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Gilbert on the Magnet

By: William Gilbert

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A scientific work published in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert. The book was influential not only because of the inherent interest of its subject matter, but also for the rigorous way in which Gilbert described his experiments, and his rejection of ancient theories of magnetism.

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1406869228

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9781406869224

William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London on the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, and on the Great Magnet the Earth

By: William Gilbert

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William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London on the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, and on the Great Magnet the Earth

By: William Gilbert

Preface: I first entered upon the translation of this, the earliest known published work treating of both magnetism and electricity, in the beginning of 1889. Much of the information contained within is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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430

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Greenbie Press

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1444654616

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9781444654615

Medieval France

An Encyclopedia

By: William W. Kibler

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Medieval France

An Encyclopedia

By: William W. Kibler

Arranged alphabetically, with a brief introduction that clearly defines the scope and purpose of the book. Illustrations include maps, B/W photographs, genealogical tables, and lists of architectural terms.

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2071

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Psychology Press

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0824044444

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9780824044442

Robert Boyle, 1627-91

Scrupulosity and Science

By: Michael Hunter,Michael Cyril William Hunter

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Robert Boyle, 1627-91

Scrupulosity and Science

By: Michael Hunter,Michael Cyril William Hunter

A re-evaluation of Boyle in the light of new evidence of his tortured religious life and his difficult relations with his contemporaries.

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316

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Boydell & Brewer

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085115798X

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9780851157986

The Visitation of Suffolke

Vol. 2

By: William Hervey

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The Visitation of Suffolke

Vol. 2

By: William Hervey

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. 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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358

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382123932

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9783382123932

British Playwrights, 1880-1956

A Research and Production Sourcebook

By: William W. Demastes,Katherine Kelly

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British Playwrights, 1880-1956

A Research and Production Sourcebook

By: William W. Demastes,Katherine Kelly

From 1880 to 1956, when John Osborne transformed the British theater world with Look Back in Anger, British playwrights made numerous lasting contributions and provided a foundation for the innovations of dramatists during the latter half of the 20th century. This reference profiles the life and work of some 40 British playwrights active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many of whom are also known for their work as novelists and poets. Included are figures such as W. H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Noel Coward, T. S. Eliot, John Galsworthy, Graham Greene, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham, George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar Wilde. Each entry provides a biographical overview; a list of major plays and summaries of their critical reception; a list of minor plays, adaptations, and productions; an assessment of the playwright's career; and archival and bibliographical information. Included in this reference book are alphabetically arranged entries for some 40 British playwrights active from 1880 through 1956. Entries are written by expert contributors, with each entry providing a biographical overview; a list of major plays, premieres, and significant revivals, along with a summary of the critical reception of these works; a listing of additional plays, adaptations, and productions; an assessment of the playwright's career and contributions, with reference to published evaluations in magazines, journals, dissertations, and books; a listing of locations housing unpublished archival material, if available; a selected bibliography of the dramatist's published plays and of essays and articles by the playwright on aspects of the theater; a selected bibliography of secondary sources; and, when available, a listing of previously published bibliographies on the playwright.

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470

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313032653

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9780313032653

Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises and Other Writings of the Religious Society of Friends

Vol. I

By: William Evans

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Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises and Other Writings of the Religious Society of Friends

Vol. I

By: William Evans

Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.

