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Delivering Utility Computing: Business-driven IT Optimization

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Learn how to design and deploy utility computing systems to save costs and improve the value that IT delivers.

The economic downturn that occurred after the .com boom and bust has put the cost of IT in the spotlight. By following the principles of utility computing, also known as on-demand computing, real-time...

Observer's Guide to Star Clusters (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)

Springer, 2013

This book helps readers find objects in the night sky with small-, medium-, and large-aperture telescopes. It provides comprehensive coverage for identifying and locating star clusters in all relevant constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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The Earth and the Moon (The Solar System)

Chelsea House Publications, 2006

The planets Mercury,Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn—all visible to the naked eye—were known to ancient peoples. In fact, the Romans gave these planets their names as they are known today. Mercury was named after their god Mercury, the fleet-footed messenger of the gods, because the planet seems especially fast moving when viewed...

Choosing and Using a New CAT: Getting the Most from Your Schmidt Cassegrain or Any Catadioptric Telescope

Springer, 2008

Since you’re reading this, I’m guessing you have made an exciting decision: You want a telescope. Specifically, you want a telescope for looking at the sky, a telescope that will open the depths of space to your gaze and allow you to visit the Moon, the planets, and all the strange and distant wonders of our magnificent universe. And...

Managing Cash Flow: An Operational Focus

John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Focusing on the tangible, cash flow operations that make business work

In business, there are pie-in-the-sky valuation standards like share prices and stock options that have alternately led executives to untold riches and to federal prisons. and then there is cold hard cash-the dollars and cents that pay the bills, keep the tax...

Guide to Observing Deep-Sky Objects: A Complete Global Resource for Astronomers

Springer, 2007

When is the best time to see the Andromeda Galaxy, known also as M31? What about M42, the Great Nebula in Orion? That depends on several factors. First, where you are on the planet Earth, second, what time of year it is, and third, when you like to do your observing. The best time to see anything through our atmosphere is when the sky object is...

Radio Wave Propagation: An Introduction for the Non-Specialist

Springer, 2008

This work treats the essential elements of radio wave propagation without requiring recourse to advanced electromagnetic concepts and equations; however it provides sufficient detail to allow those concerned with wireless systems to acquire quickly a practical working knowledge of the important concepts.

The treatment commences with an analysis...

New Theories of Everything

Oxford University Press, 2007

"A fascinating journey."--Kirkus Reviews
"He acknowledges the limitations of seeking a formula to describe the emotional aspects of experience and the necessity of incorporating these variables into the long-sought-after theory of everything."--Science News
"Recommended for general readers; lower-division...

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them (Astronomers' Observing Guides)

Springer, 2012

Faint Objects and How to Observe Them is for visual observers who are equipped with a 10-inch or larger astronomical telescope and who want to "go deep" with their observing. It provides a guide to some of the most distant, dim, and rarely observed objects in the sky, supported by background information on surveys and objects lists...

The Making of History's Greatest Star Map (Astronomers' Universe)

Springer, 2010

From prehistoric times, mankind has looked up at the night sky, and puzzled at the changing positions of the stars. How far away they are is a question that has confounded scientists for centuries. Over the last few hundred years, many scientific careers – and considerable resources – have been devoted to measuring their positions...

The Monthly Sky Guide

Cambridge University Press, 2006

Stars are scattered across the night sky like sequins on velvet. Over 2000 of them are visible to the unaided eye at any one time under the clearest conditions, but most are faint and insignificant. Only a few hundred stars are bright enough to be prominent to the naked eye, and these are plotted on the monthly sky maps in this book. The brightest...

First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards (FIRST AID Specialty Boards)

McGraw-Hill, 2009

An "insider's guide" for success on the Emergency Medicine written board and in-service exams written by residents and junior faculty.

First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards presents time-strapped emergency medicine residents (taking annual in-training exams or the end of...

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