Excerpt from A Study of the Loss of Head in Pipes: ThesisThe object of this thesis is to make a careful study of the principal experiments on pipes and from these to deduce conclusions as to the probable relation of the loss of head in pipes to velocity of flow, diameter of pipes, condition of interior of pipes, etc. The most authentic experiments from the time of Darcy to the present day will be considered. Weight will be given acco:ding to t...
Excerpt from A Study of the Loss of Head in Pipes: ThesisThe object of this thesis is to make a careful study of the principal experiments on pipes and from these to deduce conclusions as to the probable relation of the loss of head in pipes to velocity of flow, diameter of pipes, condition of interior of pipes, etc. The most authentic experiments from the time of Darcy to the present day will be considered. Weight will be given acco:ding to t...
This collection of essays has been compiled in the hope of making scholars in the rest of the world more familiar with Japanese studies in English literature. By revealing to Western scholars the insights and criticisms of their Japanese colleagues they should help to expand the arena of intellectual discussion and improve its quality. The essays are the work of younger scholars from several leading Japanese universities. They range widely ove...
The Commentary, the first full version on Paradise Lost since the Richardsons' in 1734, combines numerous resources with features used for the first time. It includes the best commentary from "Annotations" like Patrick Hume's (1695), to the variorum editions of Newton (1749) and Todd (1801 - 42), and the modern professional editions culminating in Alastair Fowler's (1968). Other elements include an essay on the early pre-annotative criticism f...
Earl Miner is Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author and editor of several books on Japanese, English, and comparative literature.