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493

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338561015X

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9783385610156

John Hawkwood

An English Mercenary in Fourteenth-Century Italy

By: William Caferro

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John Hawkwood

An English Mercenary in Fourteenth-Century Italy

By: William Caferro

John Hawkwood was fourteenth-century Italy's most notorious and successful soldier. A man known for cleverness and daring, he was the most feared mercenary in Renaissance Italy. Born in England, Hawkood began his career in France during the Hundred Years' War and crossed into Italy with the famed White Company in 1361. From that time until his death in 1394, Hawkwood fought throughout the peninsula as a captain of armies in times of war and as a commander of marauding bands during times of peace. He achieved international fame, and his acquaintances included such prominent people as Geoffrey Chaucer, Catherine of Siena, Jean Froissart, and Francis Petrarch. City-states constantly tried to outbid each other for his services, for which he received money, land, and in the case of Florence, citizenship -- a most unusual honor for an Englishman. When Hawkwood died, the Florentines buried him with great ceremony in their cathedral, an honor denied their greatest poet, Dante. His final resting place, however, is disputed. Historian William Caferro's ambitious account of Hawkwood is both a biography and a study of warfare and statecraft. Caferro has mined more than twenty archives in England and Italy, creating an authoritative portrait of Hawkwood as an extraordinary military leader, if not always an admirable human being. Caferro's Hawkwood possessed a talent for dissimulation and craft both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, and, ironically, managed to gain a reputation for "honesty" while beating his Italian hosts at their own game of duplicity and manipulation. In addition to a thorough account of Hawkwood's life and career, Caferro's study offers a fundamental reassessment of the Italian military situation and of the mercenary system. Hawkwood's career is treated not in isolation but firmly within the context of Italian society, against the backdrop of unfolding crises: famine, plague, popular unrest, and religious schism. Indeed, Hawkwood's life and career offer a unique vantage point from which we can study the economic, social, and political impacts of war. -- John France

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492

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JHU Press

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0801883237

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9780801883231

Perfect Poison

A Female Serial Killer's Deadly Medicine

By: M. William Phelps

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A Female Serial Killer's Deadly Medicine

By: M. William Phelps

Serial Killer On Ward C In Northampton, Massachusetts, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Centre, Kristen Gilbert was known as a hardworking, dedicated nurse - so why were her patients dying? Lethal Cure From August 1995 through February 1996, Gilbert dealt out wholesale death. Her victims were helpless patients who trusted her as a caregiver, only to learn too late that she was a killer, her weapon a drug capable of causing fatal heart attacks. But she got away with murder until three of her fellow nurses could no longer ignore the proliferation of deadly "coincidences" on Gilbert's watch. Investigators believe Kristen Gilbert may have been responsible for as many as 40 deaths. As the law closed in, she struck back, faking suicide attempts, harassing witnesses, stalking her ex-boyfriend, and terrorizing the hospital with bomb threats. In March 2001, after being found guilty of four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, Angel of Death Kirsten Gilbert was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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500

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Pinnacle Books

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0786015500

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9780786015504

Afro-Indian Dreams Trilogy

By: William Forde

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Afro-Indian Dreams Trilogy

By: William Forde

This book is a compilation of the 3 stories that Nelson Mandela phoned me personally to say were 'Wonderful' at their publication in the year 2000. The stories are from the individual perspective of 3 children; one from South Africa, one from the Punjab in India and one from Falmouth in Jamaica. Each story provides an accurate historical background setting. Throughout my life I have always been fascinated by the cultures, customs, development and history of three countries from the other side of my world. The 3 countries are Africa, India and Jamaica.

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186

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Lulu.com

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1326055712

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9781326055714

Rethinking Evidence

Exploratory Essays

By: William Twining

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Rethinking Evidence

Exploratory Essays

By: William Twining

Evidence, proof and probabilities, rationality, skepticism and narrative in legal discourse, and the reform of criminal evidence have all been the subject of lively debates in recent years. This book brings together seminal and new essays from a leading contributor to this new evidence scholarship. Rethinking Evidence contains a series of linked essays which consider historical, theoretical, and applied themes from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. It brings together well-known papers and also includes substantial new essays on the nature and scope of the law of evidence, lawyers' stories, and the case of Edith Thompson. These readable and provocative essays represent a major contribution not only to legal theory but also to the general study of discourse about evidence in many disciplines.

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Northwestern University Press

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081011142X

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9780810111424

Book's by William Gilbert

Gilbert on the Magnet

Gilbert on the Magnet

William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London on the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, and on the Great Magnet the Earth

William Gilbert of Colchester, Physician of London on the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies, and on the Great Magnet the Earth

Medieval France

Medieval France

Robert Boyle, 1627-91

Robert Boyle, 1627-91

The Visitation of Suffolke

The Visitation of Suffolke

British Playwrights, 1880-1956

British Playwrights, 1880-1956

Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises and Other Writings of the Religious Society of Friends

Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises and Other Writings of the Religious Society of Friends

John Hawkwood

John Hawkwood

Perfect Poison

Perfect Poison

Afro-Indian Dreams Trilogy

Afro-Indian Dreams Trilogy

Rethinking Evidence

Rethinking Evidence

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