Author: Geological Survey of PennsylvaniaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
35 vols. are atlases.
Report of Progress ...
Author: Geological Survey of PennsylvaniaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
35 vols. are atlases.
Report of NRL Progress
Author: Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval research
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
History of the Idea of Progress
Author: Robert NisbetPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351515462
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The idea of progress from the Enlightenment to postmodernism is still very much with us. In intellectual discourse, journals, popular magazines, and radio and talk shows, the debate between those who are "progressivists" and those who are "declinists" is as spirited as it was in the late seventeenth century. In History of the Idea of Progress, Robert Nisbet traces the idea of progress from its origins in Greek, Roman, and medieval civilizations to modern times. It is a masterful frame of reference for understanding the present world. Nisbet asserts there are two fundamental building blocks necessary to Western doctrines of human advancement: the idea of growth, and the idea of necessity. He sees Christianity as a key element in both secular and spiritual evolution, for it conveys all the ingredients of the modern idea of progress: the advancement of the human race in time, a single time frame for all the peoples and epochs of the past and present, the conception of time as linear, and the envisagement of the future as having a Utopian end. In his new introduction, Nisbet shows why the idea of progress remains of critical importance to studies of social evolution and natural history. He provides a contemporary basis for many disciplines, including sociology, economics, philosophy, religion, politics, and science. History of the Idea of Progress continues to be a major resource for scholars in all these areas.
Report of Progress
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
35 vols. are atlases.
Report of Progress 1874-1889, A-Z.
Author: Report of Progress in
Author: Report of Progress. Oil Well Records and Levels
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385364884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
A Short History of Progress
Author: Ronald WrightPublisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 0887847064
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Each time history repeats itself, so it's said, the price goes up. The twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural systems, especially earth, air, and water — the very elements of life. The most urgent questions of the twenty-first century are: where will this growth lead? can it be consolidated or sustained? and what kind of world is our present bequeathing to our future?In his #1 bestseller A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment we have participated in but seldom controlled. Only by understanding the patterns of triumph and disaster that humanity has repeated around the world since the Stone Age can we recognize the experiment's inherent dangers, and, with luck and wisdom, shape its outcome.
Tunnelling. A Decade of Progress. GeoDelft 1995-2005
Author: Adam BezuijenPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780415392709
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
Following years of research, the first bored tunnel in soft soil in the Netherlands, the Tweede Heinenoord tunnel, was completed in 1998. Since then, Dutch engineers have increased their knowledge of soft soil tunnelling, with a significant and important part of this research being carried out by GeoDelft, the Dutch National Institute of Geo-Engineering. This book contains the most important publications by GeoDelft on the subject of soft soil tunnelling, focusing on the period from 1992 to the present, it is divided into four main headings: field measurements; grout behaviour; model testing; and numerical analysis. This impressive overview of the progress made in the Netherlands in soft soil tunnelling research over more than a decade is a valuable resource to those working in soft soil tunnelling worldwide.
Progress in Mechanics of Structures and Materials
Author: Peter J. MossPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000116174
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1081
Book Description
This is a collection of peer-reviewed papers originally presented at the 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials by academics, researchers and practitioners largely from Australasia and the Asia-Pacific region. The topics under discussion include: composite structures and materials; computational mechanics; dynamic analysis of structures; earthquake engineering; fire engineering; geomechanics and foundation engineering; mechanics of materials; reinforced and prestressed concrete structures; shock and impact loading; steel structures; structural health monitoring and damage identification; structural mechanics; and timber engineering. It is a valuable reference for academics, researchers, and civil and mechanical engineers working in structural and material engineering and mechanics.