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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The Gardeners' Chronicle
Author: Gardeners' Chronicle
Author: The Eddy Family in America
Author: Ruth Story Devereux EddyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Helium
Author: Wheeler M. "Bo" Sears, Jr.Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319151231
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
The subject of the book is helium, the element, and its use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big Bang, where the majority of cosmic helium was created; and stellar helium production continues. Although helium is the second most abundant element in the Universe, it is actually quite rare here on Earth and only exists because of radioactive elements deep within the Earth. This book includes a detailed history of the discovery of helium, of the commercial industry built around it, how the helium we actually encounter is produced within the Earth, and the state of the helium industry today. The gas that most people associate with birthday party balloons is running out. “Who cares?” you might ask. Well, without helium, MRI machines could not function, rockets could not go into space, particle accelerators such as those used by CERN could not operate, fiber optic cables would not exist, and semiconductor chips could not be made...the list goes on and on.
Global Re-introduction Perspectives
Author: Pritpal S. SooraePublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 283171320X
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
"This is the second issue in the Global Re-introduction Perspectives series and has been produced in the same standardized format as the previous one. The case-studies are arranged in the following order: Introduction, Goals, Success Indicators, Project Summary, Major Difficulties Faced, Major Lessons Learned, Success of Project with reasons for success or failure. For this second issue we received a total of 72 case-studies compared to 62 in the last issue. These case studies cover the following taxa as follows: invertebrates (9), fish (6), amphibians (5), reptiles (7), birds (13), mammals (20) and plants (12) ... We hope the information presented in this book will provide a broad global perspective on challenges facing re-introduction projects trying to restore biodiversity."--Pritpal S. Soorae.
International Wooden Furniture Markets
Author: International Tropical Timber OrganizationPublisher: International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This publication reviews wooden furniture markets in United States, Canada, China, Japan, Egypt, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Sweden. For each country, it provides an overview of basic demand factors and market drivers, the domestic furniture industry, market trends and developments, distribution channels, and market access conditions. It deals with technical standards, as well as international and national certification schemes in the furniture sector, and identifies furniture networks and clusters. It outlines a strategy for developing the wooden furniture sector in tropical countries and outlines step-by step value-added processing of wooden furniture in tropical countries, based on local conditions. It also includes statistical data, selected German furniture standards, a list of useful contacts in China, and list of members of the Global Forest and Trade Network.
The Visitations of the County of Sussex Made and Taken in the Years 1530
Author: Thomas BenoltPublisher:
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Category : Escutcheons (Heraldry)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Essays on Particles and Fields
Author: Ranjan Roy DanielPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This tribute to M.G.K. Menon, presently a member of the Indian Planning Commission, includes contributions from some of his many friends, admirers, and colleagues. For over three decades, Menon has been an major influence on Indian science as a physicist, administrator, and policy maker, and this collection reflects the outstanding tradition of Indian science with which he is so closely identified.
The History of Beaminster
Author: Richard HinePublisher:
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Category : Beaminster (Dorset)
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Living with Lead
Author: Bradley D. SnowPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 082298279X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Coeur d'Alenes, a twenty-five by ten mile portion of the Idaho Panhandle, is home to one of the most productive mining districts in world history. Historically the globe's richest silver district and also one of the nation's biggest lead and zinc producers, the Coeur d'Alenes' legacy also includes environmental pollution on an epic scale. For decades local waters were fouled with tailings from the mining district's more than one hundred mines and mills and the air surrounding Kellogg, Idaho was laced with lead and other toxic heavy metals issuing from the Bunker Hill Company's smelter. The same industrial processes that damaged the environment and harmed human health, however, also provided economic sustenance to thousands of local residents and a string of proud, working-class communities. Living with Leadendeavors to untangle the costs and benefits of a century of mining, milling, and smelting in a small western city and the region that surrounds it.