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The life and achievements of William Symington, pioneer of steamboats in the UK and a key influence to others such as Robert Fulton of the USA. This is the story of an unsung engineer of the industrial revolution and his ambition to develop the first powered vessel in the world.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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Is the current form of globalization inevitable? Material Geographies shows that the present form of globalization has been actively 'made' by corporations, governments and international agencies, as well as through the combined efforts of many smaller actors. It discusses: Themes: including economy, environment, politics, mobility, and technology Actors: human and non-human forces, from biodiversity to climate Spaces: the key concepts ...

Lists all US Marines and their comrades of the US Navy (corpsmen, doctors, and one chaplain who served Marines in combat) who were awarded the Medal of Honor from 1861 to the present. Each entry includes biographical information, the actions that earned the award, and other relevant details.

An analytical account of the central topics of Nietzsche's epistomology and metaphysics.

The comprehensive history of the State University of New York system.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This book is intended as an introductory text. It starts at the very fundamentals of the interaction of light and matter and progresses through the laws of light absorption, instrumentation and standards to the newer chemometric techniques. Other chapters cover colour, structural aspects of UV spectroscopy, detection in high performace liquid chromatography and flourescence.

Doubt and death, God and self, happiness or insignificance, guilt or grace? These fundamental human concerns are deeply intertwined and connect with our heart's deepest longings. They are difficult to understand, yet deeply felt. When Faith Is Not Enough is a creative, honest, and original discussion of faith and doubt and the search for human significance. Drawing upon personal experience, literature, psychology, philosophy, and Scripture, ph...

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This book is a wild burst of poetic originality that freely acknowledges the even greater originality of poetic giants of the past. Nonetheless, the author uses wit and wisdom, and even false modesty, to poetically expound on a surprising variety of subjects that may well delight, amuse, challenge, and even inspire those who are willing to open themselves to new experiences.

A penetrating critique of the Enlightenment assumption of evidentialism-that belief in God requires the support of evidence or arguments to be rational. Garnering arguments from C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Thomas Reid, William James, and John Calvin, Clark asserts that this Enlightenment demand for evidence is itself both irrelevant and irrational.

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Ralph Wrightman awakes in an operating room knowing only that he is very old and decrepit. Then he learns that he is not alone, there is someone or something in his head who promises to make him young again. First, they have to escape whomever is operating on them. This becomes possible when unexpected talents emerge from the unencumbered left and right lobes of his brain. For those willing, this other-world adventure will extend Science Ficti...

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