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Great Physicists

The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking

By: William H. Cropper

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Great Physicists

The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking

By: William H. Cropper

Here is a lively history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics. William H. Cropper vividly portrays the life and accomplishments of such giants as Galileo and Isaac Newton, Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, right up to contemporary figures such as Richard Feynman, Murray Gell-Mann, and Stephen Hawking. We meet scientists--all geniuses--who could be gregarious, aloof, unpretentious, friendly, dogged, imperious, generous to colleagues or contentious rivals. As Cropper captures their personalities, he also offers vivid portraits of their great moments of discovery, their bitter feuds, their relations with family and friends, their religious beliefs and education. In addition, Cropper has grouped these biographies by discipline--mechanics, thermodynamics, particle physics, and others--each section beginning with a historical overview. Thus in the section on quantum mechanics, readers can see how the work of Max Planck influenced Niels Bohr, and how Bohr in turn influenced Werner Heisenberg. Our understanding of the physical world has increased dramatically in the last four centuries. With Great Physicists, readers can retrace the footsteps of the men and women who led the way.

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Oxford University Press

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0199832080

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9780199832088

Who Saved the Parthenon?

A New History of the Acropolis Before, During and After the Greek Revolution

By: William St Clair

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Who Saved the Parthenon?

A New History of the Acropolis Before, During and After the Greek Revolution

By: William St Clair

In this magisterial book, William St Clair unfolds the history of the Parthenon throughout the modern era to the present day, with special emphasis on the period before, during, and after the Greek War of Independence of 1821–32. Focusing particularly on the question of who saved the Parthenon from destruction during this conflict, with the help of documents that shed a new light on this enduring question, he explores the contributions made by the Philhellenes, Ancient Athenians, Ottomans and the Great Powers. Marshalling a vast amount of primary evidence, much of it previously unexamined and published here for the first time, St Clair rigorously explores the multiple ways in which the Parthenon has served both as a cultural icon onto which meanings are projected and as a symbol of particular national, religious and racial identities, as well as how it illuminates larger questions about the uses of built heritage. This book has a companion volume with the classical Parthenon as its main focus, which offers new ways of recovering the monument and its meanings in ancient times. St Clair builds on the success of his classic text, The Reading Nation in the Romantic Period, to present this rich and authoritative account of the Parthenon’s presentation and reception throughout history. With weighty implications for the present life of the Parthenon, it is itself a monumental contribution to accounts of the Greek Revolution, to classical studies, and to intellectual history.

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502

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Open Book Publishers

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1783744642

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9781783744640

The Ceramic Art of Great Britain From Pre-Historic Times Down to the Present Day (Complete)

By: Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt

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The Ceramic Art of Great Britain From Pre-Historic Times Down to the Present Day (Complete)

By: Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt

In issuing my present work I have two distinct personal duties to perform, and I hasten, in these few brief lines of introduction, to discharge them. First, I earnestly desire to ask indulgence from my readers for any shortcomings which may be apparent in its contents; and next, I desire emphatically to express my thanks to all who have in any way, or even to the smallest extent, assisted me in my labours. The preparation of the work has extended over a considerable period of time, and I have had many difficulties to contend with that are, and must necessarily be, wholly unknown to any but myself—hard literary digging to get at facts and to verify dates, that is not understood, and would scarce be believed in, by the reader who turns to my pages—and hence errors of omission and of commission may have, nay, doubtless have crept in, and may in some places, to a greater or less extent, have marred the accuracy of the page whereon they have occurred. I can honestly say I have left nothing undone, no source untried, and no trouble untaken to secure perfect accuracy in all I have written, and yet I am painfully aware that shortcomings may, and doubtless will, be laid to my charge; for these, wherever they occur, I ask, and indeed claim, indulgence. I believe in work, in hard unceasing labour, in patient and painstaking research, in untiring searchings, and in diligent collection and arrangement of facts—to make time and labour and money subservient to the end in view, rather than that the end in view, and the time and labour and money expended, should bend and bow and ultimately break before time. Thus it is that my “Ceramic Art” has been so long in progress, and thus it is that many changes have occurred during the time it has been passing through the press which it has been manifestly impossible to chronicle. I have the proud satisfaction, however, of knowing that my work is the only one of its kind yet attempted, and I feel a confident hope that it will fill a gap that has long wanted filling, and will be found alike useful to the manufacturer, the china collector, and the general reader. When, some twenty years ago, at the instance of my dear friend Mr. S. C. Hall, I began my series of papers in the Art Journal upon the various famous earthenware and porcelain works of the kingdom, but little had been done in that direction, and the information I got together from time to time had to be procured from original sources, by prolonged visits to the places themselves and by numberless applications to all sorts of people from whom even scraps of reliable matter could be obtained. Books on the subject were not many, and the information they contained on English Ceramics was meagre in the extreme. Since then numerous workers have sprung up, and their published volumes—many of them sumptuous and truly valuable works—attest strongly to the interest and pains they have taken in the subject. To all these, whoever they may be, the world owes a debt of gratitude for devoting their time and their talents to so important a branch of study. To each of them I tender my own thanks for having devoted themselves to the elucidation of one of my favourite pursuits, and for having given to the world the result of their labours. No work has, however, until now been entirely devoted to the one subject of British Ceramics, and I feel therefore that in presenting my present volumes to the public I am only carrying out the plan I at first laid down, and am not even in the slightest degree encroaching on the province of any other writer.

