Author: Francis Samuel DRAKEPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Life and Correspondence of H. Knox
Author: Francis Samuel DRAKEPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Genealogical memoir of the Newcomb family
Author: John Bearse NewcombTravels in New-England and New-York
Author: Timothy DwightEtymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names
Author: Urs EggliPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662071258
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Names are important elements to handle the diversity of items in daily life - persons, objects, animals, plants, etc. Without such names, it would be difficult to attach information to such items and to communicate information about them, and names are usually used without giving them much thought. This is not different for plants. When dealing with plants, however, it soon becomes apparent that the situation is somewhat more complex. Botanists use Latin names to bring order into the vast diversity, while everyday usage resorts to vemacular or "popular" names. As practical as these vernacular names are (it is not suggested that you should ask your greengrocer for a kilo gram of Solanum tuberosum or Musa paradisiaca subsp. sapientum), their most important draw back is the fact that they vary widely, not only from one language to another but also from coun try to country, even from region to region within a large country. More importantly, vemacular names in any given language are usually only available for the plants growing locally, or for plants of some special importance, such as crops and vegetables, medicinal plants, or important garden plants. For all other plants, the Latin names used by botanists and other scientists have to be employed. Such names often appear complicated or even awkward to the ears of those not accustomed to them.
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine
Author: George Thomas LittlePublisher:
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Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Power in Economic Thought
Author: Manuela MoscaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319940392
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This book offers a pluralistic vision of the way economists have dealt with the question of power in society over the last two centuries. Economists’ ideas about power are examined from political, theoretical and policy-making points of view, with additional discussion of the active participation of economists in the management of power. The book is organized into four main conceptions of power relations: i) Power as embedded in political institutions; ii) Power as emerging from the asymmetric relations caused by the unequal distribution of income and wealth; iii) Power as associated to the monopolistic or oligopolistic position held by some firms in the market; and iv) Power as the management of economic policies by the state. Mosca brings together contributions from a range of scholars to analyse how economists have considered the role of power, putting the discussion into a much needed historical context.
Brown Genealogy of Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, and Eleazer Brown
Author: Cyrus Henry BrownHistory of Fayette County, Ohio
Author: Frank M. AllenPublisher:
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Category : Fayette County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
The SAR Magazine
Author: Sons of the American RevolutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Author: Samuel T. WileyPublisher:
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Category : Schuylkill County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 950
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