Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Thermal Springs of the United States and Other Countries
Author: Gerald Ashley WaringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geysers
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A review of available literature has revealed information on the location of springs, the temperature of the water, the rate of flow, the chemical character of the water and evolved gases, and the uses made of the water. For each country or geographic area there is a brief description of the geology and map showing the location of the springs.
The Mineral Springs of Japan
Author: Risaku IshizuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health resorts
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: MINERAL SPRINGS OF JAPAN W/TAB
Author: Tokyo Eisei ShikenjoPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781374070172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
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The Mineral Springs of Japan
Author: R. IshizuPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330841723
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Excerpt from The Mineral Springs of Japan: With Tables of Analyses, Radio-Activity, Notes on Prominent Spas and List of Seaside Resorts and Summer Retreats The scenic beauty of Japan is known abroad only by sacred Mt. Fuji, the grand Nikko temples, beautiful Hakone, and other such world-famous sights. These renowned beauty spots are truly typical of the characteristic charms of the Empire and it is little wonder foreign tourists never fail to visit any of these spots, but the fact that these places are so widely known is mostly due to their easy means of access and the better accommodation procurable. If you are willing to leave the beaten track and are ready for out-of-the-ordinary tours, you will find not a few fair sights and scenes, some even excelling the aforesaid places in their charms and beauty. This is especially the case with the simple rustic settings and surroundings of mineral springs. We find in remote districts not easy of access and out of reach of the bustle and noise of city life, by far the most excellent hot springs for therapeutic purposes, both on account of their good quality and healthy geographical situation. We cannot say that the medicinal value of mineral springs is in proportion to their popular fame, for in many instances the reverse seems to hold good. Accordingly it is not too much to claim, that almost all really efficacious mineral springs are hidden in distant places and unknown to ordinary tourists. But if physicians at large kept abreast of the progress of physical therapy and made full use of mineral springs with a thorough knowledge of their individual merits, so that they might be able to point to particularly suitable ones and induce patients and health-seekers to try them, the springs hitherto neglected would certainly be improved and provided with adequate facility of approach, accommodation, etc., and we believe the time will soon arrive for winning fame for Japan as an ideal health resort. Japan is among the few countries endowed with an abundance of mineral springs, and no statistics are available to show exactly the total number of them now in existence. The investigation of Japanese mineral springs was made for the first time by the Government and reported in the International Exposition held in Frankfort, Germany, in 1881, some diagrams based on the data collected from the prefectural governments being exhibited. These materials were compiled in book form and published in Japanese under the title "The Mineral Springs of Japan." Since then our Imperial Hygienic Laboratory has continued, at the request of the prefectural authorities or private individuals, to experiment on the origins of springs or analyze sample mineral waters submitted to their investigation. The mineral springs, thus experimented upon, number more than one thousand. With the recent introduction of radio-therapy, public attention has been gradually drawn to the radio-activity of mineral springs, and since 1913 the Imperial Hygienic Laboratories, both of Tokyo and Osaka, have been making researches about the radio-activity of famous mineral springs, which number up to now more than one hundred and fifty, with more than one thousand origins of springs. The present volume was compiled as an exhibit in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, in order to make known to the world the general conditions of Japanese mineral springs, and consists chiefly of the analyses of famous mineral springs in Japan and reports of experiments on their radio-activity, both based on the materials above referred to, and some other items, with an appendix of descriptions of principal hot spring resorts, their locations, communications, geography, places of interest in the neighbourhood, and some adjacent sea bathing and climatic health resorts. This book, therefore, may lay claim to be the most authentic and up to date on the subject as yet attempted or compiled in English. But there are so many minera.
The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521634557
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Unbroken
Author: Laura HillenbrandPublisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812974492
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. Appearing in paperback for the first time—with twenty arresting new photos and an extensive Q&A with the author—Unbroken is an unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, brought vividly to life by Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand. Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for biography and the Indies Choice Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year award “Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal “[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.”—New York “Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”—People “A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.”—The Washington Post “Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.”—The New York Times Book Review “Magnificent . . . incredible . . . [Hillenbrand] has crafted another masterful blend of sports, history and overcoming terrific odds; this is biography taken to the nth degree, a chronicle of a remarkable life lived through extraordinary times.”—The Dallas Morning News “An astonishing testament to the superhuman power of tenacity.”—Entertainment Weekly “A tale of triumph and redemption . . . astonishingly detailed.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “[A] masterfully told true story . . . nothing less than a marvel.”—Washingtonian “[Hillenbrand tells this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter’s pace.”—Time “Hillenbrand [is] one of our best writers of narrative history. You don’t have to be a sports fan or a war-history buff to devour this book—you just have to love great storytelling.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Climate Change and Water
Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / Working Group Technical Support UnitPublisher:
ISBN: 9789291691234
Category : Climatic changes
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Technical Paper addresses the issue of freshwater. Sealevel rise is dealt with only insofar as it can lead to impacts on freshwater in coastal areas and beyond. Climate, freshwater, biophysical and socio-economic systems are interconnected in complex ways. Hence, a change in any one of these can induce a change in any other. Freshwater-related issues are critical in determining key regional and sectoral vulnerabilities. Therefore, the relationship between climate change and freshwater resources is of primary concern to human society and also has implications for all living species. -- page vii.