Negretti And Zambra S Encyclop Dic Illustrated And Descriptive Catalogue Of Optical Mathematical Instruments Etc
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Pre Cinema History
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Author : Hermann Hecht
language : en
Publisher: Bowker-Saur
Release Date : 1993
Pre Cinema History written by Hermann Hecht and has been published by Bowker-Saur this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Art categories.
Historic Scientific Instruments In Denmark
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Author : Hemming Andersen
language : en
Publisher: Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab
Release Date : 1996
Historic Scientific Instruments In Denmark written by Hemming Andersen and has been published by Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Scientific apparatus and instruments categories.
Port Cities
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Author : Peter Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Port Cities written by Peter Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Art categories.
"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Port cities, multicultural emporiums of Asia, 1500-1900, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 3 November 2016 to 19 February 2017"--Page facing title page.
Encyclopaedia Of Historical Metrology Weights And Measures
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Author : Jan Gyllenbok
language : en
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Release Date : 2018-04-11
Encyclopaedia Of Historical Metrology Weights And Measures written by Jan Gyllenbok and has been published by Birkhäuser this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-11 with Science categories.
This first of three volumes starts with a short introduction to historical metrology as a scientific discipline and goes on with an anthology of acient and modern measurement systems of all kind, scientific measures, units of time, weights, currencies etc. It concludes with an exhaustive list of references. Units of measurement are of vital importance in every civilization through history. Since the early ages, man has through necessity devised various measures to assist him in everyday life. They have enabled and continue to enable us to trade in commonly and equitably understood amounts, and to investigate, understand, and control the chemical, physical, and biological processes of the natural world. The essence of the work is an alphabetically ordered, comprehensive list of measurement nomenclature, units and scales. It provides an understanding of almost all quantitative expressions observed in all imaginable situations, including spelling variants and the abbreviations and symbols for units, and various acronyms used in metrology. It will be of use not only to historians of science and technology, but also to economic and social historians and should be in every major academic and national library as standard reference work on the topic.
The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
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Author : John H. Conover
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-04-27
The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory written by John H. Conover and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-27 with Science categories.
This volume is an accont of early developments in meteorological research that brings to life the struggles of young pioneers—the trials and tribulations of developing new instruments, and the difficulty of sampling the atmosphere under challenging working conditions, to name just two. The book adds to the rich heritage of meteorological literature, documenting all the "firsts" achieved by this important weather observatory. An extensive bibliography of work by Observatroy personnel and source references to the Observatory's climatological data are provided. Heavily illustrated and richly detailed, this book will be of value to weather enthusiasts interested in the development of the science of meteorology, as well as to practicing meteorologists and weather historians wanting to study the growth of their scientific discipline.
Brush Shutter
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Author : Jeffrey W. Cody
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2011
Brush Shutter written by Jeffrey W. Cody and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art categories.
Accompanies an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 8 February-1 May 2011.
Falling Upwards
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Author : Richard Holmes
language : en
Publisher: HarperPress
Release Date : 2014-05-12
Falling Upwards written by Richard Holmes and has been published by HarperPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-12 with History categories.
FALLING UPWARDS is a vivid group biography and adventure that tells how men and women first felt as they rose towards the clouds into a new dimension - of science, exploration, warfare, literature, discovery.Romantic biographer Richard Holmes floats across the world following the pioneer generation of balloon aeronauts, from the first heroic experiments of the Montgolfiers in 1780s to the tragic attempt to fly a balloon to the North Pole in the 1890s. Dramatic sequences move from the early Anglo-French balloon rivalries, the crazy firework flights of beautiful Sophie Blanchard; the revelatory ascents over sprawling Victorian industrial cities of Northern Europe; and the astonishing long-distance voyages of the American entrepreneur John Wise, and the French photographer Felix Nadar. Later we find balloons used to observe the horrors of battle during the American Civil War (including a memorable flight by General Custer); the tale of sixty balloons that escaped Paris during the Prussian siege of 1870; and the terrifying seven mile high flight - without oxygen - of James Glaisher, helping to establish the science of meteorology and the environmental notion of a 'fragile' planet. Readers will also discover the writers - from Mary Shelley to Edgar Alan Poe, Dickens to Verne - who allowed the imaginative impact of flight to soar in their work. In exploring the interplay between technology and science fiction, the understanding of the biosphere, and the metaphysics of flight itself, Holmes offers another of his subtle portraits of human endeavour, recklessness and vision.
The Ingenious Mr Pyke
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Author : Henry Hemming
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-05-05
The Ingenious Mr Pyke written by Henry Hemming and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with True Crime categories.
The untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare forever In the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world's great minds -- to rank alongside Einstein. Pyke was an inventor, adventurer, polymath, and unlikely hero of both world wars. He earned a fortune on the stock market, founded an influential pre-school, wrote a bestseller, and came up with the idea for the US and Canadian Special Forces. In 1942, he convinced Winston Churchill to build an aircraft carrier out of reinforced ice. Pyke escaped from a German WWI prison camp, devised an ingenious plan to help the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, and launched a private attempt to avert the outbreak of the Second World War by sending into Nazi Germany a group of pollsters disguised as golfers. And he may have been a Russian spy. In 2009, long after Pyke's death, MI5 released a mass of material suggesting that Pyke was in fact a senior official in the Soviet Comintern. In 1951, papers relating to Pyke were found in the flat of "Cambridge Spy" Guy Burgess after his defection to Moscow. MI5 had "watchers" follow Pyke through the bombed-out streets of London, his letters were opened, and listening devices picked up clues to his real identity. Convinced he was a Soviet agent codenamed Professor P, MI5 helped to bring his career to an end. Henry Hemming is the first reporter to sift through this extraordinary new information and finally tell Pyke's astonishing story in full: his brilliance, his flaws, and his life of adventures, ideas, and secrets.
The Palgrave Handbook Of Climate History
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Author : Sam White
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-08-10
The Palgrave Handbook Of Climate History written by Sam White and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-10 with Science categories.
This handbook offers the first comprehensive, state-of-the-field guide to past weather and climate and their role in human societies. Bringing together dozens of international specialists from the sciences and humanities, this volume describes the methods, sources, and major findings of historical climate reconstruction and impact research. Its chapters take the reader through each key source of past climate and weather information and each technique of analysis; through each historical period and region of the world; through the major topics of climate and history and core case studies; and finally through the history of climate ideas and science. Using clear, non-technical language, The Palgrave Handbook of Climate History serves as a textbook for students, a reference guide for specialists and an introduction to climate history for scholars and interested readers.
Twentieth Century Newfoundland
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Author : James Hiller
language : en
Publisher: Breakwater Books
Release Date : 1994
Twentieth Century Newfoundland written by James Hiller and has been published by Breakwater Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Twentieth Century Newfoundland: Explorations brings together ten papers by eight well-known historians of Newfoundland and Labrador. The papers address a wide variety of subject matter and open many avenues for further research. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography on the Newfoundland and Labrador in the Twentieth century. This bibliography is organized by topic and will serve the needs of the general reader and specialists alike. Twentieth Century Newfoundland: Explorations highlight the scope and complexity of present day writing about the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. James Hiller, Professor of History at Memorial University and author of a number of articles on Newfoundland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Peter Neary, Professor of History at the University of Weste Ontario and the author of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic World, 1929-1949(1998).