As a young man, Roald Dahl's adventures took him from London to East Africa, until the Second World War began and he became a RAF pilot. You'll read stories of whizzing through the air in a Tiger Moth Plane, encounters with deadly green mambas ... Zobraziť viac
From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader - an MIT-credentialled scientist, popular podcast host and SpaceX mission manager - an illuminating chronicle of exploration that spotlights humans' insatiable desire to continually push into new... Zobraziť viac
Discover how speed shapes life on Earth, from grinding geological processes to the astonishing speed of light. In this wide-ranging ideas book, internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil explores the connections between speed, nature... Zobraziť viac
Skripta obsahují celkem 260 neřešených příkladů týkajících se přednášené látky z předmětů Physics I a Physics II. Studenti si tak mohou ověřit hloubku svých teoretických znalostí z přednášek a schopnost aplikovat je na konkrétní případy... Zobraziť viac
The Seville Strategy spurred a signifi cant paradigm shift in UNESCO's MAB Programme, re-conceptualising the research programme as a modern tool for the dual mandate of nature conservation and sustainable development... Zobraziť viac
Electronics Explained, Second Edition, takes a systems based approach to the fundamentals of electronics, covering the different types of electronic circuits, how they work, and how they fit together to create modern electronic equipment... Zobraziť viac
Provides the reader with an introduction to digital signal processing applications in telecoms, control engineering and measurement and data analysis systems... Zobraziť viac
Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a comprehensive and authoritative textbook adopting an explicitly phylogenetic organization. Most of the classical anatomical and morphological work has not been changed – it established the foundation... Zobraziť viac
The Pupil's Book pack provides a clear explanation of the key steps needed to learn specific skills and concepts, as well as practice, reinforcement and enrichment activities to consolidate these skills... Zobraziť viac
Due to the attractiveness of butterflies, and their usefulness as model systems for biological questions, there has been a considerable amount of material written on butterfly biology, largely in Europe. This book synthesizes all relevant... Zobraziť viac
The study of animal behaviour has become one of the fastest growing b- logical disciplines in recent decades. This development can be easily - ferred, for example, from the steady increase in the total number of pub- cations on any aspect... Zobraziť viac
Variable Speed Generators, the second of two volumes in the Electric Generators Handbook, provides extensive coverage of variable speed generators in distributed generation and renewable energy applications around the world Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive account of knowledge of the natural world in Europe, c.1500-1700. Articles by leading specialists describe how new ideas, discoveries, and institutions shaped the ways in which nature came to be studied, understood, and used... Zobraziť viac
This volume provides a synthetic account of the history of the social sciences since the late eighteenth century. While there are many historical books on particular disciplines, there are very few about the social sciences generally... Zobraziť viac
This book provides a comprehensive account of knowledge of the natural world in Europe, c.1500-1700. Often referred to as the Scientific Revolution, this period saw major transformations in fields as diverse as anatomy and astronomy... Zobraziť viac
This book provides a basis for the design and analysis of welded components that are subjected to fluctuating forces, to avoid failure by fatigue. It is also a valuable resource for those on boards or commissions who are establishing fatigue design... Zobraziť viac
Landslides are the most costly geo-hazard in the world, and they're often the cause or the result of other hazards and disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. Landslide Hazards, Risks... Zobraziť viac
Now in its third edition, Worldviews: An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science strengthens its reputation as the most accessible and teachable introduction to the history and philosophy of science on the market... Zobraziť viac
With their high specific strength and stiffness, composites have the potential to significantly lower the vehicle weight, which can have a dramatic effect on improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions... Zobraziť viac
Filament winding is the most efficient method of manufacturing composite shapes. Topics include capabilities and limitations of filament winding, practical issues such as fiber and resin handling, winding theory, software and numerical control, .. Zobraziť viac
