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Air Water Earth Fire
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Author : Angelo Peccerillo
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-10-03
Air Water Earth Fire written by Angelo Peccerillo and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-03 with Science categories.
The book describes the structure, composition and evolution of the Earth, the main geological processes occurring on it, and how some crucial environmental matters that are amply debated in the media (e.g. pollution, greenhouse effect) can be fully understood by placing them in the holistic context of the system Earth as a whole. It provides basic information on a series of key geological issues, from the structure and composition of the Earth to the large-scale processes that characterize our planet, such as rock alteration and sedimentation, magmatism, geomagnetism, seismicity, plate tectonics, cyclical migration of chemical elements through various Earth reservoirs (Geochemical Cycles), and evolution of the planet from Hadean to present. It intends to reach a wide readership, which is interested in our planet and wish to have a general and comprehensive view of its origin, evolution and activity. Potential readership includes undergraduate and advanced undergraduate students in Geology and other scientific disciplines, and any moderately- to well-educated people interested in the surrounding world and eager to gain a basic knowledge of the Earth and to reach an integrated view of how our planet is working.
Earth Water Air Fire
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Author : José Luis Mateo
language : en
Publisher: Actar
Release Date : 2014
Earth Water Air Fire written by José Luis Mateo and has been published by Actar this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.
Forced to interact with the natural elements that invigorate a built structure and co-determine a building's experiential reality during construction, one ought to keep in mind their brute powers - earth's crushing heaviness, the erratic character of water, air's thermo-dynamic cataclysms, or the dangerous benignity of fire. Affective in a direct way, they act as guiding principles in the process of realization: While the earth targets the foundations, the roof shields from water, the openings control the flow of air, and the walls protect from the gleaming sun.
Earth Fire Water Air
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Author : Mary Hoffman
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Release Date : 1995
Earth Fire Water Air written by Mary Hoffman and has been published by Dutton Juvenile this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Air categories.
Uses myths, legends, images, and ideas from around the world to tell how four basic natural elements have inspired people in the past.
Four Elements
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Author : Rebecca Rupp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Four Elements written by Rebecca Rupp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Science categories.
We think we can control the elements but recent disasters like the tsunami of 26th December 2004 and Hurricane Katrina make it clear that we cannot. Never has it been more essential to understand how and why they happen. In a book that brings together science, history, literature and mythology, Rebecca Rupp demonstrates how humans relate to the elements. Full of intriguing facts and fascinating stories, Four Elements examines why we call people airy fairy, fiery tempered or down to earth; why the US National Bureau of Standards actually calculated the temperature of the pit of hell (44 degrees C); how the eruption of Tambora in 1815 inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein; and why there is a 98.2% chance that an air molecule in your lungs at this precise moment was one of Caesar's last breaths. Four Elements is a journey of discovery through the elements - real and symbolic - that shape our lives. No one will leave this book without feeling hugely enriched.
The Illustrated History Of The Elements
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Author : Jan Kozák
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-02-10
The Illustrated History Of The Elements written by Jan Kozák and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-10 with Art categories.
This beautiful art book portrays the forces of nature through the main elements of Earth, Water, Air, Fire. It is composed from a large selection of unique images of a wide variety of sources, mostly private collections. It is a highly illustrated book, containing reproductions of rare engravings, maps both old and new, sketches, and diagrams. The book is a sequel to ‘The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters’, published in 2010. While the first book provided a detailed look into two main kinds of natural disasters (of seismic and volcanic character), this volume presents natural disasters of all kinds: geophysical, hydrological, climatological and biological. The book is divided into three parts: the first part introduces the leading question as to whether the elements should be regarded as constructive, for giving origin to life on Earth, or destructive given the impact of natural disasters to society throughout history; the second illustrates the positive effects of nature’s elements; and the third part depicts and contextualizes the history of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcano eruptions, landslides, avalanches, draughts, storms, fires, among others.
