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Physics at the National Research Council of Canada

1929-1952

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

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1929-1952

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

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0889206821

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Mechanical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada

1929-1951

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

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Mechanical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada

1929-1951

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

W.E. Knowles Middleton, continuing his series of books on the history of the National Research Council of Canada, here presents a history of the challenges, defeats and triumphs of mechanical engineering at the Council. Throughout much of the history of the National Research Council, the Division of Mechanical Engineering has been mostly preoccupied with problems of aeronautics. During World War II the Division constituted an aeronautical laboratory. The influence of individuals, government departments, and individuals, all involved in supporting and demanding research into problems of mechanical engineering in Canada makes intriguing reading. The volume will be of interest to those investigating the history of science and technology in Canada. It will also be crucial to those interested in Canada's contribution to World War II on the fronts of technology and aeronautics.

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088920683X

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Lorenzo Magalotti at the Court of Charles II

His Relazione d’Inghilterra of 1668

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

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Lorenzo Magalotti at the Court of Charles II

His Relazione d’Inghilterra of 1668

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

In the late 1660s the English court received a visitor from Florence—Lorenzo Magalotti, an intelligent, sensitive writer and diplomat with a passion for observation and description. Magalotti had come from a state governed by an absolute grand duke to a kingdom engaged in a fierce struggle for political liberty, and from a society in which the sexual behaviour of women was closely controlled by law and custom, to one of unexampled licentiousness among the upper classes. This cultural shock produced fascinating portraits by Magalotti of Charles II and his court, accounts of their amorous intrigues, and percipient if sometimes biased observations on politics. There is also substantially accurate account of the armed forces of the kingdom, and a good deal about its intellectual and artistic life. W.E. Knowles Middleton has provided a clear and elegant translation of this document, along with an informative introduction and supplementary notes.

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0889206848

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9780889206847

Radar Development in Canada

The Radio Branch of the National Research Council of Canada 1939-46

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

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Radar Development in Canada

The Radio Branch of the National Research Council of Canada 1939-46

By: W.E. Knowles Middleton

This volume continues the story of teh National Research Council begun by Physics at the National Research Council of Canada (also written by Middleton) and Biological Sciences at the National Research Council of Canada (by N.T. Gridgeman). Technical enough to interest the scientifically informed reader, yet comprehensible to the general reader, this history of the development of radar in Canada by the N.R.C. in the years of the Second World War explains what radar is and how it functions, and briefly describes at the problems which led to the development of new equipment—such as the need to detect mortar bombs and the danger of airborne attacks on Canadian coasts. The author describes how personality clashes, tensions between co-operating organizations, and difficulty administrative puzzles were overcome, allowing scientific expertise to triumph in the speedy and valuable development of new radar devices, an important contribution by Canada to the war effort. The volume is well organized and includes illustrations. Documentation from government sources, use of quotations from correspondence and interviews, personal reminiscences of the author, and informed opinion and interpretation combine to make the volume easy and information reading.

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0889206813

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Book's by W.E. Knowles Middleton

Physics at the National Research Council of Canada

Physics at the National Research Council of Canada

Mechanical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada

Mechanical Engineering at the National Research Council of Canada

Lorenzo Magalotti at the Court of Charles II

Lorenzo Magalotti at the Court of Charles II

Radar Development in Canada

Radar Development in Canada

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