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This book brings together in one place David Hitchcock’s most significant published articles on reasoning and argument. In seven new chapters he updates his thinking in the light of subsequent scholarship. Collectively, the papers articulate a distinctive position in the philosophy of argumentation.Among other things, the author:• develops an account of “material consequence” that permits evaluation of inferences without problematic postulati...

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Flora of the Pacific Northwest, first published in 1973, became an instant classic for its innovative style of providing species descriptions in the identification keys and for its comprehensive illustrations of nearly all treated taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties). Students rely on it as an essential primer, while veteran botanists and natural resource managers use it as the definitive reference for the region's flora. This completely ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Uniformity in Invertase ActionIf a general equation for normal invertase action were available, it would be comparatively easy to ascertain from experimental data whether any given preparation were normal or abnormal. Nelson and Vosburgh1 and others have shown that the rate of hydrolysis of cane sugar by inver tase is not proportional to the concentration of the substrate, or, in other words, the reaction does not Obey the unimole...

Excerpt from Vindication of Russia and the Emperor NicholasFew travellers ever render strict justice, even according to their capacities, to a foreign country or people - se1dom when there is a difference of religion and never, if there is any ground of rivalry between that country and their own.There is, naturally, a greater inclination to lie than to speak the truth, when any selfish purpose or feeling is to be served. A lie finds easier and...

Excerpt from The Poetical Works of David Hitchcock: Containing, the Shade of Plato, Knight and Quack, and the Subtlety of FoxesThe Publisher of the folloxing Poe m, pursuant to his en gageuisms with the public, has obtained from 'the Author, some particulars Of his Life and circa instances, Which are here given, from documents furnished by himself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Fin...

Excerpt from The Social Monitor, or a Series of Poems, on Some of the Most Important and Interesting SubjectsIN presenting these poems to the public, the editor thinks proper to observe that they appear in their native dress, possessing their original characteristics, and unaltered, except in occasional instances of inad vertence of their author, whose claims on the indul gence and patronage of the public will be best under stood from his own ...

Excerpt from A Poetical Dictionary, or Popular Terms Illustrated in Rhyme, Vol. 1: With Explanatory Remarks, For the Use of Society in General, and Politicians in ParticularA poetical dictionary, or popular terms illus tratad in rhyme With explanatory remarks. For the use of Society in general, and Politicians in particular. Part First.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ww...

No one believes ten-year-old Patricia Cromwell when she says that her parents were killed by a mysterious wormhole that disappeared as quickly as it formed. Likewise, twenty years later, no one believes thirty-year-old Patricia Cromwell, Ph.D. in radio astronomy, when she gives a presentation of her research into Long Delayed Echo (LDE) radio signals indicating alien transmissions. Patricia quickly discovers that Earth coordinates hidden in th...

Excerpt from The Poetical Works of David Hitchcock: Containing, the Shade of Plato, Knight and Quack, and the Subtlety of FoxesHE Publisher of the following Poem, pursuant to his engagements with the'public, has obtained from the Author, some partieulars of his Life And circumstances, which are 'here given, from documents furnished by himself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Cassandra Patterson is a beautiful, high school English teacher who is frustrated with the apathy of her students and disappointed with her often-absent, career-obsessed husband. Daniel Hart, high school senior, is an under-achiever with a love of literature. Their passion will wreak havoc with every aspect of their lives: morality, the law, even the destruction of their own future.

The battlecruiser concept involves putting the large guns of a battleship on a vessel the size and speed of a cruiser. The idea was that a battlecruiser could outgun any other ship its size and outrun the more heavily armored battleships. This concept was put to a dramatic test during World War I in what would become known as the battle of Jutland. The ensuing conflict was the largest surface naval battle ever fought between battleships and ba...

Originally written in 1989, this book (Master's Thesis) reviews the state of the art in Gas-Core Nuclear Rocket design at the time of program termination in the 1970's, with updates for research performed during the 1980's. Major design problems are addressed and a proposal for an optimum design is included. This book may be especially appealing when one considers NASA's renewed mission to pioneer the future in space exploration.

About the Book Books about the History of Russia and the Former Soviet Union cover the states of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, which all trace their histories to the Kyivan Rus' empire. In addition there are another 12 non-slavic successor states from the Soviet Union. Titles include: A Short History of Russia, Russia in 1919, The Knout and the Russians, Or, The Muscovite Empire, the Czar, and His People, The Prelude to Bolshevism: The Kornilov...

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This highly successful introductory text has been updated in the light of recent legislative changes in education - such as the introduction of teacher appraisal and the move towards school-based training and research.

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