18 books like Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei
Longitude
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem."
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude,…
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The working-man's way in the world
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Arnulf Rainer
Seine in den 1950er Jahren entwickelten Überarbeitungen machten den 1929 in Baden bei Wien geborenen Künstler Arnulf Rainer weltweit bekannt. In Kooperation mit der Albertina in Wien würdigt das Museum Frieder Burda den international renommierten Künstler anlässlich seines 85. Geburtstages mit einer umfassenden Retrospektive, in der wesentliche Stationen seines komplexen Schaffens mit…
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The common sense of science
Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable.
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Torches Together
**Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of…
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Psychology
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Decline of Science in England
xvi, 228 p. 22 cm
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Enigmas en el Arte
Enigmas en el Arte
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
Beauty, life, memory, obedience, power, sacrifice, and truth – these are the seven lamps of architecture. In this illustrated edition, Ruskin explains that the value of architecture hinges on both “the image it bears of the natural creation” and “the impression it receives from human power.”First published in 1880, The Seven Lamps of Architecture remains a primary reference on design at the turn…
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Journeys with the Black Dog
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Wanting
Wanting
* Financial Times Business Book of the Month * Next Big Idea Club Nominee * One of Bloomberg's "52 New Books That Top Business Leaders Are Recommending" * Aleo Review of Books 2022 Book of the Year *A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there’s a…
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PE Civil Exam Review Guide
PE Civil Exam Review Guide
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Advanced Signal Processing and Noise Reduction
Signal processing plays an increasingly central role in the development of modern telecommunication and information processing systems, with a wide range of applications in areas such as multimedia technology, audio-visual signal processing, cellular mobile communication, radar systems and financial data forecasting. The theory and application of signal processing deals with the identification,…
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Exploring Science
Covering all of the Sc1 to Sc4 requirements, this series incorporates the ideas and evidence statements of the revised National Curriculum. The copymaster CD Rom includes worksheets that can be adapted to meet the exact needs of your pupils.
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Psychology
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Marse Henry : An Autobiography
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The Lady of the Rivers
The Lady of the Rivers
The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's…
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The Awful Secret
The Awful Secret
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