Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1914
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Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1914
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The Calculus Wars
Author: Jason Socrates BardiPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786733640
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Now regarded as the bane of many college students' existence, calculus was one of the most important mathematical innovations of the seventeenth century. But a dispute over its discovery sewed the seeds of discontent between two of the greatest scientific giants of all time -- Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Today Newton and Leibniz are generally considered the twin independent inventors of calculus, and they are both credited with giving mathematics its greatest push forward since the time of the Greeks. Had they known each other under different circumstances, they might have been friends. But in their own lifetimes, the joint glory of calculus was not enough for either and each declared war against the other, openly and in secret. This long and bitter dispute has been swept under the carpet by historians -- perhaps because it reveals Newton and Leibniz in their worst light -- but The Calculus Wars tells the full story in narrative form for the first time. This vibrant and gripping scientific potboiler ultimately exposes how these twin mathematical giants were brilliant, proud, at times mad and, in the end, completely human.
Surf That Wave!
Author: Christine RicciPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141691482X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Pablo describes his surfing, from paddling his surfboard to experiencing wipeout.
Transforming Conflict
Author: Donald G. EllisPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742539945
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Introduces and explains the dynamics of conflict and resolution particularly in ethnic, ethnopolitical, and intercultural or intergroup conflicts. This book provides an overview of the elements of group conflict, ethnicity, identity, and diasporas. It explores key ways of using communication principles to resolve conflict.
United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1620
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The Coldest Crucible
Author: Michael F. RobinsonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226721876
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
In the late 1800s, “Arctic Fever” swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. Few of these missions were successful, and many men lost their lives en route. Yet failure did little to dampen the enthusiasm of new explorers or the crowds at home that cheered them on. Arctic exploration, Michael F. Robinson argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Paying particular attention to the perils facing explorers at home, The Coldest Crucible examines their struggles to build support for the expeditions before departure, defend their claims upon their return, and cast themselves as men worthy of the nation’s full attention. In so doing, this book paints a new portrait of polar voyagers, one that removes them from the icy backdrop of the Arctic and sets them within the tempests of American cultural life. With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers—including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary—The Coldest Crucible reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from Americans, became an iconic destination for discovery.
The Code of the District of Columbia (to March 4, 1929) ...
Author: District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Gross Farm Income and Government Payments
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural EconomicsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Maintaining Identity and Pure Seed of Southern Oat Varieties
Author: Thomas Ray StantonPublisher:
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Category : Oats
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Trade in Cotton Futures
Author: United States. Commodity Exchange AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commodity exchanges
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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