Dr Bradley's aim is to provide a work which will introduce readers to the philosophical standpoint employed by Mach in his expositions of physics. The author shows how Mach traces out the evolution...

Social Development: A Biological Approach / R. Hinde -- Early Sources Of Security And Competence / M. Rutter -- Learning How To Do Things With Words / J. Bruner -- From Gesture To Word: On The...

Presenting the latest information on the function of the mucosal immune system, this book demonstrates that it has a "gatekeeper" role in preventing the entry of antigens via the mucosa and in...

Solid State: Introduction to the Physics of Crystals for Students of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering

"This richly illustrated guide is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary natural history of the Japanese archipelago. It explains how Japan's geology, geography,...

A thematic discussion of twentieth-century clothing design views fashions in light of art, social change, chemical and technological advances, and the growth of the fashion industry

Based on a course given to beginning physics, chemistry, and engineering students at the Winterthur Polytechnic Institute, this text approaches the fundamentals of thermodynamics from the view of...

Designed to make general chemistry accessible to students, this textbook helps readers to visualize what is going on at an atomic/molecular level. Each chapter concludes with learning exercises, and...

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Of all the planets in the solar system, none has captivated the imagination of man more than Venus. As early as 3100 B.C., Venus was identified with the goddess of love, and until the 1960s it was...

An exploration of a new approach to text generation that interprets systemic grammar as a computational representation. Patten demonstrates that systemic grammar can be easily and automatically...

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"Mr. Jurgenson makes a first sortie toward a new understanding of the photograph, wherein artistry or documentary intent have given way to communication and circulation. Like Susan Sontag’s On...

"A new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a...

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In this discussion of the solar system, the author stresses the recent discoveries of astronomers, aided by radio physicists, chemists, geologists, engineers and astronauts.

Statistical thermodynamics plays a vital linking role between quantum theory and chemical thermodynamics, yet students often find the subject unpalatable. In this revised edition, the authors...