This book came about as a major dissemination output of the BlueHealth Project (https://bluehealth2020.eu), a large, integrated interdisciplinary research project carried out under the European Union Horizon 2020 Research Frame-work Programme between 2016 and 2020. The project took an international and innovative, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to heal…
A beautifully illustrated presentation of 250 milestones in the history of our home planet, from a celebrated geologist and planetary scientist. Spanning Earth’s entire history, from its birth 4.6 billion years ago to its inevitable destruction billions of years into the future, this stunning volume chronicles the life of our home planet in 250 well-chosen milestones. Jim Bell leads us on …
Since the original edition of The Space Book was published in 2013, much has happened in the world of space exploration. This revised and updated edition, with a new introduction from author Jim Bell, brings the popular Milestones book up to date. It includes the most exciting and newsworthy breakthroughs, from the groundbreaking discovery of the Trappist-1 system to the technologies of the fut…
Lonely Planet Borneo is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Dive with sea turtles on the Semporna Archipelago, visit the water village of Kampung Ayer, or hang with the orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Borneo and begin your journey now! Insi…
Easy French Step by Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. You are quickly introduced to grammatical rules and concepts in order of importance, which you can build on as you progress through the book. You will also learn more than 300 verbs, chosen by their frequency of use. Numerous exercises and engaging readings help you quickly build …
Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a framework for classifying the types of failure that can occur, examines the strategies used by both speakers and hearers to avoid and manage failure, and highlights the crucial role humor plays in so…
R is both a programming language and an environment used in data analytics, statistical computing, and scientific research. It is amongst the best programming languages for researchers, data analysts, statisticians, and marketers. They use R to retrieve, clean, analyze, visualize and then present their data. Some of the reasons behind the increasing popularity in the use of R are an easy to use…
This book presents an argument for the importance of circulation in the study of museum collections, past and present. Bringing together international researchers from a wide variety of disciplines (including the history of science, museum anthropology, archaeology, geography and postcolonial history) to consider the mobility of collections, we aim to provi…
Telah berurat berakar pengajaran Hukum Agraria di Indonesia direduksi hanya sekedar hukum tanah. Sejatinya, ini adalah bidang studi hukum yang luas. Bila mengacu pada Undang-Undang Pokok Agraria maka Hukum Agraria akan meliputi pengaturan mengenai penguasaan, pengelolaan tanah, dan kekayaan alam serta penataan ruang. Buku ini membongkar tradisi demikian dengan menyajikan pelbagai kompleksitas d…
All deflection instruments require three forces for correct functioning; deflecting force, a controlling force, and a damping force. Usually, the deflecting force is generated by a magnetic field produced by a current flowing through a coil. This field interacts with another magnetic field which may be form permanent magnet or from other current carrying coils.