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Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies

This encyclopedia is a descriptive, illustrated account of disasters, both natural and human-induced, that have occurred throughout the world at different times over the past two thousand years. They include experiences of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, extremes of weather, droughts, pandemic illnesses, land subsidence and landslides. Most troubling of all is a newcomer to the world of disasters, the terrorist attack. While terrorists have, from time to time in the past, wrought havoc on human environments, the expanded volume and brutality of their activities over the past thirty years has gone beyond all previous acts of violence. Terrorism is the type of disaster that may become increasingly destructive in the future.

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H. James Birx, "Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture (Three Volume Set)"

Sage Publications, Inc | 2009 | ISBN: 1412941644 | 1632 pages | PDF | 37 MB

Surveying the major facts, concepts, theories, and speculations that infuse our present comprehension of time, the Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture explores the contributions of scientists, philosophers, theologians, and creative artists from ancient times to the present. By drawing together into one collection ideas from scholars around the globe and in a wide range of disciplines, this Encyclopedia will provide readers with a greater understanding of and appreciation for the elusive phenomenon experienced as time.


Features

Surveys historical thought about time, including those ideas that emerged in ancient Greece, early Christianity, the Italian Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment, and other periods
Covers the original and lasting insights of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin, physicist Albert Einstein, philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Discusses the significance of time in the writings of Isaac Asimov, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, Francesco Petrarch, H. G. Wells, and numerous other authors
Contains the contributions of naturalists and religionists, including astronomers, cosmologists, physicists, chemists, geologists, paleontologists, anthropologists, psychologists, philosophers, and theologians
Includes artists’ portrayals of the fluidity of time, including painter Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory and The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, and writers Gustave Flaubert’s The Temptation of Saint Anthony and Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Quo Vadis
Provides a truly interdisciplinary approach, with discussions of Aztec, Buddhist, Christian, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Hindu, Islamic, Navajo, and many other cultures’ conceptions of time


Key Themes

Biography
Biology/Evolution
Culture/History
Geology/Paleontology
Philosophy
Physics/Chemistry
Psychology/Literature
Religion/Theology
Theories/Concepts

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Encyclopedia Of Space And Astronomy


Joseph A. Angelo “Encyclopedia Of Space And Astronomy"
Facts on File | 2006-01-28 | ISBN: 0816053308 | 740 pages | PDF | 10 MB

Summary: Up to date, Complete, and Fascinating
Rating: 5
This is a huge, up to date, single volume encyclopedia. It is not a text, but an alphabetical listing of just about everything there is to know about the subject. More than most astronomy books, this one contains a lot more information about the various space oriented NASA projects. I can't say that every mission is documented, but in looking several up I couldn't find any that were missing. Likewise other aspects of space technology aren't left out. You don't find discussions for instance on the de Laval nozzle in most other books.
On the astronomical side, his discussions on dark enery and dark matter are as good as any I've seen. This is not to say that he claims to know what they are, but he gives a good description what the leading current theories say. I notice that he has no comment on the speed of gravity (which nobody seems to know), but I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.
One problem with this book is putting it down. It is so big, and has so much information that you tend to want to read it from beginning to end. Except that you get distracted and start jumping around as something new grabs your interest.

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Robert F. Schmidt, W.D. Willis, «Encyclopedia of Pain »
Springer | ISBN: 3540439579 | 2007 | 2803 pages | PDF | 44.6 Mb

This is the most comprehensive overview available anywhere on the broad, multi-faceted and complex topic of pain – and the rapidly evolving scientific and medical disciplines that seek to understand, assess and treat pain.

The Encyclopedia of Pain includes more than 3,000 entries and provides clear, detailed and up-to-date coverage of the current state of research, and treatment of pain. In addition, detailed essays provide in-depth information on all aspects of nociception and pain, including substrates, causes, pathophysiology, symptoms and signs, diagnoses and treatment. A thousand color figures enhance understanding of this too-little-understood topic.

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Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications (Hardcover)
by Mario Freire (Author), Manuela Pereira (Author)

* Publisher: Information Science Reference; illustrated edition edition (15 Dec 2007)
* Language English
* ISBN-10: 1591409934
* ISBN-13: 978-1591409939
Product Description
Discusses the extraordinary importance of Internet technologies, with a particular focus on the Web.

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Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs



Philip J. Currie, Kevin Padian “Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs"
Academic Press | 1997-09-17 | ISBN: 0122268105 | 869 pages | PDF | 63,7 Mb

This book is the most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs and dinosaur science. In addition to entries on specific animals such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor, the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs covers reproduction, behavior, physiology, and extinction. The book is generously illustrated with many detailed drawings and photographs, and includes color pictures and illustrations that feature interpretations of the best known and most important animals. All alphabetical entries are cross-referenced internally, as well as at the end of each entry. The Encyclopedia includes up-to-date references that encourage the reader to investigate personal interests.

Key Features
* The most authoritative encyclopedia ever prepared on dinosaurs
* Includes many detailed drawings, photographs and illustrations in both color and black-and-white
* Contains comprehensively cross-referenced alphabetical entries with internal references, as well as references at the conclusion of each entry
* Provides in-depth references, allowing readers to pursue independent interests
* Includes sixteen plates and 35 illustrations

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