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Experimenting on a Small Planet

A Scholarly Entertainment

By: William W. Hay

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Experimenting on a Small Planet

A Scholarly Entertainment

By: William W. Hay

This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change. The author is a geologist who has spent much of his life investigating the climate of Earth from a time when it was warm and dinosaurs roamed the land, to today's changing climate. Bill Hay takes you on a journey to understand how the climate system works. He explores how humans are unintentionally conducting a grand uncontrolled experiment which is leading to unanticipated changes. We follow the twisting path of seemingly unrelated discoveries in physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and even mathematics to learn how they led to our present knowledge of how our planet works. He explains why the weather is becoming increasingly chaotic as our planet warms at a rate far faster than at any time in its geologic past. He speculates on possible future outcomes, and suggests that nature itself may make some unexpected course corrections. Although the book is written for the layman with little knowledge of science or mathematics, it includes information from many diverse fields to provide even those actively working in the field of climatology with a broader view of this developing drama. Experimenting on a Small Planet is a must read for anyone having more than a casual interest in global warming and climate change - one of the most important and challenging issues of our time.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642285600

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9783642285608

Records of the Dawn of Photography

Talbot's Notebooks P & Q

By: Larry J. Schaaf,William Henry Fox Talbot

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Records of the Dawn of Photography

Talbot's Notebooks P & Q

By: Larry J. Schaaf,William Henry Fox Talbot

Full facsimile of two of the most important documents in the history of photography.

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457

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Cambridge University Press

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0521440513

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9780521440516

The European Journals of William Maclure

By: William Maclure,John S. Doskey

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The European Journals of William Maclure

By: William Maclure,John S. Doskey

William Maclure (1763-1840) was an Amer. geologist & philanthropist who traveled extensively in Europe during the early years of the 19th century, conducting geological surveys & collecting rock & mineral specimens for schools & scientific institutions in the U.S. He has been called "the Father of Modern Geology" for the extraordinary feat of having made a one-man geological survey of the eastern U.S. from Maine to Georgia, & from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. Maclure used his wealth to support such institutions as the Acad. of Natural Sciences of Phila. & to subsidize the work of a number of scientists & teachers. He was also concerned with the reform of education & set up libraries & schools for children of the lower classes. Scholars have questioned why Maclure retired early to devote the rest of his life to science & reform. Some answers may be found in this vol., which includes transcriptions from microfilm of some 20 journals which Maclure kept during his travels & research in Europe; they span the years 1805-15 & 1820-25. Illus.

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American Philosophical Society

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087169171X

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9780871691712

Science in the Enlightenment

An Encyclopedia

By: William E. Burns

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Science in the Enlightenment

An Encyclopedia

By: William E. Burns

The first introductory A–Z resource on the dynamic achievements in science from the late 1600s to 1820, including the great minds behind the developments and science's new cultural role. Though the Enlightenment was a time of amazing scientific change, science is an often-neglected facet of that time. Now, Science in the Enlightenment redresses the balance by covering all the major scientific developments in the period between Newton's discoveries in the late 1600s to the early 1800s of Michael Faraday and Georges Cuvier. Over 200 A-Z entries explore a range of disciplines, including astronomy and medicine, scientists such as Sir Humphry Davy and Benjamin Franklin, and instruments such as the telescope and calorimeter. Emphasis is placed on the role of women, and proper attention is given to the shifts in the worldview brought about by Newtonian physics, Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier's "chemical revolution," and universal systems of botanical and zoological classification. Moreover, the social impact of science is explored, as well as the ways in which the work of scientists influenced the thinking of philosophers such as Voltaire and Denis Diderot and the writers and artists of the romantic movement.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576078876

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9781576078877

The Daguerreotype

Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science

By: M. Susan Barger,William B. White

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The Daguerreotype

Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science

By: M. Susan Barger,William B. White

Our scientific work gave us the opportunity to take a new look and interpretation of the scientific and technological literature on the daguerreotype and to reevaluate its technical history.--from the Preface to the 1999 edition

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276

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JHU Press

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0801864585

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9780801864582

William Henry Fox Talbot

Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum

By: J. Paul Getty Museum,William Henry Fox Talbot

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William Henry Fox Talbot

Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum

By: J. Paul Getty Museum,William Henry Fox Talbot

Schaaf, an independent photohistorian and research professor at the University of Glasgow and the director of the Correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot Project, discusses approximately fifty of Talbot's images in the collection of the Getty Museum."--BOOK JACKET.

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Getty Publications

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0892366605

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Bibliotheca Osleriana

A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science

By: Sir William Osler,Osler Library

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Bibliotheca Osleriana

A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science

By: Sir William Osler,Osler Library

During his tenure as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford from 1905-1919, Sir William Osler amassed a considerable library on the history of medicine and science. A Canadian native, Osler had studied at McGill University and decided to leave his collection of 7,600 items to its Faculty of Medicine. A catalogue, the Bibliotheca Osleriana, was compiled - a labour of love that took ten years to complete and involved W.W. Francis, R.H. Hill, and Archibald Malloch. Osler himself laid down the broad outlines of the catalogue and wrote many of the annotations.

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836

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773590501

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9780773590502

Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]

A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: William James Mills

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Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]

A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

By: William James Mills

Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576074234

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9781576074237

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ATOMIC THEO

By: John 1766-1844 Dalton,William Hyde 1766-1828 Wollaston,Thomas 1773-1852 Thomson

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FOUNDATIONS OF THE ATOMIC THEO

By: John 1766-1844 Dalton,William Hyde 1766-1828 Wollaston,Thomas 1773-1852 Thomson

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1362544779

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Book's by William Hyde 1766-1828 Wollaston

Experimenting on a Small Planet

Experimenting on a Small Planet

Records of the Dawn of Photography

Records of the Dawn of Photography

The European Journals of William Maclure

The European Journals of William Maclure

Science in the Enlightenment

Science in the Enlightenment

The Daguerreotype

The Daguerreotype

William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]

Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ATOMIC THEO

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ATOMIC THEO

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