33 Ergebnisse für: nontechnical
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Genesis of the Cosmos: The Ancient Science of Continuous Creation - Paul A. LaViolette, Ph.D. - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=nVdnAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA296
Provides compelling evidence that creation myths from the dawn of civilization correspond to cutting edge astronomical discoveries • Exposes the contradictions in current cosmological theory and offers a scientific basis for the ancient myths and esoteric…
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Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-to-kitchen Guide - David W. Fischer, Alan E. Bessette - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=zsJN7NZutTAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA96#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Unusual shapes and colors make many mushrooms alluring to the eye, while the exotic flavors and textures of edible mushrooms are a gourmet delicacy for the palate. Yet many people never venture beyond the supermarket offerings, fearing that all other…
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Philosophy and Sex - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=UNoaAAAAYAAJ&q=Philosophy+and+Sex&dq=Philosophy+and+Sex&ei=MZaOS53IIYOGyASMyqX3DQ&client=firefox
The first edition of Philosophy and Sex in 1975 took out of the closet a subject formerly off limits to open philosophical inquiry. This collection of contemporary philosophical essays on abortion, adultery, feminism, homosexuality, monogamy, perversion,…
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In the Wake of Tacoma: Suspension Bridges and the Quest for Aerodynamic ... - Richard Scott - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=DnQOzYDJsm8C&lpg=PA7&dq=0784405425&hl=de&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q&f=false
In the Wake of Tacoma is the first comprehensive treatment of the changes that the 1940 collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge has imposed on the design of suspension bridges. Written as a historical narrative, this heavily illustrated book describes…
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In the Wake of Tacoma: Suspension Bridges and the Quest for Aerodynamic ... - Richard Scott - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=DnQOzYDJsm8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=In+the+wake+of+Tacoma&hl=de&sa=X&ei=hGtdUeHuDebT4QS0mIDIBg&s
In the Wake of Tacoma is the first comprehensive treatment of the changes that the 1940 collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge has imposed on the design of suspension bridges. Written as a historical narrative, this heavily illustrated book describes…
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Who Owns the Past?: Cultural Policy, Cultural Property, and the Law - Kate Fitz Gibbon, American Council for Cultural Policy - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=PigTNxl30ZgC
Public and private institutions in the United States have long been home to a variety of art works, antiquities, and ethnological materials. For years, these collections have been seen as important archives that allow present and future generations to…
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Cometography: Volume 1, Ancient-1799: A Catalog of Comets - Gary W. Kronk, Brian G. Marsden - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?hl=de&id=Umxbb68tmZMC&pg=PA228
Cometography is the most complete and comprehensive collection of data on comets available. It comes in four self-contained sequential volumes and this, the first, covers ancient times through to the end of the eighteenth century. Cometography uses the…
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A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic Period Through the Nineteenth ... - Michael J. Seth - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=Qe4PoOd89XIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+concise+history+of+Korea:+from+the+neolithic+period+throug
This engaging text provides a concise history of Korea from the beginning of human settlement in the region through the late nineteenth century. Its thorough chronological narrative equally emphasizes social, cultural, and political history. Students will…
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Aerodynamics: Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development - Theodore Von Kármán - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=NcGWXoDw7c8C&pg=PA134&dq=delta+wing&lr=&cd=30
Authoritative and engaging, this popular history traces the science of aerodynamics from the age of Newton through the mid-twentieth century. Author Theodore von Karman, a well-known pioneer in aerodynamic research, addresses himself to readers acquainted…