The first of four books on excavations in the Whitefriars area of Canterbury, this report describes the development of the Augustinian friary from c 1325 to its demise following the Dissolution. Combining stratigraphic analysis with documentary sources, environmental and artefact assemblages, the book seeks to illustrate the history of the friary and its immediate environs and gain an undertanding of the people who lived and worked there.

"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility … The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle."

--Albert Einstein, 1936

Albert Einstein's universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as Andrew Robinson demonstrates in this authoritative, accessible, and richly illustrated biography. The main narrative is enriched by twelve essays by well-known scientists, scholars, and artists, including three Nobel Laureates. The book presents clearly the beautiful simplicity at the heart of Einstein's greatest discoveries, and explains how his ideas have continued to influence scientific developments such as lasers, the theory of the big bang, and "theories of everything." Einstein's life and activities outside of science are also considered, including his encounters with famous contemporaries such as Chaplin, Roosevelt, and Tagore, his love of music, and his troubled family life. The book recognizes that Einstein's striking originality was expressed in many ways, from his political and humanitarian campaigns against nuclear weapons, anti-Semitism, McCarthyism, and social injustices, to his unconventional personal appearance.

Published in association with the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the book draws on this exceptional resource of Einstein's private papers and personal photographs.

This new edition, published to recognize the centenary of the publication of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, includes an important new afterword by Diana Kormos Buchwald, the director of the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology.

The contributors are Philip Anderson, Arthur C. Clarke, I. Bernard Cohen, Freeman Dyson, Philip Glass, Stephen Hawking, Max Jammer, Diana Kormos Buchwald, João Magueijo, Joseph Rotblat, Robert Schulmann, and Steven Weinberg.

"Working with Economic and Business English" è rivolto agli studenti italiani che frequentano corsi di lingua inglese nell'ambito di una laurea triennale di area economica o aziendale. L'opera offre agli studenti di questi corsi la possibilità di sviluppare le abilità linguistiche in ambito specialistico e di acquisire la padronanza della lingua su temi specifici relativi alle loro aree di competenza. Il testo affronta tematiche di attualità nel settore economico e aziendale per dar modo agli studenti di esplorarle e discuterle, e nel contempo di sviluppare le proprie abilità linguistiche incrementando le competenze che caratterizzano il linguaggio settoriale.

Rock and water add interest and life to a garden, and this expert practical book contains plans, examples, techniques and plant directories, shown in 600 photographs.

Il presente volume nasce con l'obiettivo di offrire agli studenti dei corsi di laurea specialistica - i quali, secondo il Quadro comune europeo di riferimento per la conoscenza delle lingue, hanno raggiunto un livello B2 di conoscenza della lingua inglese - uno strumento utile per affrontare con professionalità le sfide dell'inglese commerciale. Nel mondo di oggi è richiesta l'abilità di comprendere e produrre la comunicazione d'impresa e a tal fine il libro è stato specificamente progettato per soddisfare le esigenze pratiche degli studenti che sono in procinto di entrare in un ambiente di lavoro internazionale. Le unità che compongono il testo coprono gli aspetti più essenziali della comunicazione aziendale scritta. L'attenzione in tutte le unità è posta sulla presentazione di esempi chiari, attuali e realistici di comunicazione d'impresa e fornisce esercizi per guidare gli studenti all'apprendimento dell'inglese professionale.

This volume details recent archaeological explorations of ancient religion and sacred ritual. The chapters bring multiple perspectives and differing methodological approaches to case studies representing widely divergent regions and time periods to illustrate some of the most recent methodological and theoretical appraoches to the archaeological study of ancient relgioin and ritual.

Working with Economic and Business English è rivolto agli studenti italiani che frequentano i corsi di lingua inglese per l'economia e la comunicazione aziendale a livello universitario. L'opera offre agli studenti di economia la possibilità di sviluppare le abilità linguistiche in ambito specialistico e di far acquisire la padronanza della lingua su temi specifici relativi alle loro aree di competenza. Il testo affronta tematiche di attualità nel settore economico e aziendale per dar modo agli studenti di esplorarle, discuterle e nel contempo sviluppare le abilità linguistiche incrementando le competenze che caratterizzano il linguaggio settoriale.

Everything you need to know to design, plan and plant up a unique rock and water garden

Detailed illustrations highlight the best plant selection to complement your chosen garden feature

At-a-glance lists of the plants and materials required to create all kinds of rock and water gardens

Clear practical advice on planting techniques, propagation, and dealing with pests and diseases.

A comprehensive plant directory includes all the major plant groups from free-floating, oxygenating and moisture-loving plants to ornamental grasses, trees, shrubs and alpines

Creating a beautifully planted pool or water feature is the ambition of many gardeners, and this lavishly illustrated book shows how choosing the right plants can turn the simplest pond into a dramatic statement in any garden.

A helpful section on rock and water design contains a wealth of plans showing different garden ideas, including rocky ponds and pools, raised ponds, wildlife pools, bog gardens, gravel gardens, streams and cascades, and small water features. Each garden plan includes a detailed list of suitable plants to complement your chosen feature.

The success of a water feature depends on the right plant selection. With this in mind, a section on planting the water garden shows how to plan a planting scheme to include the mainstays of the pond, such as oxygenators, along with more spectacular plants such as waterlilies and marginals. There is also clear practical advice on planting techniques, propagation and dealing with pests and diseases.

An all-important plant directory then looks in greater detail at all of the main plant groups, including submerged plants, deep-water plants, waterlilies, marginal plants and moisture-lovers. There are also invaluable sections on other plants that can be grown in association with rock and water features, including ferns, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs, and alpines. The plant entries are arranged alphabetically within each category, with clear descriptions of each plant, as well as essential information on hardiness, size, and care and cultivation.

With over 300 clear and informative color photographs, this volume is perfect for the beginner as well as for the more experienced gardener who wishes to create more elaborate designs.

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For courses in the history of medicine.

 

This reader gives students in a history of medicine class, or the general reading public, a broad selection of readings about the many ways that disease and trauma have affected human populations over time.  It draws from both primary and secondary sources to give a dual perspective of a) what was written at the time of various events, and b) what modern scholars have been able to ascertain from historical evidence.  It has a broad scope both in time and space, covering materials from earliest Man to contemporary bioethical problems, and contains materials from India, China, Latin America, and the Muslim worlds as well as Europe and the United States.  Rather than simply looking at great medical discoveries, it is purposely focused on how trauma and disease have been daily companions of human existence.

 

 It fills a serious void in teaching materials in the history of medicine by taking a world perspective,  using a combination of primary and secondary sources, covering a huge time span and putting emphasis on the problems created by medical progress, and most importantly,  focusing on the effect that medical practices have had on ordinary people throughout history.