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The Decipherment of Linear B

By: John Chadwick

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The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Mycenaean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139953028

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The Edited Bible

The Curious History of the "editor" in Biblical Criticism

By: John Van Seters

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The Edited Bible

The Curious History of the "editor" in Biblical Criticism

By: John Van Seters

Introduction -- The early history of editing -- Jewish and Christian scholarship and standardization of biblical texts -- Classical and biblical text editions : editing in the age of the printing press -- Editing Homer : the rise of historical criticism in classical studies -- The history of the "editor" in biblical criticism from Simon to Wellhausen -- The history of redaction in the twentieth century : crisis in higher criticism -- Editing the Bible and textual criticism -- Editors and the creation of the canon -- Summary and conclusion

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Eisenbrauns

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1575061120

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Nonlinear Parameter Optimization Using R Tools

By: John C. Nash

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Nonlinear Parameter Optimization Using R Tools

By: John C. Nash

Nonlinear Parameter Optimization Using R John C. Nash, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada A systematic and comprehensive treatment of optimization software using R In recent decades, optimization techniques have been streamlined by computational and artificial intelligence methods to analyze more variables, especially under non–linear, multivariable conditions, more quickly than ever before. Optimization is an important tool for decision science and for the analysis of physical systems used in engineering. Nonlinear Parameter Optimization with R explores the principal tools available in R for function minimization, optimization, and nonlinear parameter determination and features numerous examples throughout. Nonlinear Parameter Optimization with R: Provides a comprehensive treatment of optimization techniques Examines optimization problems that arise in statistics and how to solve them using R Enables researchers and practitioners to solve parameter determination problems Presents traditional methods as well as recent developments in R Is supported by an accompanying website featuring R code, examples and datasets Researchers and practitioners who have to solve parameter determination problems who are users of R but are novices in the field optimization or function minimization will benefit from this book. It will also be useful for scientists building and estimating nonlinear models in various fields such as hydrology, sports forecasting, ecology, chemical engineering, pharmaco-kinetics, agriculture, economics and statistics.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118883969

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A Study of the Circulation of Ceramics in Cyprus from the 3rd Century BC to the 3rd Century AD

By: John Lund

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A Study of the Circulation of Ceramics in Cyprus from the 3rd Century BC to the 3rd Century AD

By: John Lund

This is the first monograph devoted solely to the ceramics of Cyprus in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. The island was by then no longer divided into kingdoms but unified politically, first under Ptolemaic Egypt and later as a province in the Roman Empire. Submission to foreign rule was previously thought to have diluted - if not obliterated - the time-honoured distinctive Cypriot character. The ceramic evidence suggests otherwise. The distribution of local and imported pottery in Cyprus points to the existence of several regional exchange networks, a division that also seems reflected by other evidence. The similarities in material culture, exchange patterns and preferential practices are suggestive of a certain level of regional collective self-awareness. From the 1st century BC onwards, Cyprus became increasingly engulfed by mass produced and standardized ceramic fine wares, which seem ultimately to have put many of the indigenous makers of similar products out of business - or forced them to modify their output. Also, the ceramic record gradually became less diverse during the Roman Period than before - developments which we today might be inclined to view as symptoms of an early form of globalisation.

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Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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8771244514

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John M. Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael C.E. McNall

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John M. Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael C.E. McNall

This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.

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UBC Press

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0774844361

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9780774844369

The Towns of Roman Britain

By: John Wacher

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The Towns of Roman Britain

By: John Wacher

This edition of the text has been rewritten and re-illustrated to take account of the extensive new excavations and interpretations that have taken place since the book was first published twenty years ago. The central section of the text covers the origin, development, public and private buildings, fortifications, character and demise of each of the twenty-one major towns of the province: the provincial capital of London; the coloniae - Colchester, Lincoln, Gloucester and York; the first civitas capitals - Canterbury, Verulamium and Chelmsford; from client kingdoms to civitas - Caister-by-Norwich, Chichester, Silchester and Winchester; Flavian expansion - Cirencester, Dorchester, Exeter, Leicester and Wroxeter; and Hadrianic stimulation - Caerwent, Carmarthen, Brough-on-Humber and Aldborough. The introductory chapters address the general questions of definition and urbanization, while the concluding chapter examines the reasons for the decay and final demise.

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Routledge

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1351539981

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1

Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons through Waterfowl

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael McNall

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1

Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons through Waterfowl

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael McNall

This first volume of a remarkable four-volume set on the birds of British Columbia covers eight-six species of nonpasserines, from loons through to waterfowl. Detailed species accounts provide unprecedented coverage of these birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns. Introductory chapters look at the province’s ornithological history, its environment and the methodology used in the volumes.

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UBC Press

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0774844434

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3

Passerines - Flycatchers through Vireos

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John M. Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael C.E. McNall,G. E. John Smith

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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3

Passerines - Flycatchers through Vireos

By: Wayne Campbell,Neil K. Dawe,Ian McTaggart-Cowan,John M. Cooper,Gary W. Kaiser,Michael C.E. McNall,G. E. John Smith

British Columbia has one of the richest assemblages of bird species in the world. The four volumes of The Birds of British Columbia provide unprecedented coverage of this region's birds, presenting a wealth of information on the ornithological history, habitat, breeding habits, migratory movements, seasonality, and distribution patterns of each of the 472 species of birds. This third volume, covering the first half of the passerines, builds on the authoritative format of the previous bestselling volumes. It contains 89 species, including common ones such as swallows, jays, crows, wrens, thrushes, and starlings. The text is supported by hundreds of full-colour pictures, including unique habitat photographs, detailed distribution maps, and beautiful illustrations of the birds, their nests, eggs, and young. The Birds of British Columbia is a complete reference work for bird-watchers, ornithologists, and naturalists who want in-depth information on the province's regularly occurring and rare birds.

