Technology & Engineering
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Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840s-1990sIn Hollowed Ground, author Larry Lankton tells the story of two copper industries on Lake Superior-native copper mining, which produced about 11 billion pounds of the metal from the 1840s until the late 1960s, and copper sulfide mining, which began in the 1950s and...
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The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of CacaoYoung provides an overview of the fascinating natural and human history of one of the world's most intriguing commodities: chocolate. Cultivated for over 1,000 years in Latin America and the starting point for millions of tons of chocolate annually consumed worldwide, cacao beans have...
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Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles: 1:72 ScaleFilled with 1:72-scale drawings of armored vehicles from the U.S., Britain, Canada, and Russia, including: - M4 Sherman medium tank (U.S.)- T1E3 Aunt Jemima mine exploder (U.S.)- M18 Hellcat tank destroyer (U.S.)- Mk VI Crusader cruiser tank (Britain)- Crocodile flamethrower (Britain)- Ram I cruiser...
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Horse Soldier, 1851-1880, Volume 2: The Frontier, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Indian WarsThis is the second volume of a projected four-volume work. In Volume I the author delineated the uniforms, arms, accouterments, and equipment of the period from 1776 to 1850. In this volume he addresses himself to the eventful, bloody tragic mid-nineteenth century. Here he...
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Super Structures: The Physics of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of EngineeringEver wonder how a graceful and slender bridge can support enormous loads over truly astonishing spans? Why domes and free-standing arches survive earthquakes that flatten the rest of a city?Physicist Mark Denny looks at the large structures around us--tall buildings, long bridges, and big...
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Cartographies of Tsardom: The Land and Its Meanings in Seventeenth-Century RussiaToward the end of the sixteenth century, and throughout the seventeenth, thinking in spatial terms assumed extraordinary urgency among Russia's ruling elites. The two great developments of this era in Russian history-the enserfment of the peasantry and the conquest of a vast Eastern empire-fundamentally...
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Nutritional Ecology of the RuminantThis monumental text-reference places in clear persepctive the importance of nutritional assessments to the ecology and biology of ruminants and other nonruminant herbivorous mammals. Now extensively revised and significantly expanded, it reflects the changes and growth in ruminant nutrition and related ecology since 1982.Among...
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Mighty TanksChildren will delight in learning about military tanks. Mighty Tanks introduces readers to the different parts that make up a tank and explains how these mighty armored vehicles move over rough terrain.Author: Paul ChallenPublisher: Crabtree Publishing CompanyPublished: 09/15/2010Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 10.02h x...
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The Complete Book of U.S. Military Pocket Knives: From the Revolutionary War to the PresentThis book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both U.S. and foreign-made models. It is a historical chronology beginning with the first folders of the early 1800s and ending with the high-tech knives of the...
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Germany's V-2 RocketGermany's V-2 looks at one of the major technological advances of the Second World War, the V-2 ballistic missile. Although dwarfed by today's giant rockets, the V-2 represented a quantum leap beyond anything previously built. During the last six months of the war in...
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Investigating MagnetismYou know that magnets hold pictures on a refrigerator. But have you ever found a magnet's north pole? Or turned an ordinary paper clip into a magnet? Now you can Explore magnetism with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of...
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DK Readers L4: Thomas Edison: The Great InventorPerfect for advanced young readers, this book tells the exciting history of the legendary Thomas Edison. Budding historians will revel in this story of the greatest inventor of the modern age. Imagine where we'd be without his brilliant creations From the first light bulb...
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The Ultimate Conspiracy - The Biomedical ParadigmWhat if 95% of Modern Medicine is scientifically and medically WRONG? The Biomedical Paradigm describes the underlying philosophy or pattern of thinking behind Modern Medicine. What if the Biomedical Paradigm is fundamentally flawed, resulting in 95% of Modern Medicine being scientifically and medically wrong?...
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Electromagnetics Explained: A Handbook for Wireless/ RF, EMC, and High-Speed ElectronicsBased on familiar circuit theory and basic physics, this book serves as an invaluable reference for both analog and digital engineers alike. For those who work with analog RF, this book is a must-have resource. With computers and networking equipment of the 21st century...
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Gas Well DeliquificationLiquid loading can reduce production and shorten the lifecycle of a well costing a company millions in revenue. A handy guide on the latest techniques, equipment, and chemicals used in de-watering gas wells, Gas Well Deliquification, 2nd Edition continues to be the engineer's choice...
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Readings in the Philosophy of Technology, Second EditionIdeal for professors who want to provide a comprehensive set of the most important readings in the philosophy of technology, from foundational to the cutting edge, this book introduces students to the various ways in which societies, technologies, and environments shape one another. The...
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Building Moonships: The Grumman Lunar ModuleChronicling the visual history of the design, construction and launch of the lunar module - one of the most historic machines in human history.In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced his plans for landing a man on the moon by 1970 - despite the...
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Electrical Wiring IndustrialWith step-by-step guidance and a reader-friendly style, Herman/Atkins's ELECTRICAL WIRING INDUSTRIAL, 18th Edition, helps you gain the essential knowledge and skills you need to safely install wiring systems in an industrial building. It features vivid, full-color photographs and illustrations, numerous example problems and detailed...
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Plant Biotechnology: The Genetic Manipulation of PlantsThroughout history, humankind has pursued means to improve the yield of crop plants through selective plant breeding and hybridization. Today, genetic manipulation provides a powerful tool for directing plant breeding. But how is genetic manipulation implemented? What benefits can it offer? And what are...
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Solar Power: Capturing the Sun's Energy (a True Book: Alternative Energy) (Library Edition)Though it lies nearly 100 million miles away, the sun nourishes all life on Earth with its powerful energy.The sun is by far the most abundant source of energy on the planet. It keeps us warm, it helps plants grow, and it's even a...
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