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1463

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Library of Alexandria

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1465589686

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9781465589682

A Journal of the English Civil War

The Letter Book of Sir William Brereton, Spring 1646

By: Sir William Brereton

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A Journal of the English Civil War

The Letter Book of Sir William Brereton, Spring 1646

By: Sir William Brereton

Brereton's journal is a book made up of letters from the English Civil War (1642-1646). A Parliamentary general, Sir William was engaged in the siege of Dudley Castle, Bridgnorth Castle and the fortifield cathedral close at Lichfield. The Letter Book contains copies of letters sent and received by Brereton. There are details of his victory against the last Royalist army in the field, his various sieges, his constant need for money and more troops, and the movements of King Charles I prior to his surrender to the Scots. The Introduction details a history of the civil war, of the battles and skirmishes, up to the writing of the Letter Book. A conclusion relates what happened after: the end of the war, the trial and execution of Charles I, the Interregnum and finally the Restoration and Brereton's retirement from public life.

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McFarland

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1476600821

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9781476600826

The Quantum Nietzsche

The Will to Power and the Nature of Dissipative Systems

By: William Plank

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The Quantum Nietzsche

The Will to Power and the Nature of Dissipative Systems

By: William Plank

Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th century German philosopher, conceived of the universe as a living thing and a partner with humanity. He was able to do this, especially by a complete rejection of Plato's philosophy. Similar ideas will not crop up until the major thinkers in quantum mechanics in the 20th century: John Bell and his laboratory apparatus demonstrating "Bell's Inequality," and in the "beables" and "beers" of David Bohm. By using the ideas of Nietzsche, one can see the uses and misuses of Greek philosophy, especially in the paintings of the Northern Renaissance vs the Italian Renaissance; in Rabelais and the Italian Renaissance; and in Romanticism in general. Nietzsche's work likewise provides a critical point of view to reevaluate the work of William Blake, Pieter Bruegel,Hegel, Luther, Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jacques Derrida, Michel Serres, Gilles Deleuze, many of whom were reacting against Platonism without realizing it. Nietzsche puts man at home in the universe in a way no other philosopher has ever done, thus discounting the bleak views of Camus and Sartre and giving a completely new view of existentialism and Christianity. The author gives evidence that most thinkers have completely misunderstood Nietzsche or have not admitted their debt to him.

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iUniverse

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0595209521

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9780595209521

The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson: Boats of Glen Carrig & Other Nautical Adventures

By: William Hope Hodgson

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The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson: Boats of Glen Carrig & Other Nautical Adventures

By: William Hope Hodgson

The first of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.

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Start Publishing LLC

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1597803677

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9781597803670

Catalogue of the Extensive, Important and Valuable Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters

By: William Tite

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Catalogue of the Extensive, Important and Valuable Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters

By: William Tite

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382507315

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9783382507312

Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics

By: T. William Donnelly,Joseph A. Formaggio,Barry R. Holstein,Richard G. Milner,Bernd Surrow

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Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics

By: T. William Donnelly,Joseph A. Formaggio,Barry R. Holstein,Richard G. Milner,Bernd Surrow

This textbook brings together nuclear and particle physics, presenting a balanced overview of both fields as well as the interplay between the two. The theoretical as well as the experimental foundations are covered, providing students with a deep understanding of the subject. In-chapter exercises ranging from basic experimental to sophisticated theoretical questions provide an important tool for students to solidify their knowledge. Suitable for upper undergraduate courses in nuclear and particle physics as well as more advanced courses, the book includes road maps guiding instructors on tailoring the content to their course. Online resources including color figures, tables, and a solutions manual complete the teaching package. This textbook will be essential for students preparing for further study or a career in the field who require a solid grasp of both nuclear and particle physics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108107451

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Book's by William Gell

Great Physicists

Great Physicists

Who Saved the Parthenon?

Who Saved the Parthenon?

The Ceramic Art of Great Britain From Pre-Historic Times Down to the Present Day (Complete)

The Ceramic Art of Great Britain From Pre-Historic Times Down to the Present Day (Complete)

A Journal of the English Civil War

A Journal of the English Civil War

The Quantum Nietzsche

The Quantum Nietzsche

The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson: Boats of Glen Carrig & Other Nautical Adventures

The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson: Boats of Glen Carrig & Other Nautical Adventures

Catalogue of the Extensive, Important and Valuable Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters

Catalogue of the Extensive, Important and Valuable Collection of Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters

Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics

Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics

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