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On the Moon: The Apollo Journals (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

Springer, 2007

It has been customary over the centuries during voyages of exploration for the Captain of the ship to record daily events of significance in the "Captain's Log." The above entry was made by Captain James Cook in the log of His Majesty's Bark, Endeavour, during February 1770. It reflects his amazement at seeing "mountains of strange,...

Python Geospatial Development - Second Edition

Packt Publishing, 2013

Geospatial development links your data to places on the Earth’s surface. Writing geospatial programs involves tasks such as grouping data by location, storing and analyzing large amounts of spatial information, performing complex geospatial calculations, and drawing colorful interactive maps. In order to do this well, you’ll need...

Self-Sufficiency Bible

Watkins Publishing, 2013

In today's economic climate, self-sufficiency is increasingly seen as a viable means of taking control of our lives and safeguarding for the future - this is the book that will help every householder do just that. Each of the twelve chapters focuses on key topics for living a more self-sustainable life, with practical information and...

Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g (Expert's Voice in Oracle)

Apress, 2007

Organizations are discovering with increasing frequency that the vast majority of their information assets have a spatial component, for example, the location of customers, shipments, facilities, personnel, competitors, and so on. The ability to use this information properly is fundamental to reducing operational costs, optimizing production...

The Architecture of the Visible (Technologies: Studies in Culture & Theory Series)

Continuum International, 2002

Soon after the launch of the first Sputnik in 1957, Hannah Arendt observed in The Human Condition that for the first time 'an earth-born object made by m a n . . . moved in the proximity of the heavenly bodies as though it had been admitted tentatively to their sublime company', an event which she described as 'second in importance to no other, not...

Using Drupal

O'Reilly, 2008

Who is this book written for?

• If your lead developer can’t seem to shut up about this weird “Drupal” thing, and you want to figure out what on earth she’s talking about, this book is for you.
• If your boss has approached you and said, “We need to build a site that has X, and fast!”...

Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)

Springer, 2005

Significant advances in optical fiber technology have created a need for an up-to-date book about optical fiber fusion splicing. Over the past 15 years, a variety of new optical fibers including rare-earth-doped fiber, dispersioncompensating fiber, dispersion-matched fiber pairs, and microstructured fiber have been introduced. These...

Microwaves and Wireless Simplified, Second Edition

Artech House Publishers, 2005

Every technical book that is written has a definite lifetime. This is true if it is a highly theoretical book or a book such as this one, which simplifies a highly technical field. This is why you see first editions, second editions, and so on. There is nothing wrong with this arrangement and it actually is a natural progression since it keeps the...

Weird Science: 40 Strange-Acting, Bizarre-Looking, and Barely Believable Activities for Kids

Jossey-Bass, 2004

Discover the weird science behind the ickiest, wackiest, most unusual things ever to exist!

Would you like to make your own slime, discover how lava lamps work, or learn how materials decompose?
Have you ever heard about ball lightning or the Aurora Borealis on the news and wondered what the reporter was talking about?
Are...

Water Resilience: Management and Governance in Times of Change

Springer, 2020

This book synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of water resilience; advances theory through synthesis of research and experiences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The book highlights the implications of theory and experience for innovation in practice and...

Software Metrics: A Guide to Planning, Analysis, and Application

Auerbach Publications, 2003

The modern field of software metrics emerged from the computer modeling and "statistical thinking" services of the 1980s. As the field evolved, metrics programs were integrated with project management, and metrics grew to be a major tool in the managerial decision-making process of software companies. Now practitioners in the software...

Machines That Become Us: The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology

Transaction Publishers, 2003

The quaint Midwestern town I grew up in seemed to have been plunked down, whole and immutable, in the middle of a vast farmland quilt. From its compact downtown, a vista of unbroken cornfields stretched in every direction, sealed hermetically at the distant horizon by a brilliant azure bowl of a sky. Throughout the summer, the prairie winds hissed...

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