Category: Encyclopedias

By John M. Jeep

This A-Z encyclopedia covers the center a while in Germany. It deals the latest scholarship on hand, whereas additionally supplying info at the lifestyle of medieval Germans.

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Snakes of the realm: a listing of dwelling and Extinct Species-the first catalogue of its kind-covers all dwelling and fossil snakes defined among 1758 and 2012, comprising 3,509 residing and 274 extinct species allotted to 539 dwelling and 112 extinct genera.
Also integrated are fifty four genera and 302 species which are doubtful or invalid, leading to attractiveness of 705 genera and 4,085 species.

By Michael M. Woolfson

This ebook lines the background of principles concerning the nature of topic and in addition the best way that mankind has used fabric assets that the area bargains. beginning with the guidelines of historic civilizations that air, earth, hearth and water have been the fundamental materials of all subject, it strains the advance of the technological know-how of chemistry starting in the ranks of the alchemists. First, the belief of parts grew after which the atomic nature of subject was once confirmed. Physicists had entered the scene, displaying the character of atoms when it comes to basic debris after which introducing the concept that of wave-particle duality that altered the fundamental recommendations of what topic used to be. eventually the physicists found a panoply of basic debris, a few saw inside atom-smashing machines and the lifestyles of others simply postulated. In parallel with the above there's a description of assorted forms of subject because it impacts lifestyle - together with the character of subject linked to lifestyles itself. the way in which that early guy used the fabrics at once given via nature, equivalent to stone, wooden and animal skins, is by way of fabrics requiring a few technique to be hired - e.g. metals which come with bronze and in addition concrete. a few very important glossy fabrics are mentioned, comparable to man made fibres and plastics and semiconductors, and almost certainly vital destiny items from new advancements in nanotechnology.

By Susan Rosenfeld

Prepared to check the 10 eras defined within the nationwide criteria for usa historical past, this assortment offers not just the records, from the statement of Independence to Nixon's stopover at with Elvis, but in addition heritage details to aid position the records of their ancient context.

By Jacqueline L. Longe

The truth that a few replacement overall healthiness remedies at the moment are lined via medical insurance is evidence that they have got entered the mainstream. the second one version of this set is ''a one-stop resource for replacement clinical information'' containing greater than 800 articles overlaying one hundred fifty remedies, 275 ailments and stipulations, and three hundred herbs and different treatments. substitute well-being practitioners, educators, pharmacists, and scientific writers wrote the alphabetical, signed articles. All entries have source lists of books, articles, and enterprises, and plenty of are illustrated with black-and-white photos. Sidebars with biographies of leaders within the box, similar to Edward Bach, Deepak Chopra, and David Palmer, are a brand new function. a photograph gallery of colour plates of medicinal crops seems to be in each one quantity. Many entries have sidebars containing glossaries of keywords.

By Hari Singh Nalwa

By S. Duplij

The strategies of noncommutative space-time and quantum teams have foundgrowing awareness in quantum box conception and string concept. The mathematical ideas of quantum teams were a ways constructed through mathematicians and physicists of the japanese eu nations. in particular, V. G. Drinfeld fromUkraine, S. Woronowicz from Poland and L. D. Faddeev from Russia have beenpioneering the sector. it kind of feels to be usual to collect those scientists with researchers in string idea and quantum box conception of the Western eu international locations. From one other part, supersymmetry, as one in every of examples of noncommutative constitution, used to be stumbled on in early 70's within the West via J. Wess (one of the co-Directors) and B. Zumino and within the East through physicists from UkraineV. P. Akulov and D. V. Volkov. for that reason, Ukraine appears to be like a typical position to satisfy.

By Joseph Hilyard

For greater than forty years, this encyclopedia has been the popular examine instrument for thousands of strength leaders for annual making plans, studies, prospecting, initiatives, advertising efforts, and extra. The 2010 version keeps this practice of supplying decision-makers with important info through compiling around the globe petroleum and effort facts into one quantity. within there are colourful atlas maps, broad nation reviews, complete data and surveys, genuine chronologies, and insightful, particular articles that spotlight the year’s significant occasions and their implications for the longer term. This reference comprises new sections on Kenya, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Bahamas, Mongolia, and Timor-Leste.
Content:
• entrance subject
visitor Essay: The demanding situations dealing with America's twenty first Century Oil and gasoline group
Chronology: 2009 in short
international strength Markets: the large photograph
• desk of Contents
•Encyclopedia & Atlas
North the US
Latin the USA
Europe
heart East
Africa
Former Soviet Union
China
Asia Pacific
•Key Stats & Tables
Key Stats
Statistical Tables
info assets
Index
• Fold-out Map Legend

By Peter Lyon

This up to date encyclopedia examines the clash among India and Pakistan from Independence to the current day, with an authoritative remedy that provides the problems evenhandedly and from either international locations' perspectives.

• particular entries care for cities, towns, and geographic components, together with Jammu, Srinigar, and the Siachen Glacier; significant figures concerned with the clash, together with common Pervez Musharraf; the non secular divide among Hindus and Muslims; and the dispute over Kashmir

• an intensive chronology presents year-by-year remedy of the most concerns in Indo-Pakistan relations

By Robert A. Hanneman