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UBC Press

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0774844396

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Israel's Prophets and Israel's Past

Essays on the Relationship of Prophetic Texts and Israelite History in Honor of John H. Hayes

By: John Haralson Hayes

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Israel's Prophets and Israel's Past

Essays on the Relationship of Prophetic Texts and Israelite History in Honor of John H. Hayes

By: John Haralson Hayes

A festschrift for John Hayes that highlights the intersection between the prophetic texts and Israelite historiography.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0567026523

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Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1821-1827

By: John A. McGeachy

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Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1821-1827

By: John A. McGeachy

Transcription of 1821-1827 minutes of the Wilkes County (NC) Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions; indexed by personal name, business name, geographic name and subject.

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Lulu.com

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0359048226

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A Research Guide to the Ancient World

Print and Electronic Sources

By: John M. Weeks,Jason de Medeiros

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A Research Guide to the Ancient World

Print and Electronic Sources

By: John M. Weeks,Jason de Medeiros

The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliography. The study of the ancient world is usually, although not exclusively, considered a branch of the humanities, including archaeology, art history, languages, literature, philosophy, and related cultural disciplines which consider the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world, and adjacent Egypt and southwestern Asia. Chronologically the ancient world would extend from the beginning of the Bronze Age of ancient Greece (ca. 1000 BCE) to the fall of the Western Roman Empire (ca. 500 CE). This book will close the traditional subject gap between the humanities (Classical World; Egyptology) and the social sciences (anthropological archaeology; Near East) in the study of the ancient world. This book is uniquely the only bibliographic resource available for such holistic coverage. The volume consists of 17 chapters and seven appendixes, arranged according to the traditional types of library research materials (bibliographies, dictionaries, atlases, etc.). The appendixes are mostly subject specific, including graduate programs in ancient studies, reports from significant archaeological sites, numismatics, and paleography and writing systems. These extensive author and subject indexes help facilitate ease of use.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442237406

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High and Low Erucic Acid in Rapeseed Oils

By: John K G Kramer

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High and Low Erucic Acid in Rapeseed Oils

By: John K G Kramer

High and Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed Oils: Production, Usage, Chemistry, and Toxicological Evaluation covers a wide range of subjects related to rapeseed, that is, from plant breeding, industrial processing, to nutrition and biochemistry. Composed of 22 chapters, this book first discusses the origin and properties of Brassica oilseed crops. Subsequent chapters describe the world production and trade of rapeseed and its products, as well as the history and marketing of rapeseed oil in Canada. Other chapters elucidate the chemical composition of rapeseed oil; the introduction and consumption of low erucic acid rapeseed varieties in Canada; and the development of improved rapeseed cultivars. Results obtained with consumption of high and low erucic acid rapeseed oils to experimental animals are also shown. This work will be helpful as an introductory material to those who are not familiar with the production, use, and properties of rapeseed oil.

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Academic Press

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0323138012

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9780323138017

Fife

By: John Gifford

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Fife

By: John Gifford

Fife's most famous buildings include Dunfermline Abbey, with its sturdy Norman nave; St Andrews cathedral, the focus of the old University town on the North Sea coast; the foursquare post-Reformation kirk at Burntisland; the palace of Falkland, where James V became Britain's first patron of Renaissance architecture on the grand scale; and the little royal burghs along the coastal fringe, each with its harbour and its strings of vernacular houses presided over by the kirk and tollbooth. Cupar, at the centre of Fife's long peninsula, is the seat of local government and one of the most charming and prosperous of Scottish towns. Less well known are Fife's tower houses like Scotstarvit, the old seaboard castles of St Andrews and Ravenscraig, the picturesque Balgonie Castle and the thoroughly domesticated Kellie Castle. Of Fife's churches one of the most beautiful is Dairsie; and three centuries of inventive design in burial monuments come to an unexpected climax in a work by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the MacDuff cemetery, East Wemyss.

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Yale University Press

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0300096739

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Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court, and, on Appeal, in the Court of Errors and Appeals, of the State of New Jersey

Vol. III

By: John Hoff Stewart

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Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court, and, on Appeal, in the Court of Errors and Appeals, of the State of New Jersey

Vol. III

By: John Hoff Stewart

Reprint of the original, first published in 1879.

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3385558417

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The Decipherment of Linear B

The Decipherment of Linear B

The Edited Bible

The Edited Bible

Nonlinear Parameter Optimization Using R Tools

Nonlinear Parameter Optimization Using R Tools

A Study of the Circulation of Ceramics in Cyprus from the 3rd Century BC to the 3rd Century AD

A Study of the Circulation of Ceramics in Cyprus from the 3rd Century BC to the 3rd Century AD

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

The Towns of Roman Britain

The Towns of Roman Britain

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3

Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3

Israel's Prophets and Israel's Past

Israel's Prophets and Israel's Past

Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1821-1827

Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1821-1827

A Research Guide to the Ancient World

A Research Guide to the Ancient World

High and Low Erucic Acid in Rapeseed Oils

High and Low Erucic Acid in Rapeseed Oils

Fife

Fife

Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court, and, on Appeal, in the Court of Errors and Appeals, of the State of New Jersey

Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery, the Prerogative Court, and, on Appeal, in the Court of Errors and Appeals, of the State of New Jersey

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