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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring, 5th Edition: Current with 2011-2013 Electrical Codes

Creative Publishing, 2011

The world of wiring tends to move in cycles, so to speak. The basic science that causes your blender to whir when you plug the cord into a wall outlet doesn’t change, but the ways we harness and manage electrical power are constantly improving—always with an eye toward safety. The Complete Guide to Wiring changes, too....

Ice Mechanics for Geophysical and Civil Engineering Applications (GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Springer, 2019

This book presents the concepts and tools of ice mechanics, together with examples of their application in the fields of glaciology, climate research and civil engineering in cold regions. It starts with an account of the most important physical properties of sea and polar ice treated as an anisotropic polycrystalline material, and...

Communication Satellite Antennas: System Architecture, Technology, and Evaluation

McGraw-Hill, 2009

A Practical Approach To Antenna Technology For Communication Satellites

This authoritative resource discusses antenna technology for communication satellites, addressing both the space and user segments. The book provides a system view of antenna applications, a description of various antenna technologies, and...

Impact Tectonics (Impact Studies)

Springer, 2005

From the reviews of the first edition:

"This book presents a wide-ranging view of some of the latest research into impacts and some useful reviews. … The book is richly illustrated throughout with pertinent photographs, maps, diagrams and graphs. … All of the articles are clearly written, contain good overviews of the related...

Layers of the Earth (The Restless Earth)

Chelsea House Publications, 2009

The Earth is made of layers, each with its own unique characteristics and processes that make it a vital part of the planet. The solid inner core, for example, is the farthest layer from the planet's surface, yet it provides much of the heat needed to fuel dramatic surface phenomena such as volcanoes and earthquakes. Likewise, the outer core...

What's Science Ever Done For Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

A playful and entertaining look at science on The Simpsons

This amusing book explores science as presented on the longest-running and most popular animated TV series ever made: The Simpsons. Over the years, the show has examined such issues as genetic mutation, time travel, artificial intelligence, and even aliens....

Solar System Astrophysics: Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

Springer, 2014

The second edition of Solar System Astrophysics: Planetary Atmospheres and the Outer Solar System provides a timely update of our knowledge of planetary atmospheres and of the bodies of the outer solar system and their analogs in other planetary systems. This volume begins with an expanded treatment of the physics, chemistry, and...

Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour: Life at a Microscale

Springer, 2013

More than 40,000 species of mites have been described, and up to 1 million may exist on earth. These tiny arachnids play many ecological roles including acting as vectors of disease, vital players in soil formation, and important agents of biological control. But despite the grand diversity of mites, even trained biologists are often unaware...

Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth

Springer, 2015

The main focus of this monograph is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors describe a responsible approach and use of soil, established on a basic knowledge of the nature of soil and the countless ongoing...

Remote Sensing: The Image Chain Approach

Oxford University Press, 2007

Remote Sensing deals with the fundamental ideas underlying the rapidly growing field of remote sensing. John Schott explores energy-matter interaction, radiation propagation, data dissemination, and described the tools and procedures required to extract information from remotely sensed data using the image chain approach. Organizations and...

Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler

ISPI, 2004

Praise for Serious Performance Consulting According to Rummler

"Before there was 'lean,' before there was TQM, before there was knowledge management, and before there were any one-minute cures, there was Geary Rummler preaching and practicing performance technology. With Serious...

Earth's Oldest Rocks, Volume 15 (Developments in Precambrian Geology)

Elsevier Limited, 2007

Earth's Oldest Rocks provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of early Earth, from planetary accretion through to development of protocratons with depleted lithospheric keels by c. 3.2 Ga, in a series of papers written by over 50 of the world's leading experts. The book is divided into two chapters on early Earth history, ten...

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