael J. Crosbie

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Architecture for Architects

By: Michael J. Crosbie

Michael Crosbie's theme for his latest book for IMAGES is the architect's own office. As with most professions, first impressions are paramount, but architects who design their own offices have their own reputations on the line, an in acutely public manner.

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192

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Images Publishing

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1920744916

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9781920744915

Coal, Steam and Ships

Engineering, Enterprise and Empire on the Nineteenth-Century Seas

By: Crosbie Smith

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Engineering, Enterprise and Empire on the Nineteenth-Century Seas

By: Crosbie Smith

An innovative account of the trials and tribulations of first-generation Victorian mail steamship lines, their passengers and the public.

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Cambridge University Press

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Energy and Empire

A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin

By: Crosbie Smith,M. Norton Wise

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Energy and Empire

A Biographical Study of Lord Kelvin

By: Crosbie Smith,M. Norton Wise

This study of Lord Kelvin, the most famous mathematical physicist of 19th-century Britain, delivers on a speculation long entertained by historians of science that Victorian physics expressed in its very content the industrial society that produced it.

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906

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Cambridge University Press

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0521261732

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9780521261739

Irish Imperial Networks

Migration, Social Communication and Exchange in Nineteenth-Century India

By: Barry Crosbie

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Irish Imperial Networks

Migration, Social Communication and Exchange in Nineteenth-Century India

By: Barry Crosbie

This is an innovative study of the role of Ireland and the Irish in the British Empire which examines the intellectual, cultural and political interconnections between nineteenth-century British imperial, Irish and Indian history. Barry Crosbie argues that Ireland was a crucial sub-imperial centre for the British Empire in South Asia that provided a significant amount of the manpower, intellectual and financial capital that fuelled Britain's drive into Asia from the 1750s onwards. He shows the important role that Ireland played as a centre for recruitment for the armed forces, the medical and civil services and the many missionary and scientific bodies established in South Asia during the colonial period. In doing so, the book also reveals the important part that the Empire played in shaping Ireland's domestic institutions, family life and identity in equally significant ways.

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317

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Cambridge University Press

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113950181X

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9781139501811

Devon

The Story of a Civic Landmark

By: Michael J. Crosbie

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Devon

The Story of a Civic Landmark

By: Michael J. Crosbie

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1864704896

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The Science of Energy

The Science of Energy

UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions

UFOs, ETs, and Alien Abductions

Age Relations and Cultural Change in Eighteenth-century England

Age Relations and Cultural Change in Eighteenth-century England

Payette Associates

Payette Associates

A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia

A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia

Coal, Steam and Ships

Coal, Steam and Ships

Architecture for Architects

Architecture for Architects

Coal, Steam and Ships

Coal, Steam and Ships

Energy and Empire

Energy and Empire

Irish Imperial Networks

Irish Imperial Networks

Devon

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