Earth Air Fire Water
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Author : Scott Cunningham
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2012-11-08
Earth Air Fire Water written by Scott Cunningham and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
"A treasure trove of practical magic for both novices and more experienced practitioners...beautifully crafted spells that invoke the alchemy of possibility."—PanGaia A leaf from an oak tree...a wildflower...water from a sparkling stream...dirt from a cool dark cave—these are the age-old tools of natural magic. Born of the earth, possessing inherent power, they await only our touch and intention to bring their magical qualities to life. The four elements are powerful magical tools. Using their energies, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This much-loved, classic guide offers more than seventy-five spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the marvelous powers of the natural world. Scott Cunningham was a greatly respected teacher and one of the most influential members of the modern Craft movement. A practitioner of elemental magic for twenty years, he wrote more than fifty books, including the seminal Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner.
The Four Elements Of Design
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Author : Vicente Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2016-04-12
The Four Elements Of Design written by Vicente Wolf and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-12 with House & Home categories.
From interior design icon Vicente Wolf, an inspirational guide for home decorators to designing unforgettable spaces based on the four natural elements. Based on Vicente Wolf’s belief that the classical elements—earth, water, air, and fire—form the basic building blocks of great interior design, the book is divided into four sections. Through breathtaking photography (by Wolf himself) and an engaging narrative, Wolf walks the reader through the process of designing around these principles. Air showcases projects that contain a lightness of spirit, open in feeling, with a palette that creates an atmosphere without boundaries. Earth features grounded interiors, where stone, wood, and natural textures form the foundation. Water shows fluidity and environments with reflective shades of blues and aqua, while deep colors, reds, and dramatic qualities are showcased in Fire. The dwellings presented, in rich detail, include more than a dozen projects, such as Long Island beach houses, Manhattan apartments, and sumptuous homes in New York, Connecticut, and California. Through this unique concept, Wolf proves why he is the uncontested master of cool, luminous rooms that combine strength and sensuality.
Earth Water Fire And Air
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Author : Walter Kraul
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Earth Water Fire And Air written by Walter Kraul and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Science categories.
This craft book for children shows how to make a waterwheel, paddle-steamer, propeller plane, parachute, windmill, simple pendulum clock, spinning tops, a little hot-air carousel or roundabout, a hot-air balloon, and lots more. Some suggestions are simple enough for six-year-olds, others challenging enough for a skilful twelve-year-old.
Elemental Philosophy
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Author : David Macauley
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2010-09-29
Elemental Philosophy written by David Macauley and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-29 with Philosophy categories.
Bachelard called them "the hormones of the imagination." Hegel observed that, "through the four elements we have the elevation of sensuous ideas into thought." Earth, air, fire, and water are explored as both philosophical ideas and environmental issues associated with their classical and perennial conceptions. David Macauley embarks upon a wide-ranging discussion of their initial appearance in ancient Greek thought as mythic forces or scientific principles to their recent reemergence within contemporary continental philosophy as a means for understanding landscape and language, poetry and place, the body and the body politic. In so doing, he shows the importance of elemental thinking for comprehending and responding to ecological problems. In tracing changing views of the four elements through the history of ideas, Macauley generates a new vocabulary for and a fresh vision of the environment while engaging the elemental world directly with reflections on their various manifestations.
Elemental Ecocriticism
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Author : Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2015-12-23
Elemental Ecocriticism written by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-23 with Philosophy categories.
For centuries it was believed that all matter was composed of four elements: earth, air, water, and fire in promiscuous combination, bound by love and pulled apart by strife. Elemental theory offered a mode of understanding materiality that did not center the cosmos around the human. Outgrown as a science, the elements are now what we build our houses against. Their renunciation has fostered only estrangement from the material world. The essays collected in Elemental Ecocriticism show how elemental materiality precipitates new engagements with the ecological. Here the classical elements reveal the vitality of supposedly inert substances (mud, water, earth, air), chemical processes (fire), and natural phenomena, as well as the promise in the abandoned and the unreal (ether, phlogiston, spontaneous generation). Decentering the human, this volume provides important correctives to the idea of the material world as mere resource. Three response essays meditate on the connections of this collaborative project to the framing of modern-day ecological concerns. A renewed intimacy with the elemental holds the potential of a more dynamic environmental ethics and the possibility of a reinvigorated materialism.